The intensity and density of the sea ice sometimes stretching up to 100 nautical miles from the coast meant that any attempts to enter a fjord or to take Zodiac Cruises was futile. Instead, the day was spent gently nudging huge sheets of ice out of the way at 3 knots. At times, the ice coverage was up to 50% plus, but the Navigation Team steered between the larger slabs of ice in a magical dance.
From time to time the Silver Endeavour would collide with a larger piece of ice and would shudder for a few seconds and then you would hear the ice brushing along the ship's hull. My suite is close to the bow so exciting to stand on my balcony with ice stretching to the horizon. It gave you a real feel for how Earnest Shackleton and his team spent their day in sheet ice in the Antarctic looking for those all-important 'leads' to enable them to progress.
The day was filled with Enrichment Lectures on all aspects of culture, flora and fauna, how sea ice forms and superstitions at sea! Did you know that bananas are bad luck at sea?!!
I will let the photos speak for themselves but once again I may attach them to two posts.
As I write it's 11.00 am on Wednesday 3rd July and the decision has been made to steam 300 nautical miles north towards Nuuk. If we can disembark today, it will be after dinner this evening!
That's all for the moment.
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