Early morning spa with distant views of Prins Christian Sound on the southern tip of Greenland. Last night the captain changed his plans due to too many ice bergs along the fiord we should have visited - nice to see for us, but slow going for the ship.. Instead he opted to head straight to PC which he told us is known to be one of the most beautiful areas of Greenland. Oh boy, was he right! It was probably one of the most breathtaking trips I have ever done. The weather was absolutely perfect, the water like a lake and the scenery simply fantastic and views stunning.
Here the approach to the first glacier.
There were a number of whales, but hopeless trying to photograph them without a telephoto lens. I was just elated to see them!
Huge impressive glaciers and thin elegant waterfalls were round every corner. I have chosen a selection of my favourite shots. It was so spectacular to see glaciers so close and from the water.
The colours are more or less correct - just as we saw everything. It was a cloudless perfect day and the blue of the sky and the water was fabulous. I spent most of the day gasping for breath! Every time we thought we had seen the best, we saw a new sight which seemed even better than what we had considered perfection 🙃
The next glacier and surrounding mountains I found particularly exceptional as they seemed to be a mix of the Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland and El Capitan mountain in Yosemite!
I couldn't get over the pointy peaks contrasting with the many smooth cliffs. It must be a geologists' paradise. I should have listened more carefully at school!
Then came some low cloud. It was gorgeous, just nestling amongst the mountains.
As we had some time up our sleeve the captain treated us to some special treats. First, he did an incredible 360 degree turn at a wider point of the fiord so that we could fully appreciate the incredible landscape.
Then he made an extra stop at the point above, where one can see a little Inuit village tucked in between the rocks. What a place it must be in the winter. Unimagineable. A few of the locals sped out in their little fishing boats to see our ship at close quarters. I guess we are as exciting to them as they are to us.
I wonder if theymarvel at their surroundings as we did. It is so incredibly beautiful here in the middle of the sounds and the scattered icebergs make it all the more memorable. The shapes fascinate me. This one below looked like a giant white whale from certain angles, others look like other mammals, others like birds, boats, buildings, - everything is sculptured somewhere.
Then we reached an area which had jagged mountains , just like in the Dolomites , but surrounded by water! They were awesome.
It was absolutely spectacular scenery and of course at times I could enjoy my favourite glistening waters.
We had spent the entire day outside marvelling at the incredible sights - 6 hours in fact. It was unbelievably tiring considering all we were doing was looking around us and of course taking photos! Although we had been spoilt by having so long in the sounds, we were still quite sad to leave this lovely place. The parting views were also special as the fog started to build up.
Minutes later we could see nothing but fog and finally I headed inside without the feeling I was missing something .
There were not many of us sitting outside for dinner as it had got considerably colder. With lots of layers of merino , it is not a problem, and I really enjoy the company outside.
In the evening there was a brilliant show. My dance teachers treated us to dances from around the world.
End of a perfect day! 😄
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