Worth a Thousand Words

Back from a brief break for the continuation of the documentation of this wonderful cruise. On day 7 we arrived in Qaqortoq, Greenland. Qaqortoq is the largest town in southern Greenland, known for its colorful houses, open-air art exhibition, and natural hot springs, which I read required a boat ride to reach. What a difficult name to remember or pronounce. It is pronounced "kah-kor-tok" and means "white" in Greenlandic. The name's origin is believed to come from the snow-covered surroundings, the town's white rocks, and the large number of white gulls that would create a "white spectacle" when people approached the area's river. The forecast called for a pleasant day with highs in the 40s. We were hopeful for the same sunny day conditions as what we had in Nanortalik the previous day. However, we were welcomed by rain, non-stop rain from the time we got off the tender boat to the time we boarded it back to the ship. Given the rain...