6th September 2022 With August rapidly drawing to a close (it was the 28th), Sue and I decided to make a rare visit to Jamie in Waltham on the Wolds. Unfortunately, we happened to pick a day when he was attending a supercar rally in Derbyshire. Undeterred, we made alternative plans and arranged to take… Continue Reading

27th August 2022 The heat that had settled in towards the end of July returned at the start of August. We’d had very little rain for several months, and both gardens and fields showed the strain. The ground was bone dry and rock hard, and digging up the last of the potatoes was a tough,… Continue Reading

6th August 2022 The heatwave forecast for our return to the UK duly arrived on the 18th of July. Fortunately, this gave Sue and me ample time to get both ourselves and the house prepared for its arrival. The fruit and vegetable plots had been pruned and weeded, the lawns mown, and the hedges neatly… Continue Reading

10th July 2022 It had been a long overnight sail, and by breakfast, we were still making our way through the western group of the seventy or so islands that form the Orkneys. The view from the deck was a striking contrast to Greenland’s wild, barren coastline. Low, flat, and verdant slivers of land drifted… Continue Reading

7th July 2022 No icebergs, whales or dolphins were spotted today. We’ve long since left the Arctic Circle behind, with only a handful of birds making use of the airflow from Ambience to help them on their way to who knows where. The sea is choppy, dotted with white horses, plenty to keep the dedicated… Continue Reading

5th July 2022 Despite being the capital of Greenland, Nuuk, like every other settlement we have visited on this trip, has an urban sprawl confined to a narrow, barely sufficient strip of sloping terrain between mountainside and sea. Blocks of community buildings cling to the rocky face of some unpronounceable mountain range encircling the port,… Continue Reading

3rd July 2022 Thankfully, the weather witches granted my wish, and we awoke at 7 a.m. to find a clear blue sky without a cloud in sight. Today, we were off to see the glacier from the sea. Twelve of us boarded a small boat from the pontoon reserved for Ambience’s tenders on the port… Continue Reading

1st July 2022 Today was the brightest day we’ve had in a while, with only the lightest drizzle to contend with, quite acceptable, considering our latitude. As we anchored off the port of Sisimiut around 6.30 am, Sue and I were still snug and warm under the duvet. However, our slumber was broken by an… Continue Reading

29th June 2022 This morning we were awake from 5 am. After a quick breakfast, we made our way down to the Palladium to wait for our Boat Trip Among the Icebergs. We had originally booked an excursion to visit the ancient, abandoned settlement of Erik the Red in Qassiarsuk, just a short boat ride… Continue Reading

27th June 2022 We woke to another bright, sunny day, but the sea was rough, with white-topped waves making it difficult to tell whether we were surrounded by the largest pod of whales on the planet, or if it was just wishful thinking. The wind was bitterly cold, making our post-breakfast stroll around the decks… Continue Reading