Category: Canada and Greenland

Today, we arrived in Narsarsuaq (pronounced, I am reliably informed, Nas-as-Ack), our final port in Greenland. With it only being a half-day visit, and my having classes in the afternoon, I debated whether to bother going ashore at all. Realising that this would be our last chance to stand on Greenland soil, the debate was an easy one to resolve;...

Today we arrived in Qaqortoq (pronounced something like Ha-Hort-tok, with a slightly guttural ‘H’), which means ‘White Palace’ in Greenlandic. I didn’t quite know what to expect of Qaqortoq, but after yesterday’s iceberg-watching and the previous day’s failure to land at Tassilaq because of thick ice, I certainly hadn’t been prepared for what we encountered. Tucked away in a fjord,...

Today, we’re still at sea. Sailing conditions have been perfect; this morning started out misty, but the sun soon started burning holes in the mist as we sailed through it, occasionally bursting out into clear visibility before plunging back into the ethereal murk. On those occasions when we had clear visibility, the mountains to our starboard side (we’ve been travelling...

Today, we were due to visit Tassilaq, in Geenland. I was awoken at about 4am by a strange crunching, bashing sound, and looked out of the porthole, only to see massive chunks of ice… lots of them…. floating past. After the greenery of Iceland, I was slightly surprised; I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but I suppose I...

It’s been another busy day at sea. I had them painting puddles in my classes today, both of which were well attended; the regulars are just falling nicely into a routine, and two classes per sea-day seems to be holding up (in fact; I put out extra chairs today and ended up not needing them). There’s not a lot else...