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| Waterfalls everywhere coming from the ice cap and hanging glaciers. |
The weather was pretty blustery and damp so the rest of the ship was confined to indoor too for a good part of the day. But in spite of the weather the scenery was breathtaking as the Captain navigated into a side arm of Prince Christian sound
near the southern tip of Greenland and near the
entrance to the fjord. Here the mountains looked different. I called them elephant rocks - huge bulging slabs decorated with a surprising amount of vegetation. I imagine the craggy surfaces were populated by different species of willow, alpine heather, berries, mosses and lichen. Don’t I wish I could have been out there amongst it.
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| The environment was in parts almost hostile but in a magnificent way |
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| The awesome Kangersuneq Qinngorleq glacier |
In the afternoon some braved the weather to zodiac-cruise across the front of Kangersuneq Qinngororleq glacier. It was fairly impressive from our balcony so I can only imagine what it must have looked like up close and from the water. (It doesn’t bear thinking what we were missing out on – but it’s still better than watch a documentary of TV!)
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| I can't imagine how the houses don't blow off the rocks! |
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| The village of Aappilattoq is dwarfed by the twin peaked mountain |
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| Simply stunning. |
On our eventual return to open sea early evening we sailed close to the small settlement of Appilatoq, which seemed to only just cling to the rocks. Its name means red in Greenlandic and is named for the jagged red mountain peaks rising above it. We were surprised and delight when a boat with what looked like a little family darted out from the village and tracked us waving furiously as we sailed by. It was quite moving..
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