Arrived at the glacier about 7:00. I went down to reception about my coat, no luck. Up to the Crystal Pool where I thought I'd left it and it was still on the back of the chair where I'd left it. After breakfast, went up to look at the glacier. It was certainly better than Amalia. As it was still early in the morning it was much colder than yesterday. The ship spent about three hours slowly turning so everyone had a chance to see it. A tender was sent ...

The sea went from calm to lumpy as we passed out of the fjord and into the Pacific. Last night was light until about 10 and we passed by land on both sides, which had snow covered mountains. This morning I woke to 10 degrees and force 6 winds. This made for a brisk post-breakfast mile! No land in view. At 11:00 we turned into a channel between islands and headed for the glacier. The wind immediately dropped, the seas calmed and the sun felt warmer. W...

We had moored in the harbour last night. During the port talks and other such things, we were under the impression it would be very cold, so everyone was dressed like Nanook of the North. It was really quite warm and I had to take my fleece off later in the day. This is a tender port, which means that the ship moors offshore and the ship's tenders are used to transport us in to land. The tenders are actually the lifeboats. We were on the first tender of ...

Week four. Only 11 degrees first thing this morning, but where the sun was shining on the Promenade Deck, it was very warm. No wind and calm seas, which is a bit of a surprise, as this neck of the woods is famous for its gales. Lots of sea birds about. We actually turned into the Straits at about 14:00. This means that the laundrettes are now out of use for the next few days, as they can't discharge 'grey' water until we enter the Pacific. About the ti...