In addition to the great weather we’ve had, we’ve been blessed with amazing sunsets almost every night. Even if the day was cloudy (such as the first day of our cruise, where we were in fog much of the morning/early afternoon), the skies seemed to clear by the time the sun was setting, anywhere between 9:30 and 11:00, depending on how far north we were and what time zone we were in.
These sunsets, however, have been very disconcerting. Instead of setting in the west, as we’re taught in school, the sun sets in the north. Yes, that’s right, north. Sometimes almost even north east. I’m told by the on-board naturalist that it’s because the earth is more rounded up here, so the sun is a bit distorted. I just call it weird. We’ve overheard others having the same conversations about the weird northern sunsets too.
These sunsets, however, have been very disconcerting. Instead of setting in the west, as we’re taught in school, the sun sets in the north. Yes, that’s right, north. Sometimes almost even north east. I’m told by the on-board naturalist that it’s because the earth is more rounded up here, so the sun is a bit distorted. I just call it weird. We’ve overheard others having the same conversations about the weird northern sunsets too.
In any case, we’ve accepted that the sun sets in the north (and therefore requires us to go the top deck or front bar to watch, rather than from our westward facing rooms), and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed each one. From the oranges as it sets, to the flash of green that’s appears a few times as it sinks under the horizon, to the beautiful pinks that light up the skies and nearby mountains. We simply run out of the words to describe these sunsets. Ahhh.
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Just wait until you visit during the winter and your world is rocked when the sun rises in the south at 9am.. and then sets behind the mountains in the west at 1pm.
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