Cap York and Day at Sea

Tuesday September 12th did not go as planned.  We were to land at Cap York where part of the meteorite was found but the weather had different plans  As we arrived at the site it was very foggy and there was a bitter wind blowing.  The excursion was called off as it would have been impossible to see much of anything at all.  With a change of plans we spent the morning cruising the coast in search of icebergs.  For the afternoon many workshops were offered and we took one on editing pictures on an iPhone by the ship’s photographer. It was fun and really informative.  

The number of Covid cases on board is steadily increasing and is now sitting at over 20 known cases. Fingers crossed we stay well..

In the late afternoon we were presented with a country food tasting put on by John Houston, Joe and Susie.  We tried seal liver, caribou heart and meat, muskox, whale skin and raw arctic char as well as dried. Arctic char and muskox.  Can’t say I had any favourites amongst them but if it was the food you grew up with I am sure you would find it quite delicious. We really did enjoy our martini after brushing our teeth to get rid of flavours we were not fond of.

We were invited to have dinner with a couple of the staff and another couple.  Joe and Susie, the Inuit guides on board were our hosts for dinner and we had a very informative and fun dinner.  After dinner the Frosted Stromatolites band entertained us for a few hours.  Disappointed to miss out on the landing but turned out to be a good day.

Proposed landing site fogged in

The shapes of the icebergs are so interesting 

The bergs reflect light even in the fog

The textures where they have broken away are all so different 

The tops of the icebergs are as smooth as icing

The country food being prepared for our tasting

Eric bravely trying a bit of everything 

Not to be outdone!

Our dinner companions 
A picture of Joe and Susie,s great grandson that they shared at dinner. It was 25 below and everything soon froze yet he still has a look of sheer delight. His collar is made of Arctic Fox