Cod, Gulls and Wrong Charts

After a couple of days of perfect sun, today is overcast. We are ready to go but the winds are not favorable for going north. So we take it slow. The next milestone is that we need to be in Ilulissat on July 21st to pick up Richard.

After getting gas for the dinghy, of which we should now have enough until Alaska, we head out for some cod fishing to a place that Scott has recommended. It is on the west side of Pikiulli. And indeed within half an hour we have 5 nice fish on board. Once we have them we slowly motor west on one engine towards an anchorage in the right direction for tomorrow’s dash.

I am a bit out of practice filleting the fish but I can’t sense eagerness in the crew to do it either, so I hang in. No problem! Like a fishing vessel we are now followed by sea gulls. Those guys have sharp vision picking up the little bits of fish I throw over board every few minutes! I freeze some of the fish and some I leave in the fridge. Nice, I like it!

We decide to enter an inshore passage even though there are no marked or reported specific anchorages. It does look like there should be opportunities though. Turns out even so close to the capital Nuuk the electronic Navionics charts are rather approximate. Noted depth in the chart is 10 meters, good for anchoring, while in reality we find 20 meters, too deep for anchoring with an acceptable swing radius. We try a few bays and then find a quite secluded arm with about 6 meters of water. On the second try the anchor digs satisfactorily. Lunch time!

Tomorrow it is forecast to rain but the wind should be favorable for a leap north. Should work!Read more