Myggbukta, also known as Mosquito Bay. This was a former
Norwegian radio and meteorology station established in 1922. On the 14th of
October the first weather report marking the first wireless connection between
Greenland and the rest of the world went out. In 1931 five Norwegian trappers
hoisted the Norwegian flag and claimed the area. The flag was lowered again in
1959 and the station shut down eventually. Today it still gets visits from
different cruises, scientists and so on.
This morning we had quite a lot of wind at the landing site.
Around 15 meters per second. This was the reason our kayaking at the site was
cancelled, but the hikers went out for a couple of hours and got to see a lot
of both dead and living musk oxes, snow hares, geese and so much more. The hut
placed in Myggbukta was actually in a very nice shape. It was bigger than other
huts we have visited, it had loads of food and everything was ready for the
next visitors by the time we left. Because it is very important to clean the
huts before we leave.
We spent the rest of the day sailing in fjords. We went into
Kajser Franz Josef fjord, with the amazing moutains all around the ship.
Greenland is a huge country and you very easily feel small. We definitely felt
small today while sailing here. We also went into the Nordfjord and here we are
going to stay all night, because of the glacier that is lying right next to us.
This is a very beautiful place. So goodnight from us here at Fram. See you in the morning!