24 Oct
Great viewing of Stripy Bear. She just appeared south of HEC, swam across the river and then walked up towards us and under the bridge we were standing on as we stood and watched. Then she turned around and headed back again, once again passing only a few yards away.
25 Oct
More great viewing of Stripy Bear at HEC. She slowly and patiently fished both sides of the river. Unlike the younger bears she seems to know her own pace and carries her growing belly with a certain imperiousness. Every action she takes seems to count, every lunge brings up a fish.
26 Oct
Another amazing morning. Prolonged viewing of Stripy Bear at HEC but this time Twofish was there too, barely 100 yards away. He went into the bush and then reemerged. We watched him for more than half an hour making his way slowly north. And then as we crawled north we saw Apple cross the road in front of us about before heading off for more fishing. At the closest point she was about 10 feet from the car.
