Today we visited two places where some from
the Expedition Team were placed in different places with guns – rather be safe
than sorry.
In the morning we made it to Qullissat which
is an old Coal mining town. Qullissat was founded to exploit the resourses of
Disko Island. It operated for 48 years before closing in 1972.
We had arranged a hike in the morning for
those who were up for it. Unfortunately we had to cancel the hike because of
strong winds. We were however lucky to find a more calm place to land with the
Polar Cirkel boats. That meant that those who wanted could visit Qullissat.
A Fox and two Snow Hares were seen inside the
town.
In the evening we reached Eqip Sermia which is
a Glacier located about 80 km north of Ilulissat which is the third largest
town in Greenland.
Eqip Sermia is about 3.5 km wide and the wall
is about 150 m high. It is one of the only Glaciers in Greenland where you can
actually sail over to the wall and touch it.
Passengers were sailed into land where they
could walk around and look at the beautiful Glacier. Sounds sounding like
thunder came from the Glacier with short intervals.
We also saw thousands of Capelin right by the landing site. Some of the crew caught some with fishing nets. A snack for later.
Leaving Eqip Sermia around midnight it was time for jacuzzi while enjoying the beautiful icebergs.
Takussaagut – See you… :o)