May 26, 2025 This is a tender port and because of storm conditions in trying to transfer passengers on to the tenders and maneuver the tenders to makeshift docking areas we have been rerouted away from Qaqortoq, Greenland and will sail to our next scheduled ports St. Anthony and St. John, Newfoundland, Canada. This was… Read more

May 26, 2025 Here is the blog I researched and prepared for our arrival in Greenland. Let’s hope we are able to disembark in Qaqortoq so that I can get some photos for you. Greenland is not green. So how did we end up with this country’s flagrant advertising? Why isn’t it called wind swept… Read more

May 25, 2025 Our new captain, Captain Paul Adams, (ship captains work 3 months on-3 months off) called a general meeting of all passengers yesterday. The captain showed us a picture of the Greenland Sea, full of white caps, and asked the audience if we could identify the ice growlers (small ice bergs) from the… Read more

May 22, 2025 Chongae and I spent overnight in Reykjavik, Iceland. Today was the type of day we both like, a relaxing wander, looking for nothing, seeing lots. Someone asked if I had a photo of the Iceland Thermal Power Plant. We did drive by it yesterday, but the photos are taken from a bus… Read more

May 22, 2025 The Blue Lagoon has become almost synonymous with Iceland tourism, accounting for 42% of Iceland’s economy. In 2022, revenue totaled ISK 16.7 billion and the profits amounted to ISK 1.3 billion. The Blue Lagoon is the most visited tourist attractions in Iceland. The water’s milky blue hue is due to its high silica content.… Read more

May 19, 2025 Not all of Iceland’s imagination comes out in novels or poetry sometimes it comes out in humor, so dry it should come with a drought warning. Iceland is a country where Jon Gnarr, a comedian ran for mayor of the capital city. When asked what his qualifications were he replied “none.” “I… Read more

May 19, 2025 We need to talk about the Eddas and Sagas of Iceland. Not fairy tales, not bedtime stories. These are some of the oldest written narratives in Europe. Tales of outlaws and settlers, doomed love, suffering and yes, elves. These are tales that are so thick they make Shakespeare look like a novice.… Read more

May 17, 2025 The population of Djupivogur, Iceland is 450 people. Of that population 300 are children. Most of those children are born in late summer and fall. Obviously, there must not be much to do in Djupivogur during the winter! As soon as we tendered into the small dock we were greeted by some… Read more

May 16, 2025 I do a lot of research on the country or port of call that we are visiting for this blog. Sometimes I find out some very interesting things as has been the case with Iceland. It seems that Islanders are obsessed with rocks and apparently what lies beneath them. I’m not talking… Read more

May 16, 2025 There was a lot I needed to learn about Norway. I’ve concluded that Norway is a country of leftovers. Not the kind you keep in your frig. I mean the bigger kind. Norway is a country built on leftovers. Not in a bleak way, not like we have nothing, so we need… Read more