Again, we experience
nice weather. A little bit more overcast than yesterday but it is still sunny
and not windy.
We arrived
one hour later than it was planned. The southern part of the narrow strait
between the Disco Island and the Nuussuaq Peninsula called Vaigat was and still
is full of icebergs and there are even more in its entrance of the village of
Saqqaq. Fram could sail only with low speed through this icefield. Thus we have
this delay.
We started
our operation at 9.00 am. Kayakers went out first, followed by the ice cruisers
in this beautiful weather.
Then all
other passengers are brought ashore for a nature adventure in the Camp Frieda,
a nice glacier valley east of Saqqaq. They could enjoy the tundra and hikes
through the nature. Some very fit passenger succeeded in reaching the glacier
front and being back in time for the last Polar Circle Boat at 13.00 pm.
Back on
board a nice BBQ was waiting for us at deck seven. The sky offers us a
wonderful halo around the sun.
Fram sailed
for our afternoon expedition. In the meantime we had some lectures.
At 17.00 we
reached the northern part of the Disco Bay and sailed into another big ice
field. There wasn’t possibility to go further north through the Ata Sound to
reach the Eqip Sermia. The Captain and the expedition leader decided to offer
another ice cruising with boats also to go into the ice with our ship.
Everybody can enjoy the nice scenery of an ice covered sea sitting comfortable
in a chair on deck or in the Observation Lounge.
When the
ice cruisers were back we started heading to Ilulissat. Again, we had to fight
through a sea full of icebergs of all sizes. Fortunately Ilulissat is not very
far and the weather is very enjoyable.
