We woke up this morning after a very rough night at sea to see a beautiful sunrise over Greenland. It's one of those places that you never thought you'd see and when you do it doesn't seem real! We got to the harbor at Qaqortoq about 9:00 and took a tender into the little village. There were icebergs everywhere in the fjord - for those of you that have read that great book The Greenlanders we were in the same fjord as the Eastern Settlement back in the 1200's. There wasn't much to see or do except admire the native Inuit in their lovely costumes and but some souvenirs. The village is filled with multicolored houses all up the side of a cliff. Very little vegetation, just granite mountains, the fjord and icebergs. We took some great pictures and now we have a day at sea until we get to Newfoundland. We realized today that everywhere we go on this cruise is a land - England, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. All great Viking country with very rough seas! Being in Greenland today made the fact that the Norse colony lasted from 980 to 1500 even more incredible. Hope you are all well. It was great for Dad to talk to all of you yesterday! Will post again on Wed. nite. Mom
Icebergs
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Qaqotoroq, Greenland
4 comments:
wow, greenland sounds really cool. i can't wait to see your pictures; i'm so glad you got a camera, aren't you? looking forward to your next post!
native inuit? do they look like the ones john smith runs into in "the new world?" that's now my perennial image of inuit. that is insane!! dude. i can't wait to see your pictures! it was so good to talk to dad. love you both like crazy.
it must be so amazing to actually be there. can't wait to see your pictures! love you both so much!
wow, greenland is so pretty!
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