Exploring Qaqortoq, Greenland
This is blog post #22 from our tour of northern Europe. On Wednesday, July 16th, we arrived at our second Greenland port stop, Qaqortoq (formerly known as JulianehÃ¥b), and started tendering ashore at 08:00. We didn’t have any plans, but the ports where that’s been the case have worked...
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Exploring Paamiut, Greenland
This is blog post #21 from our tour of northern Europe. On Tuesday, July 15th, we were offshore from Paamiut, Greenland, having arrived the previous night. We would tender ashore after breakfast. Cathy and I planned to look around the community for as long as she wanted, then I...
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Icebergs and an abandoned mine in Greenland
This is blog post #20 from our tour of northern Europe. Monday, July 14th, was technically our third “at sea” day from Iceland – that is, we didn’t touch land. But as with yesterday’s incredible day in Prince Christian Sound, today offered much more than open sea. We got...
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Cruising Prince Christian Sound, Greenland
This is blog post #19 from our tour of northern Europe. On Sunday, July 13th, we sailed into Prins Christian Sund (Prince Christian Sound). I’ll begin by saying that this 62-mile-long fjord system provided the most spectacular cruising I have ever experienced, and my regular readers know that I’ve...
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