We left Nuuk about ten minutes ahead of schedule. Captain Birger spoke from the bridge and said that we should expect some rough seas in the evening and this morning. (NOTE: His forecast was correct). We made another visit to the Avenue Saloon for a pre-dinner drink. Afterwards we enjoyed dinner at the Crystal Dining Room. We both had the Kosher Chicken. It was a half chicken and quite a lot of meat. When Head Waiter Augusto came by the table he said that the Fresh Arctic Char would be a good choice and that it tasted similar to salmon. We would never have guessed that and he was right as Keith tried a small portion of it. It actually tasted less fishy than salmon. The show last night was iLiuminate: The Tourist. This is one that we have seen a few times in the past so we didn’t go. When we arrived back to our room last night we were reminded that the Arctic/Zodiac Landing portion of our adventure is over. There was a card from housekeeping noting that our rented rubber boots will not longer be needed and asking us to leave our boots in a visible place so that the stateroom attendant can collect them. Good news! We set the clock back one hour before we went to sleep. We will do this one more time before we reach Bar Harbor, Maine. After so many days with port visits, unexpected visits, beautiful scenery this was one of those sea days with no scenery. It is part for the area that we are sailing. We are sailing the Labrador Sea over two days on our way over to the Atlantic Ocean and then over to the coast of the United States of America. While the ship rocked a little bit we slept fairly well. We began our morning as we normally do. Keith got in his exercise. As he continued his workout the ship was moving around a good deal but there was not of the rumbling you hear when the ship is really being pushed around. Keith did tune to the Crystal stations that shows information from the bridge. The temperature showed 37 degrees Fahrenheit, with a comment “rough sea”. We then we had breakfast in our room. Keith attended an 8:00 AM indoor cycling class while Anne Marie walked. Anne Marie went to Yoga. The morning featured two presentations. Justin Hoffman spoke about diving in the Northwest Passage. He focused about the underwater word of the Northwest Passage. Later in the morning Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman spoke about traveling in space. He is a veteran of five space shuttle flights and he spoke about all of the planning and execution that went into each mission. He certainly had a lot of interesting information to share with us as he was the first astronaut to log 1,000 hours of flight time aboard the space shuttle. For lunch we were back at the Lido Cafe and made our usual salad entrees. We arrived a couple of minutes before the buffet opened. We were not waiting for the desserts. Rather we were speaking with Prego water Costa and also the next station in front of Anne Maris is the salad station. During Captain Birger’s noon talk from the bridge he noted that the forecast about the strong north wind came true last night and today but as the day continues the wind should not be as strong as it has been. Speaking of the Captain, we forgot to mention the other day that he has shaved his beard and did so after we got out of the Northwest Passage.
The afternoon program included a talk given by Sigrid Henjum who spoke about Kayak around Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. She shared her actual experience as just a year ago Sirid and four friends kayaked around the second largest island on Svalbard. The island has the third largest glacier in the world. In addition, this ilsland has the largest report population of polar bears in one place in the world. With seven days to go we did spend part of the day packing. Since the weather will be quite a bit warmer than it was in the Arctic, we have packed our gear for the cold weather along with other items that we won't be needing for the rest of the cruise plus our post-cruise stay in New York City. The Reflections (daily program) had some information in it with respect to disembarkation in New York City. On the day of disembarkation there will be a second vessel also conducting turnaround operations so it could place additional demand for those guests looking for taxis. This evening will will be dining at Silk Road for the final time. Keith & Anne Marie Comments are closed.
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