Ilulissat Harbor
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The majority of these are small fishing boats. Most of the men fish for halibut or cod.
The Ice Master
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The legendary Captain Patrick Toomey is aboard as our ice pilot. He likely has as much hands-on knowledge about ice as anyone in the world, having, among other things, Captained ice-breakers at both poles. Toomey Strait in Antarctica is named in his honour.
The “Better Half!”
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The “better half” of The Best crew ever.
Different Worlds
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A juxtaposition of very different boats and cultures.
Ocean Majesty at Sisimiut
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Tourism plays an ever growing role in Greenland’s economy. Intense media coverage about climate change and the growing rapidity with which Greenland is losing its ice cap and glaciers is attracting ever larger numbers of visitors.
Kangerlussuaq Fjord
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We passed the coastal freighter Aqqaluk Ittuk as we exited the Kangerlussuaq fjord.
Qassiarsuk
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A solitary house gives a sense of the scale and remoteness of the community at Qassiarsuk.
Kangerlussuaq Fjord
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Headed down the magnificent, 80-mile Søndre Strømfjord, or Kangerlussuaq fjord.
Green in Greenland
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Eric the Red billed Greenland as being, well, “green.” Here, at the southern end there was truth to the pitch he made to attract more settlers by minimizing the wintry nature of the world’s largest island.
Sheep and Feed
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The two primary - if not only - agricultural activities are raising sheep and the feed needed to sustain them through the long winters.
Fishing and Farming in Southern Greenland
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Everywhere in Qassiarsuk was evidence of the two economic staples, farming and fishing.
First Bergy Water
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First Flying in to meet Rosehearty, a few of us guests had our first look at a multitude of icebergs just south of Kangerlussuaq.
Crossing Baffin Bay
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As we head WNW across Baffin Bay, the formal dining table has become the central work station for a few of us. On this two-plus day open water passage a few of us are working to catch up on various projects, including posting images from a few days back (to follow).
Goodbye Greenland...Thank You
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After a few days studying Glaciers and visiting Ice caps. Rosehearty set sail again, We have left Greenland behind and past Disko island one more time and are heading NW at 13 knots on the way back to Canada. Yes as usual visibility is down to 500m. So far the Icebergs show up well around 6 miles on Radar and somewhat less (1 mile) for the little Growlers. These are less than 5m in size but can be 100’s of tons. Greenland has been a magical place to visit as the blog will attest. The thing it does not convey is how friendly and helpful the local people were in accommodating all our requests. We all look forward to returning one day. 'Till then we will remember which way up to put the courtesy flag!
Humpback Sounding
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This Guy was shot with a 400mm zoom so we were not too close. But they were playing with us, there were 3, for over an hour in Ilussat.
Illusion, Icebergs, Glaciers and Whales
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We arrived in to Ilulissat. A great trip in to the anchorage. Crew organised a Disko party with the ball and lapels!! Unfortuneately we had to delay a bit as a large floe decided to join the party and we had to move anchorage. After we had a large Buffet in the aft cockpit with the guests.. Then a midnight tender trip to the Glacier face where we met up with a few cavorting Humbacks..Yesterday we moved North to Watch a Calving Glacier.. In the Photo look at the refraction on the reflection…..