Friday – August 11, 2017<\/p>\n
Temperature in the morning was 48 degrees. Light breeze of 5 knots; calm seas. \u00a0Cloudy skies with a bit of sun peeking through.<\/p>\n
Today is another day at sea as the Rotterdam crossed the body of water between Greenland and Iceland. \u00a0There wasn\u2019t much wind so the seas were calm last night and most of today. \u00a0 The motion on the ship is constant and hasn\u2019t been too noticeable.<\/p>\n
Several interesting back-to-back lectures were on the schedule today. \u00a0This is great for us because we like to hear knowledgeable speakers talk about a variety of topics. \u00a0The first lecture was given by John Nixon who talked about The Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable 1857-1866. \u00a0He described the history of laying communication cables across vast oceans and continents between 1864 through 1960. \u00a0He had been employed by one of the cable companies.<\/p>\n
At 11:00 o\u2019clock we heard, the geologist, Jim McParland describe the geological features of our next port: Iceland: Its Natural History. \u00a0Iceland is a \u201cnew\u201d island with many interesting places to see: geysers, volcanoes, earthquakes, hot springs, etc., which are still active.<\/p>\n
The next lecture was Ask the Greenland Ice Pilot presented by Torben Jacobsen. \u00a0He was one of two \u201cIce Pilots\u201d who boarded the ship in Qaqortoq, Greenland and rides with us to Reykjavik, Iceland to pilot the ship through ice and icebergs. \u00a0They were helping the captain during our cruise through Prince Christian Sound. \u00a0He is a Master seaman and a Danish Navy trained ship\u2019s pilot who has worked in Greenland for the last six years. Lots of interesting information!<\/p>\n
We had a late light lunch then went up to the Crow\u2019s Nest. \u00a0I went to a Magic Workshop given by magician, Marc Oberon and Jeff wrote in his blog. \u00a0Marc demonstrated and explained several \u201ceasy\u201d magic tricks which he said he took out of children\u2019s magic books. \u00a0Two of the tricks he claimed he learned from passengers on cruise ships. \u00a0“Magic” is always fun to watch; even when it\u2019s explained!<\/p>\n
Later in the evening, we caught the 9:30 show of Not Really 3 Tenors. \u00a0This was an amusing and entertaining variety act of three singers and comedians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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