Eastern Maritimes Adventures

After we left Greenland, we had a mixture of at-sea days and port days.  We had two days in Atlantic Canada:  St. John’s, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Between these two ports, we made our way briefly back to France when we visited St. Pierre. It felt surreal to step out into St. John’s, our first Canadian port of call.  […]

Sunny Greenland

After our early departure from Iceland, we spent a day sailing straight for the fjords of Greenland.  We took shelter in the calm waters of the fjords for two days instead of doing the two extra days in Iceland.  We saw tons of icebergs, glaciers, mountains, and waterfalls as we sailed through these fjords.  They were beautiful, especially with the […]

Fire and Ice

We wanted to explore Reykjavik but also learned how outrageously expensive it was long before we booked our flights here.  We decided two nights would be plenty before our cruise departed.  Good choice.  Because it was outrageously expensive!  We love to walk and explore on foot, which we did.  We found a lovely little Airbnb unit in the downtown core […]