I can
not begin to describe you how lucky we are on this crossing of the Denmark
Strait. This waterway is usually a nasty one, and can easily compete with the
infamous Drake Passage down south between Patagonia and Antarctica.
Not
today. Hardly we feel the ship moving, a steel-gray flat-calm sea is carrying
us towards Greenland on a south-westerly course. A gentle breeze and blaming
temperatures complete the comfort. It is difficult to imagine that right here
we could as well face 12-meter waves and violent storms at the same time of the
year.
Everything
is so soothing today! The lecture program is entertaining and the information
briefings bring everybody up to speed. The captain receives visitors on the
bridge to explain the ships systems, books are read high up in the panorama
lounge, from where the occasional whale is spotted throughout the day. Our
musician Michael provides ear candies with his guitar playing and singing, the
meals are taken slowly - we do have time.
Seabirds
come to pay us a visit only once in a while, as they love stronger winds, the
horizons stretch all around us. We are in the middle of a friendly ocean.
Tomorrow
we will reach the longitude of Kap Farwell, the southernmost part of Greenland.
The question is: Will we be able to see it? The bridge informs us about the
latest ice report, and it seems that there is a long ice field embracing
Greenland’s South right now, which would force us to take a detour.
There
is only one way to find out - let’s go and have a look.
One
thing is for sure: Tomorrow will be an ice day!