The reports of the Ice Patrol have already shown us that our landfall could be difficult because of the amount of storis, the sea ice brought around the Cape by the current and accumulating in the large bay Northwest of Kap Farvel.
We, therefore, decided that it will not be possible for us to go directly into Quqortoq and we had to take the longer route to the Arsuk fjord. But even here we found our way blocked by sea ice. Sea ice “happens” quickly. First we have seen a few bergy bits and growlers until we all of the sudden we’re faced with a solid barrier of ice impenetrable for us. So we needed to turn west again and again and still were not sure of our landfall. This was the more worrying as we were chased by the storm.