Cruise Day 5 - Day at Sea

Today was a day at sea.  You might think this means a day of lolling about, doing nearly nothing, or even being bored.  Not so!  After a quick breakfast (having slept in a little bit), I headed to the lecture on photography, while Theresa did some laundry and reading in our room.  We decided to have lunch in our room, so checked the menu for options.  Theresa wanted a hot dog (no lie!), but I got a steak. 

[Lunch…a tube steak and a real steak!]

After lunch, there was a lecture on whales, which was both interesting and rather funny.  Then they gave a tour of some of the better suites (surely as an inspiration for future upgrades).  They were quite nice rooms, but still a good lottery ticket out of our reach!  Later, there was a trivia event, but much much easier than the one a few days ago.  We got them all right!  Finally, we had a lecture on History of the People of Greenland.  Even though we have had several versions of history lectures, they have all had different takes on things.  This time, we learned a few words from the Greenlandic/Inuit language.  For instance, they have a type of boat called a “qajaq” (pronounced “kayak”), a building is an “illuu” or “igloo” (regardless of whether it is made of snow or other materials), and “inuk” is person, and “inuit” is people.  So, when we call them “Inuit people”, it is redundant.  Also, their words for new things is a basic description using their own words.  So, (and I triple checked the spelling) “Naalaarasuartarfissuauurnialersaaraluaminnsaasiinngooq” is their word for “radar antenna”, which roughly translates to “eyes which see through fog and mountain”.  I’m not sure about the mountain, but yeah it would see through fog.  I’d hate to see the labels on the black boxes on Air Greenland’s planes!  Finally, we had the daily briefing about tomorrow.

Because the seas were so rough a couple of nights ago, even though they served lobster, Theresa went back to the room partway into dinner, feeling sick.  So, yesterday we asked the Maître d’ if it was possible for Theresa to get her lobster another night.  They said she could have it tonight.  So, when we arrived for dinner, they confirmed she was getting the lobster, and promptly sat us at a table for two, almost in a corner.  It was as if they were hiding us so others would not ask!  When we got ready to order, they told us they had intended one for each of us, so I obliged in having my second lobster tail in three days!  It was, of course, very good!  After dinner, we had a drink (or two), and are heading to bed for an early up tomorrow in Nuuk!