When we woke up this morning, we were at anchor off the picturesque little town of Nanortalik, and once again the day was clear and bright with nary a cloud in the sky. We had our breakfast then went to collect a ticket for the liberty boat. We were given ticket #15 but as they…
Tag: Greenland
Northern Lights above Greenland
We had to be up very early this morning as we had to assemble in the Neptune Lounge at 7.15am to be ready for our trip at half-past seven. Today we were taking a boat trip to visit the ruins of the largest Viking church, at Hvalsey, and learn about the Viking farmers. Outside, a…
Ice, Ice Baby
We woke up this morning (we’d be in trouble if we didn’t!) and once again looked out of our portholes to see what the new day would be like, weather-wise. Once again it was foggy, but we hoped, like yesterday, it would clear and would be a beautiful day. Today the Boudicca was docked in…
Icebergs, Whales and Glaciers
After a good night’s sleep, lulled gently by the motion of the Boudicca in the clear fjord, we awoke early and looked out of our portholes. We couldn’t see a thing; thick sea fog made it impossible. As we were due to spend the day ‘scenic cruising’ through the Prins Christian Sund we hoped the…
Tasiilaq, Greenland
It was with excitement that we woke up this morning and eagerly looked out of our portholes for our first glimpse of Greenland. We had tried to go to Greenland on a cruise 10 years ago (June 2006) but there was too much sea ice so the ship, the Funchal, couldn’t risk trying to land. …