As the saying goes, “all good things must come to an end” , and so we said goodbye to the Viking Mars and boarded a plane from Boston to NY.
Dom and our friend Larry had taken a tour of the Engineering Control Room the other day so now they were eager to have a tour of the Bridge. Everything is computerized and monitored, even the temperature you set for your individual stateroom! There’s a little steering wheel, the size of a dinner plate but I guess it’s rarely used as it had a plastic cover over it.
About halfway through the cruise, in the middle of the night, we could hear a helicopter hovering for quite awhile. The Captain shared that it was a Danish military helicopter that had traveled 9 hours with 2 refuels from Nuuk Greenland to the middle of nowhere (where we were), to medivac a woman and her husband back to Nuuk for medical care. The woman was lifted up in a stretcher; the husband sitting in a basket. The ship never stopped during the rescue. The Captain said she was still alive but had no further details. I would have just died of fright!
Here’s a small world story….our Cruise Director, Aaron Syfert, had a recurring role on All My Children and was a day player on One Life to Live in the early 2000’s. He shared his bio, complete with photos of him with Susan Lucci and other cast members one evening during his musical performance. Dom and he had a nice chat afterwards, reminiscing about those they worked with, including actors and directors.
And what a voice Aaron has! He is opera trained and his range is beautiful. I’ve never heard Ole Man River sung with more richness. Together with Tara, the Assistant Cruise Director, they sang a duet from Phantom of the Opera. Her soprano and his bass were truly Broadway quality.
Iceland and Greenland were certainly not any places I ever thought of visiting until recently. The more we heard of Iceland though the more intrigued we became. Dom, especially, wanted to go. Greenland is a bit unconventional but while we were ‘up there’, we thought, “why not”. Seeing those beautiful icebergs and life as it was and is lived in this remote country will remain with us forever.
A fun time was had by all!
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