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and forth to the rhythm of the waves. It is truly a lovely picture - an improvement on

Medusa’s snaky locks.

The ride back into the Orion was long and wet and bumpy but now we are back on

board and enjoying getting warm and clean. Dinner is about an hour away now and I

must get my shower.

At dinner tonight we were advised to look out the port windows and see the 10 to

20-mile long tabular iceberg floating out at the distant horizon. It was pretty

incredible - even from our distance, we could tell that it was a whopper! Some of the

tables had another wonderful experience at the end of the meal - they got to see the

Green Flash! Unfortunately, most of us did not. It must have been a longer than usual

display as well. There was a great deal of yelling and hooraying going on among those

who got to see it!

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