We wake up this morning with the ship gently rocking from side to side. We went back another hour last night so we are now 12 hours behind Melbourne. It is 7 am and 8 degrees with a bit of a breeze. By the time we the gym 8.45 it has dropped to 7 degrees, the wind has died down and we have smooth seas with still some gentle rocking. By the time we finish breakfast it is 6 degrees and fog has rolled in.
We are heading into Prins Chrisianssund, which is a long narrow sound, I suppose similar to Milford sound. We will sail up this sound for the next 7 hours for scenic cruising. The captain is hopeful the fog will lift by the time we get into the sound. He believes we will have some spectacular sights.
We are at trivia when we enter the sound and there are small icebergs on either side. The trivia host speeds through the questions so everybody (including her) can watch the event. It is 6 degrees, overcast but no wind. We head back to our cabin, rug up and are on the balcony. I still have to have an ice cream though, so I head off to pick one up and take it back to the balcony.
It is a spectacular sight as we slowly make our way up the sound. It starts to drizzle but we are able to keep dry, but we need a glass of port. The icebergs are small, nothing like Antarctica but we do get up close to two glaciers feeding into the sound. It is cold, damp but fantastic.
We take time out for lunch at 1 pm. It is still raining when we get back, but the great views keep on coming. We bring back some fruit and cheese and biscuits and then we order a bottle of Cabernet Shiraz to enjoy the afternoon. No gym this afternoon! The sights just keep on coming. We have to make some tight turns as we zig zag through the sound. At one stage the ship has quite a lean as it makes a very tight turn. We come across a little village of approx. 70 houses down on the water’s edge, they live a very isolated lifestyle. They must be very self sufficient, no power lines here, probably rely on diesel generated power.
The scenery is so rugged and contrasted with blotches of white snow and ice. We leave the sound just on 4 pm and head into the Atlantic on our way to Nanortalik Greenland. There are more larger size icebergs in the Atlantic and the fog is starting to come down! It is now 6 degrees.
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