With little wind in the fjords life is relaxed.

Kangaamiut: Now we know where the swallows learned to build their nests.

In slow movements but quick progression.

The whale seems to check out every nook and cranny of the place.

To Disko 3: Fjord leutering

July 18 in Greenland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

Winds today are not favorable for sailing north and with the next 2 days promising good southerly winds, we rather spend the time leutering in the enormous fjords. Also we might visit a settlement and / or a glacier. Unfortunately weather is overcast with rain and fog at times.

We leave our spectacular anchorage in a circumnavigation of Kin of Sal. Joerg at the helm, I dare fly the drone. Spectacular.

We catch up with Vanuily, who left earlier but chose a longer route. Jointly we sail up the Ammaqqoq fjord and part ways thereafter. When rain, wind and general nastiness increase, we revert to in-door helming. I cook-up a nice stew for lunch while cliffs and glaciers drift past the windows.

The passage of the narrow creek in front of Kangaamiut is a highlight in it self. To top things off, a humpback whale is passing just outside of the village. Absolutely amazing. I capture a few of its surfacing with the camera.

Now we are on the way to a glacier, should be nice. And tomorrow we head out and continue north.Read more