This day was spent at sea, crossing Baffin Bay from Greenland to Canada’s Baffin Island. For us passengers it was still a busy day; we were introduced to the expedition team, had our zodiac briefing (mandatory for everyone wanting to hop on a zodiac) and got our expedition parkas and rubber boots. We also got going with the first three lectures: glaciology for dummies (as I’d call it), an introduction to the Canadian state of Nunavut (covering its young history, people and way of life) and a primer in Arctic ecology. All lectures did prove handy during the next few days.

Even with this trip being an expedition cruise, it was still a cruise. So in the evening it was time to dress up for the traditional captain’s welcome cocktail (more introductions … this time to the nautical team), followed by the Welcome Dinner.

I did not take any photos this day … for impressions go back to the photos of day 2 during my second Antarctica trip … most of the officials were the same (just remove the Christmas decoration).

Overall … this has been a fairly busy day … even at sea …