8/6/26: Land Ho!!!

This morning started with, drum roll please, a beautiful open scenery of the ocean, the blue sky, and the stunning Labrador coast. We have over 35 nm miles of visibility this morning which, with a little petty math, means that in this one instant we can see almost three times the amount of surface area than we've seen in the last four days of fog excluding the brief bit it cleared on the second. This has certainly had a positive effect on crew morale and everyone is very much relieved to be on deck in normal wintry attire rather than our now quite damp foul-weather gear. The coast of Labrador is very striking, being devoid of trees or any other greenery as far as can be observed, and is instead inhabited by sheer cliffs and patches of snow and strings of fog and cloud tangled amongst the higher peaks. We even got to see our first bits of sea ice and an iceberg today, which for the icebergs warranted a trip to go take a closer look. The iceberg was not particularly large or striking in shape, but had a little colony of birds sitting on it and, for having seen no ice up until now, was a welcome sight.