Blogs from Tasiilaq, East Greenland, Greenland, North America

Another flight gets us back to the west coast and Greenland’s second largest town Sisimiut, a small town centred around a harbour full of fishing boats. Behind the port are the old houses of the original colony, now a museum spread across seven buildings - only four seem to be open. The Colonial Manager's house is the largest, of course, and houses a museum on hunting and fishing, complete with a fearsome harpoon gun. A display also gives us instructions on the right way to attach dogs to your sled; it depends on the sled type apparently! It's minus 2 with light snow so we head out to sea in an open boat with Jan to look for whales. In the second fjord that we explore, we find four humpbacks feeding and diving; it's worth braving ... read more