Last night was the captain's welcome cocktail party, a very special event since this is Captain Maggi's inaugural cruise. There was much whooping and clapping as we all welcomed Silversea's first female captain. Dinner was particularly good with the lobster being the most popular. Brad and Frank hedged their bets on the choice of lobster vs beef Wellington and had them both. Seas were much calmer than the night before when they must have lost dozens of sets of china to the 20' swell.

Many of you have been on the Silver Explorer and Ngaire and Ken have documented every cabin photographically. We are in a veranda cabin, which has a French balcony, not a real veranda. The floor to ceiling glass doors, which we can open to the sea air, give the impression of more space in the small cabins. There is an amazing amount of storage space, so we had no problem finding places for everything, but there is only one outlet, so i recommend bringing a multiple outlet gadget for those on future trips. The outlets take European plugs, so bring one of those too.

Today was another sunny day and we ventured into Prince Christian Sound, spent the morning nudged up close to a glacier and in the afternoon spent a couple of hours visiting a small Inuit village of about 120 residents who welcomed us with a choral concert in their church and allowed us to swarm around taking photos in an incredibly picturesque location. Two residents proudly displayed their drying polar bear hides hunted about 5 km away. The bear guides did not have their guns with them so I assume the catch occurred during winter!