Prince Christian Sound, Greenland

Hello from Prince Christian Sound, Greenland! 

My first look at Greenland

Well, well, what a surprise today was. The Captain announced last night we'd be taking a detour through Prince Christian Sound on the way to our next port. Prince Christian Sound (Prins Christians Sund in Danish) separates the mainland of Greenland and the Cape Farewell Archipelago. Not a lot of cruise ships visit the Sound. It takes the right size ship, the right ice conditions, and the right weather. We were able to check off all three so this morning we headed in at about 10:00 AM. But the pretty sights began even earlier.

When you are sitting at breakfast and the room suddenly clears out as people rush for the door all you have to do is look out the window to see why.

You're not going to find me rushing for anything so thankfully I had a crew member who was thoughtful enough to send me a picture without me even asking for it.

After breakfast, still before 10:00, we had even more icebergs popping up for us.

And icebergs continued all day. As did fascinating geologic features and glaciers. Sometimes glaciers and icebergs and interesting geologic features showed up all in the same picture at the same time. I don't quite know how to explain just how amazing today was. I guess it was like seeing all the glaciers in Alaska - including calving ones - on the same day you sailed through all the Norwegian fjords which also happened on the same day you went to Yosemite and to Banff, Canada. But you're in Greenland on a sunny day. Probably best not to try and mess up the explanation any more and just let the pictures do the talking.

There's a settlement at the bottom. Can you see it?

Welcome to spectacular Greenland. I'll see you tomorrow in Qaqortoq!