Nuuk

Paul was up soon after midnight due to fog and didn't get back until after 6 am.

He slept much of the morning and was awake when I got back from the day's briefing for tomorrow.

I noticed that there had been last-minute cancellations for 2 of free hiking tours that were offered to guests. (Some tours are free, other tours - guests pay for.) Paul was happy for me to see if we could get last minute tickets for the shorter, 2 hour hike, and we got put on it. Yay.

Cirkus Lake Hike Experience - tour.

After a short bus ride around the bay, we were dropped off at the side of the road and started our way, past blocks of flats, up a hill to the lake.

The lake is called Qallussuaq tasia in the local language, or in Danish: Cirkusssøen' lake. It is a fresh water lake that provides drinking water to Nuuk, so fishing and swimming are not allowed, and dogs are not allowed in either.

We did a nice circular route around it and walked back to the road via a slightly different path.

The lake is quite pretty, surrounded by mountains, and at the top of one side of the mountains is a ski resort that runs in the winter.

When we finished the walk, we could get dropped off in town or go back to the ship.

Paul and I decided to visit the museum, and after that, we walked by Church of our Saviour, Hans Egede staue, and in the water of a small bay - a statue called Mother of the Sea. Hans Egede, according to Wikipedia, was "a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Danish-Norwegian interest in the island after contact had been broken for about 300 years."

We decided it was time to head back to the ship, but on our way, we stopped at a local supermarket and got some ice cream, which we ate on our walk back to the ship. Yum.Читать далее