We stopped for a hike in Bellsund, one of the larger fjords indending southwestern Spitsbergen.

An old cabin was still standing.

The remains of an old whaling station littered the beach

Bones of the beluga whales that were hunted almost to extinction

 

Beluga whale head

Ruins of an old whaling boat

Fred tries on some reindeer antlers

Beautiful snowcapped mountains along Bellsund