Nanortalik, Greenland (Part 1)

Friday, August 3

Nanortalik is the southern most town with a mere 1550 people and another 1200 living in 5 nearby villages. The town's name means "Bear Country".

The oldest building dates from the 19th century, including several of stone and heavy timber and at least one sod house.

The pretty harbour resembles a New England fishing village. There is also a hot spring nearby, with water about the same temperature as the human body.

Nanortalik boasts the only natural woodland in Greenland which adds to the beauty of the town.

Grey skies greeted us to Nanortalik but the seas were calm which made it ideal for tendering ashore.... the Captain had made the right decision in swapping the days of our two Greenland ports.

The weather was quite mild and ideal for walking around the town. Armed with a map from the local tourist office we were walked to all the key sites. The museum was very interesting and consisted of a series of old buildings that had been restored and housed various interesting exhibits and artefacts.

Once again the houses were painted various bright colours but most were in need of repair. There seemed to be a flurry of work going on wherever we walked from laying new pipes, Astro turfing a new soccer field, road works and building repairs. I don't think there would be much to do if you lived there..... life is simple....

Around mid to late afternoon the fog started to roll in and as we had covered most of the highlights including the supermarkets we decided to head back to the comfort and warmth of the ship.

Greenland is a very beautiful country with lots of natural beauty....

We now have two sea days before Corner Brook, our first Canadian Port.