Days at sea are always welcome as they give us time to catch our breath. There have not been too many of these days on this leg of the cruise.
Today was a little special as we crossed into the Arctic Circle. To mark this momentous moment all guest were invited to attend the pool deck so that we could celebrate together. Blue noses and blue shots were issued to anyone that wanted to try them. Brrrrr. They were very strong drinks, but, I did manage to down two of them. It was a lot of fun.
A few days ago passengers were asked if they wanted to be notified if the Northern Lights appeared in the night skies. Of course we did, so we registered our interest with reception and they said they would ring us in our suite if they appeared. Well. Apparently 600 of the 700 passengers registered their interest making it an impossible task to ring every suite so the captain decided to send a brief announcement into all suites instead. Last night around midnight we got the announcement that the lights were on the starboard side of the ship, the side that we are on. With excitement we tore out of bed and raced out to our balcony to see them. We looked and looked and couldn't see the green lights in the sky, however, I continued taking photos. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the photos this morning and found a tiny bit of colour! It was a little too cloudy to get the full effect but it was still fantastic to see this phenomenon. If we have clear skies over the next few nights we still have another few chances of seeing the Northern Lights. I hope so. It was an added bonus to have a full moon.
We are slowly creeping our way northwards toward North Cape and the weather is absolutely beautiful. Today we have a high of 19 degrees! The sunsets have been glorious and this is the photo I took yesterday.
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