Iceland has been on the bucket list
Akureyri, IcelandCloudy, Occasional Fog, Occasional Rain, Hi 57Sunrise 4:45, Sunset 9:47 Today was scheduled to be a long active day so we set the alarm for 7:00, got up, and went to breakfast. We returned to the room to make final wardrobe choices and prepared to leave the ship at 8:15 to be comfortably on […]
Isafjordur, IcelandCloudy, Bright Sun, Hi 55Sunrise 4:58, Sunset 10:16 Thank heavens for blackout curtains. Isafjordur is known as ‘the capital of the West Fjords’ – that sticky-out peninsula on the northwest of the island. Fun fact, there are more arctic foxes than humans in the West Fjords (at lest that’s what our guide said). We
Sea day #4 Blue Sky, Noon Temp 51 Sunrise 4:23, Sunset 8:43 This morning found us out in the Irminger sea somewhere between Greenland and Iceland.It was a typical sea day (except that since we lost another hour last night we decided to set our alarm a little later and instead of exercising we did
As mentioned our afternoon was spent transiting the Prince Christian Sound This narrow winding passage at the very tip of Greenland is much like an upen-ended fjord with high steep sides, high glaciers, and a few icebergs. Here are some photos we took along the way. To that’s the sound.It was an great afternoon with
As promised, here are photos from the musem at Nanortalik.We have very little explanation about these objects but they are interesting to think about. The following are a series of sculptures depicting seal hunting that was integral to life in the region.
Nanortalik, GreenlandBlue Sky, Bright Sun, Hi 48Sunrise 6:02, Sunset 10:09 We start with the announcements. So…we celebrated this morning by turning off the alarm and sleeping for another hour. This gave us just enough time to get ready and eat breakfast before meeting for our assigned time to tender into the village of Nanortalik. Arriving
Qaqortoq, GreenlandBlue Sky, Bright Sun, Hi 52Sunrise 5:59, Sunset 10:19 We sailed into Qaqortoq (cock-or-talk) during lunch so the morning was ours to squander.So of course we were up at 6:30 to exerciseSo we could enjoy a Mamsen’s waffleBefore the first lecture of the day. It should be noted that Viking has prepared a series
Saw orcas Sea day #3 Overcast, Low clouds with some fog, Noon Temp 52 Sunrise 4:43, Sunset 8:17 Losing 1 1/2 hours took a toll on us. And we didn’t really need to be anywhere until 9:30 So we slept in. But never fear – we planned our morning with time to exercise after the
L’Anse aux Meadows, NewfoundlandOvercast, Hi 60Sunrise 5:14, Sunset 10:06 If you ask the passengers on this cruise why the chose this itinerary and this week most of them will tell you that it’s because of the eclipse. There’s a solar eclipse with totality over Iceland on August 12 and we’ll be there. If you ask
Sea day #2High Thin Clouds, Noon Temp 63Sunrise 5:33, Sunset 8:40 At the appointed hour this morning my phone started playing music. That’s our signal that it’s time to get up and get the day started.Or…snuggle up and stay warm and cozy while the music plays on. Today was the latter. In our defense it