Aug 26 Boat Day 14. 10:30am MDT. There is almost no connectivity today. It is also cold, 31 degrees or so. There’s snow and ice on the decks. Wind is howling and is promised to get worse. Most of the outside is closed and only the hardiest smokers are outside in the smoking area. There were a couple of people working on a seal skin on the top deck.
But, this is the arctic. And an excellent day to read, drink coffee, visit with new friends and nap. There are no off ship activities planned for the day. And, I think we are a little past the halfway point.
Halfway lesson learned.
- I might have overpacked. But I haven’t gotten soaking wet (yet).
- Glad I brought my slip on indoor shoes. I wear them all the time onboard.
- Don’t think I would care for a ship larger than this one and I am not sure I would like Nansen if it were full.
- This is billed as a voyage of discovery. Not all discoveries are external.
About dinner time, the sea got pretty bumpy and I had had enough to eat for one day of inactivity so, I skipped dinner and called an early night.
Posted from Gjoa Haven 68.61765 N / -95.88997 W