While we are waiting for our window of opportunity we have visited the Isle of Noss. Continue reading “Isle of Noss”
Isle of Noss
Shetlands…again!
We have arrived in Lerwick on the Shetland islands. Continue reading “Shetlands…again!”
From the Faroe Islands to Shetland
We have been quite fortunate as the passage from the Faroes to the Shetlands has been quite speedy Continue reading “From the Faroe Islands to Shetland”
Vestmannaeyjar – the national festival
Really, we did not plan this: by chance we arrived on the island of Heimaey of the Vestmannaeyjar just as the National festival has taken place. Continue reading “Vestmannaeyjar – the national festival”
Turning around…
We have reached the northernmost point of our journey at N69°47′. Continue reading “Turning around…”
Evigheds Fjord – the eternity sound
Nice sun accompanied our short trip further North. We have, however, been met by headwind, therefore, we turned into the highly spectacular fjord xxx. After a few miles we anchored in a beautiful anchorage. In the evening hours the strong katabatic winds subsided and we were quietly anchored along with the Northabout in water that resembled a mirror. We were by now so far North that after sunset the mighty mountain tops that surrounded us were still bathed in beautiful evening sun.
Maniitsoq and Hamborger Sund
From Nuuk we have sailed quietly through the night to Maniitsoq where we arrived in the early morning hours. This was so far the first harbour where harbour fees were charged. Furthermore, the town has carefully hidden its charmes behind torrential rainfalls which have made our town exploration rather unpleasant.
We left in the following morning after having reunited with the Northabout which has visited another anchorage on the way northward from Nuuk.
On our way to Tunu, the Hamborger Sund we had the opportunity to watch several humpback whales at the harbour entrance of Maniitsoq. The sound is surrounded by spectacular mountains. We sought shelter from the katabatic winds in a bay to the North of Tunu. Here Olaf caught cod and we feasted on fish together with the crew of the Northabout.
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Nuuk
Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and boasts with the all qualities of a larger city. Its population is about 15000 people.
We have used the local supermarkets for provisioning and have made laundry at the seaman’ home. While we did not visit the museum or other tourist sites but found the “Mother of the Sea” quite interesting. She is surrounded by all the local animals and men and they need to comb her hair diligently because if she is not happy she will not care to bring animals to hunt.
Here we met again with the Northabout who we have not met since Iceland.
Sailing to Nuuk
The trip to Nuuk was quite unpleasant since we had to deal with fog and headwind. Even though we had nice sights of the Fredrikshåb Isblink later the fog had us again and we had to tack into nasty headwind. Since this has been accompanied by our concern that we might not see an iceberg during these conditions we briefly stopped in Fiskenæsset fjord to have a rest. In the fjord within the range of a few miles the rather strong wind stopped, the fog disappeared miraculously and the moon shone clearly above the calm waters. From now on we observed frequently that the weather “outside” can be quite different from close to shore and especially in the fjords.
We returned to the previous nastiness when we moved out of the fjord in order to proceed to Nuuk. In the approach to the Godshåbs Fjord the fog cleared and we beheld the beautiful approach to Nuuk in nice bright sunlight.
Paamiut
Paamiut is definitely not one of the prettier town in Greenland. There are quite ugly flats around the old colonial part of the village. Formerly it was thought that housing could attract some workers for the cod processing industry but as the abundance of that fish dwindled so did the enthusiasm for Paamiut.We have made good use of the supermarket and the sports centre for a shower.