Blogs from Qaqortoq, South Greenland, Greenland, North America

Now we are here, it is hard to understand why Greenland is so unknown. Its a huge country with so much to see and do and undiscovered by most travellers. We started in Nuuk, the capital city (pop. 18,000), and, we're told, the least Greenlandic. It is certainly not all red houses and snowmobiles but, nevertheless, it is very Greenlandic to us. All around the city are snow capped mountains - we're in the last days of April - and the fjords are deep blue and the sun is shining. There is a new part to the city which has lots of cafes, good restaurants and an art gallery full of work by local artists. Indeed, we are discovering there is art everywhere in Greenland. Down by the old Colonial Harbour are many preserved building from ... read more

August 27, 2019 – Qaqortoq, Greenland– Weather: 39°F/3°C @ 7:00 am, 48°F/9°C 2 noon, partly cloudy, wind 5.8 mph, humidity 55° Today’s port of call is Qaqortoq, Greenland situated on an island along Greenland’s southern coast. Originally, we were to have stopped here on the outward journey back on August 7thbut the itinerary changed and the stop was moved twenty days on to today. The name Qaqortoq, which means “white”, aptly describes the landscape that is dotted with outcroppings of white granite. Originally settled by the Vikings the current settlement was founded by Danish and Norwegian colonists in 1775. Today approximately 3,000 inhabitants call Qaqortoq home. Situated along the shores of a natural harbour the town stretches up from the shore and into the surrounding mountains. Colorful houses and other buildings hug the ru... read more

Then wind was still whipping crazy with whitecaps and vapor coming off the bay. Jan had to make alternate plans for us to get to Qaqortoq. The original plan was for a boat to pick us up in Igaliku and transport us to Quqortoq, stopping to see a church ruin. But the wind dictated we weren't going to do that. Plan #2 is to go up & over the ridge by the same route we had walked previously and catch a boat there. The boat ride would take longer, but would be safer. After lots of discussion they decided to give us 6 and a German couple a ride to the other boat dock, and transport our luggage. We met the boat at about 1:45 p.m., and took a fun, bumpy ride to Qaqortoq, which took ... read more

Grenlandija - didziausia pasaulio sala, priklausanti Danijai. Vietiniu vadinama Kalaallit Nunaat. Isvertus is inuitu kalbos - "Zmoniu zeme".Kelioniu agenturose keliones i Grenlandija nenusipirksi, atostogauti saltuose krastuose ryztasi vienetai. Pirmiausia reikia nusigauti i Kopenhaga, o is ten i Danijai priklausancia Grenlandijos sala. Na bet as cia ne apie tai, man niekur skristi nereikejo, mane ten nunese laivas, kurie poilsiautojus retai kada nunesa, tai buvo eksperimentinis reisas, kuris pasiseke visai neblogai. Tankiausiai gyvenama Grenlandijos Pietvakarine dalis, nes cia silciausia. Vietiniai isikure nedideliuose mediniuose namukuose. Mediena atplukdoma is Danijos, nes Grenlandijoje medziai paprasciausiai neauga. Pragyvenimas Grenlandijoje labai brangus. Konservuoti ir dziovinti produktai kainuoja tiek pat, kiek ir Danijoje, o sviezi vaisiai ir da... read more