Sunrise occurred through the fog this morning aboard National Geographic Quest as we cruised the Five Fingers Region. The name derives from the arrangement of the islands when seen from above, as they resemble the phalanges of a hand. I like to think of them as the skeletal hand of Neptune looking to pull ships into the briny deep, hence the historic lighthouse on the south island. “Whale soup” was the theme of the morning, with numerous humpback whales around the island feeding on krill.
The afternoon found the ship in Endicott Arm for a visit to Dawes Glacier, where we used the Zodiacs to get up-close-and-personal with the terminal face. The change of seasons is resulting in colder days, especially in the fjords, so a visit from the cocoa boat really warmed the cockles of our hearts.
