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Qaqortoq, Greenland
The original itinerary was to travel slowly from Nanortalik to Qaqortoq overnight. On advice from the pilots, due to the high ice concentration, the plan was revised to travel quickly during the remaining day light hours. Mark and I found a window table in Horizon Court to sit in the warm and watch our progress.…
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Nanortalik, Greenland
Today’s port was Nanortalik, Greenland. Nanortalik means ‘place with the polar bears’ in Greenlandic. We arrived and anchored just before 7am – it was a chilly 5° outside. We had a ‘Tour Amongst the Icebergs’ booked for the afternoon. We didn’t want to leave the ship too early, so waited for a later water shuttle.…
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Prince Christian Sound, Greenland
Today we got a special treat – a detour through Prince Christian Sound. Two specialist Danish pilots had been boarded in Reykjavik to assist with this route which can only be achieved for a short period during the ‘summer’ months if conditions are right. Lucky for us they were! Our transit through the sound started…
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Reykjavik, Iceland
We arrived in Reykjavik at about midday. There were already 2 other cruise ships in – an MSC ship and a Viking ship. It was a very skilful job on the part of the Captain to berth us so expertly into our position. He had a mere 20m margin of error. Having completed our trip…
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Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Today we arrived in Reykjavik at midday. Our first activity was a trip to the Blue Lagoon. Once outside the city of Reykjavik, the landscape was very different to the landscapes we had experienced around Akeruyri yesterday. It was mostly endless lava fields. We did go past a lava field which they had converted to…
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Akeruyri, Northern Iceland
Our journey into Akeruyri saw as briefly cruise through the Artic Circle at around midnight. We set an alarm so that we could go and sit in the hot tub during the 30 – 60 minute transit. Unfortunately they had been closed for the night. So it was a quick lap around the ship in…
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Lerwick, Shetland Islands
Unfortunately, yesterday’s good weather did not last. After dropping anchor at about 7am, the captain regretfully made the decision that the weather was too unfavourable to launch the shuttles. The anchor was quickly raised and we were on our way again. This is as close as we got to seeing Lerwick!
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Invergordon & Inverness, Scotland
We were beginning to think that all it ever did in Scotland was rain. But joy, oh, joy! Today, on our arrival to Invergordon, we awoke to a clear sunny day. The first train to Inverness was due at 9:42am, so that gave us plenty of time to check out the little town centre of…
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Day 54 – half way day
Day 54 marks the half way point of our 107 day journey. 53 days and 2 legs completed, 53 more days and 2 legs still to go!
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Dover, England
The sun gods definitely smiled on us again today. We had sun and clear skies, and Calais was clearly visible across the other side of the English Channel. Our goal today was to walk some of the White Cliffs of Dover. Left or right? Geocaching made the decision for us as there was a White…
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