Nanortalik, Greenland

Since there isn’t much to see or do in port, we decided to take the tender later after the tender tickets stopped. Like so many things on this ship, there seems to be such poor planning. Yes, they stopped issuing tickets but the lines were huge. We waited over 30 minutes for the 6-minute tender ride into town. Such poor organization! Anyway, we finally got there and enjoyed a walk around the area. Even WhatsInPort had it wrong – there was no tourist office set up at the pier and no maps of the small area. That would have been nice since the ship didn’t have any maps either. We had a brisk walk around with a constant, light sprinkle of rain. It really wasn’t bad and we were comfortably warm as we are dressed in 32˚ Heat clothing. The one café I read about was closed. I did manage to find a postcard at a souvenir shop, and a stamp at the little grocery store, so a postcard is on its way to Sierra! After walking all around we headed back to the tender spot, only to wait in line once again. But we got back safe and sound without waiting too long. We freshened up and went for a bite of lunch at the Windjammer Buffet, the played cards and games. After that it was back to the cabin to catch up on some computer photos and blog. 

There are certainly some beautiful icebergs here! The fog goes in and out rapidly so getting photos can be a bit of a challenge. Dinner was ok in the Tides Dining room. I couldn’t even eat one third of my prime rib, my baked potato was barely warm. Stuart’s Osso Buco was okay, he wasn’t very hungry and it was dry. The food is not a special perk on this ship. I will say the wait staff is warm, friendly, and for the most part pretty fast. There was a beautiful sunset but the windows are so clouded and spotty (understandably so) that the photo is not great. We dropped into the Safari Lounge and listened to the Wave Benders for a while, they were good. Then up to the Vortex to see what is going on up there. Stuart had this Rusty Nail drink with Johnnie Walker Black, which smells and tastes a bit smokey. On to bed since we have a port stop tomorrow and a tour! Looking forward to that.