Watched Ice Road Truckers - Big Mistake

I watched Ice Road Truckers on TV last night because part of the 6633ultra is along the Ice Road. I was feeling pretty relaxed until the bit where they spotted a Polar Bear in the area. I met a Brown Bear when I was in Transylvania last year and at 250kg that was scary enough; Polar Bears are much bigger about 450kg and eat people.

The race organisers have told me that Polar Bears are not a problem and that if they are spotted in the area then the locals will move them out of the area. Not sure about that as I did not see a lot of locals wandering along the Ice Road.

Phillip might be okay as I am sure the bears will think he is too old, too tough and there is no meat on him. I, on the other hand, am a little younger, well covered and probably look quite tasty to a Polar Bear.

At least any fears of falling through the ice have receded. If the Ice Road can carry a huge truck with an oil rig on it, my 14st is not going to give the ice any problems.