Goodness, the days visiting Kalaallisut Nunaat (Greenland) have just flown by! I also picked up a nasty cold (no, not Covid, they tested me for that) and have been barking like a seal for days. I wear a mask to keep others from catching my cold.
It was grand fun, getting on the Zodiacs and zipping around, getting a closer look at glaciers and moraines, learning what nunataks and cirques and drumlins are, and taking lots of pictures.
The internet is terribly bad on board, so I’ll just try and upload a few pictures here!
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| The town of Aappilattog, in Kujalleq |
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| A closer view of Aappilattog |
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| Icebergs come in strange shapes |
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| This glacier, an arm of Sermeq kujatadleg, runs into the sea. A small piece broke off (calved) and splashed into the water below. |
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| Another interesting shape |
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| On land! At the moraine in Puiátoq on the Qaersuatsiarssuasik |
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| The power of the ice can split granite rocks in two! |
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| The glacier didn’t look that big until we got up close |
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| We can’t get any closer, because there would be waves if a piece breaks off that could capsize our boats. |
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| A view from afar |
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| At the narrowest point in the Ikerasagssuaq fjord (Prince Christian Sound), only about 500 meters wide, the ship has to move *very* slowly to slip through. |
They keep us in good spirits and give us too much to eat. We have had extraordinary good luck with the weather, that will be changing when we get to Canada.
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