White Sea

A quiet day at sea. Having rounded the Kola Peninsula, we are now cruising the White Sea ... a new-to-us body of water.

Guillemots resting on the water and a brief sighting of a fin whale at breakfast while Nautica cleaved through the Barents Sea this morning.

A walk or two around the outer decks combined with stepercize using the stairs indoors.

Plenty of reading and writing ... too cold to sit outside so I opted for my personal “window bench” in the cabin.

Lunch at the Terrace Café with the Gelmans and the Sweets ... the theme at the buffet was Asian.

Afternoon tea at the Horizons Lounge ... canapés and scones in lieu of dinner.

A relaxing hot-stone massage to wrap up the day.

That’s all it took for the day fly by in the blink of an eye.Читать далее