RE: [Paddlewise] Reindeer speed in water

Brad wrote:
<<<...However, I would be terrified to be pursued by a polar bear or grizzly
bear while
on the water. Has anyone ever measured their swimming prowess and lived
to tell about it?>>>



Nigel Foster and Kristen Nelson had several encounters with Polar Bears in
Labrador.

Also, the authors of "Paddle to the Arctic" and Kabloona in the Yellow Kayak"
had an encounter when paddling in northern Hudson's Bay where they were
apparently persued for many hours by a Polar Bear. What Polar Bears might lack
in swimming speed they make up for with persistence and stealth. And yes, the
swimming speed of Polar Bears is in dispute as well. The paddlers could out
distance the bears (at least when the bear was doing a speed it could maintain
for long distances) but the bear's persistance made it difficult to stop long
for a rest
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