15-22 August 2025
Everyday at Base Camp we had at least one hike. The most annoying part of a walk/hike, was having to change out of Mustang suits at the beginning (mostly easy), then put them on again before we got back into the Zodiacs (difficult - especially getting boots on when you can barely bend in the suit.
18 August
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| When we went on land from the Zodaiacs, Alex and Anthony had to go on shore first and make sure there weren't any polar bears around. They've never encountered a polar bear, but there's always a first time. |
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| Rock, water, ice, and a little bit of moss - that's the Greenlandic landscape. |
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| A glimpse of the Greenland ice cap in the distance. |
20 August
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| At the end of "Long Thin Fjord" was the remains of a Viking camp. |
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| Looking down Long Thin Fjord to Sermilik Fjord. |
21 August
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| On our last day at Base Camp we hiked the valley behind camp. This was also the valley we flew down on our helicopter ride to Kulusuk. |
18 August
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| Most of the time the water near shore was very clear. |
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| There were always icebergs in Sermilik Fjord. |
20 August
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| Icebergs in Sermilik Fjord near the abandoned sod hut. The hut had been occupied until about 1970. We had a long conversation with Anna who had lived in a sod hut when she was young, and eventually went to university in Denmark, then returned to Tasiilaq as a teacher. What a journey! |
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| Cottongrass was everywhere. It was particularly useful for making wicks for oil lamps. |
21 August
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| Glacier in the distance as seen from the Kulusuk airport. |
16 August
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| Moon over Tasiilaq |
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| Sunset clouds over Tasiilaq. |
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