August 16, 2025 – Paamiut, Greenland – Sunny – Yes – Sunny – 41F

August 16, 2025 – Paamiut, Greenland 

A long night – I avoided any drinks at dinner to make sure alcohol was not disrupting my sleep.  That wasn’t it.  I actually did fall asleep eventually and then overslept getting up at 7:45 AM.

Got up to the Windows Café at 8:15 AM; I was very tired and achy this morning and by the time I got up to the Café all of the tables on the port side (where the Sun was) were taken.  I decided to shake up my breakfast routine. This morning I had two pancakes (one with sour cream and cottage cheese and the other with an egg over medium).  Still the breakfast was good. 

Around 10:30 AM, after most of the breakfast crowd had left, I went back up the Café to catch up on my trip log.

Ellen came up and we had lunch up here.  I had a Beyond Burger (OK now that the cabbage and guacamole topping is gone) and Ellen scrounged around for something to eat. 

Quest arrived at Paamiut around 12:00 Noon and looked for a place to anchor.  The Oceania Sirena was already anchored.  There is sea ice out there 

but I was watching another process at work - two different water colors merging - silty, brown, water (kicked up by the current) and blue-green water from the open sea.  

Right now, the Captain is trying to find a safe place to anchor.  We could see Paamiut in the distance.

Well, Captain Dario was unsuccessful in finding a place to anchor. 

So we sailed on to Qatortoq creating another unscheduled sea day.

The day was spent up in the Living Room – once again taking in three kinds of trivia – hosted by members of the Entertainment Team – not always Bernardo.

Tonight was “Taste of Spain” – We took a break from our Kosher binge and had the Salmon and fixings from the Patio (eating inside Windows because of the cold).  The fish was good and the mashed potatoes even better.  The Spanish desserts were not that great – fruit was the best option.

There is no show tonight – “Liars Club” is taking place in the Cabaret Lounge.  We passed on that and went to the room.  All was not lost as we received our "plaques" for crossing the Arctic Circle.