Disko Bay: Ice Baby Ice

Our morning at sea promised sightings of ice. After all, to get to Eqip Sermia, our planned destination for today, we had to sail through Disko Bugt (in Greenlandic … Qeqertarsuup tunua) … where big bergs and small chunks of ice can clog the waters. This southern inlet of Baffin Bay, located north of the Arctic Circle, is the largest open bay in western Greenland.

Today, the waters were not nearly as clogged with Mother Nature’s ice sculptures as they had been on our trip in 2013. There were growlers, bergy bits, and icebergs in all shapes and sizes … with plenty of water to negotiate a route amongst them.

Mui and I spent the majority of the morning bundled up, wandering the outside decks. Going up … going down. Going forward … going aft.

Such majesty our eyes beheld!Read more