Disko 13: Final leg along the Greenland coast

Today was a full day of motoring on glass - again. We covered the 75 NM to Upernarvik. Here the mission is to reprovision and press all tanks before we cross the Baffin Bay to Pond Inlet in arctic Canada. Even though if need be, we can pick up fuel at many places along the Northwest Passage, I’d rather avoid this as it usually means shuttling diesel in jerry cans with the dinghy, which can quickly become a day-long exercise.

As we near Upernarvik, the iceberg density increases. Nothing crazy, but the glaciers around the area show their effect. In the anchorage is some ice but nothing huge or dangerous. The big stuff can’t make it in - it runs aground before entering the anchorage. Coro Coro and Vanuily are already sitting at anchor when we join them.

The basin is located right next to the soccer field of the town, where the town as gathered to watch a football match. We decide to go ashore right away and check out the town. According to google maps there should be a restaurant, however that doesn’t seem to be accurate once we get there: nothing. The soccer match is a outlandish experience: nothing seems normal: a green (artificial) lawn chiseled into the barren environment, the anchorage with icebergs in the background, the evening sun still burning with warmth.Read more