Disko 9: Moored against rock

First thing we head out to the Arctic Char place and indeed there is a river and fishing nets in the water. Yann and me head out in the Dinghy, me pretty confident. After about 2 hours we return with no fish caught, not even a fish sighted. Ah well.

The good thing is that by now the sun has burned off the fog and we motor to a potentially exciting anchorage. I have heard that it should be possible there to moor against the rock with fenders. That sounds appealing. After about 2 hours we arrive, scan the anchorage and do find a rock face with dangling lines. We turn the nose into the wind and with fenders on the port side approach the wall. Slowly! Depth is around 9 meters when touching the wall - wow! Yann jumps on shore, climbs the rocks and hands lines to Jörg while I keep the boat in position with both engines. Exciting!

The weather is absolutely beautiful. As the temperature rises and the wind completely dies, mosquitos increasingly harass us.

Yann and me decide to hike a nearby mountain peak and as always are not disappointed. Thanks god we have mosquito nets over our hats. The entire way we walk in swarm of flies and mosquitos. About mid-way up we notice an Arctic Fox eying us from the distance. He produces bird-like, loud sounds that give him away. Why?? He keeps coming closer still eying us. What is his intention? Hungry? I figure he is locked on this small island of a few miles in diameter until the sea freezes over again next winter. Lonely and hungry?

When we arrive at the summit and sit down, an Arctic Hare, a rather large white rabbit joins company. Both of them are now curiously following us. A scene like from a ferry tale. Back on the boat we have a feisty dinner. With windows mostly closed because of the mosquitos outside, temperature inside is now at 24°C the effect of sun and lack of wind. Water in the bay is surprisingly warm at 9°C . Richard went free-diving and brought home some moules. How nice!Read more