Nuup Kangerlua - 64° 21' 03"N 51° 23' 39" W

By Kate and Sean -

Nuup Kangerlua* is a 160km long fjord behind Nuuk. We have been watching the icebergs float past our anchorage and learned that they originated from the top of the fjord where two glaciers drain the Greenland Icesheet.  Icebergs! We'd better take a look!

*According to the West Greenland Pilot, kangerlua means fjord in Greenlandic

We headed up the fjord with the plan to circumnavigate Sermitsiaq Island, anchoring for the night at the top end.  We were not disappointed when it came to icebergs.  There were dozens!  And all relatively small so it felt safe to get up close and have a look.  They came in all sorts of amazing shapes but what stood out were the colours - just the most remarkable shades of blue.

Amazing colours and the water was very clear so we could see how
big it was underneath.  

Bergs and bergy bits everywhere!

We went ashore and did some target practice with the newly purchased rifle.  No, we haven't suddenly become gun-totting North Americans, it really IS for our protection!  The Governments of Greenland and Canada recommend carrying a rifle in areas where polar bears are frequent.  The idea is not to kill the bear but to deter it.  Killing a bear is an absolute last resort.  You can read the guidelines from the Greenland Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture here.

Sean taking some practice shots

The day cleared and brightened so we lingered in the anchorage, soaking up the stunning scenery, wandering the shoreline and strumming some tunes.  With the very long days, there was no rush to head back to Nuuk so we enjoyed the sun and rested before our long passage next morning.

The day cleared showing off the spectacular mountains

Voyager at anchor

Not quite bikini weather but gorgeous non-the-less!

Sean strums a few tunes

Waterfall coming from the glacier on the 1 210m high mountain Sermitsiaq

And check out Marisa and Adriano's video @our_tern on Instagram:

Chapter 81 - Ice ice baby
Chapter 82 - Mountains

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