Today started late. I got up in time to go to the gym and John got up in time to have breakfast before our bus tour of Nuuk.
Nuuk is a colorful, but small town. Houses are actually multi house complexes, apartments, and condos. We haven’t seen any single family homes (yet) even though there is plenty of available land. The government owns the land, so people can only own their apartment, but not the land underneath it, which makes the whole thing different from what we’re used to. Even this small town has a personality. Perhaps they’re torn about tourism— are we good for them or not? This sudden surge has sparked debates and even a bit of graffiti. We drove around corners and up hills for a great views. We saw the prison, a view of the ship, and a few local icebergs.
Before the end of the tour, we left the bus to go to the Greenland National Museum, then on a walk around town that finally took us back through the “bad” part of town where buildings need to be repainted and then to the boat. It was a simple day, but very informative.
Back on board, we had our zodiac and kayak tests. We’re happy to announce that we passed both. We’re now at sea, sloshing through the Atlantic, watching for icebergs! Some random information below… Good night.
Reading:
Seven Graves, One Winter by Christoffer Petersen (a mystery)
Greenland by Gill and Alistair Campbell (travel book)
White Eskimo by Stephen Brown (cultural anthropology)
People on board:
Many of these passengers have been to Antarctica
People from Australia, Scotland, England, and all over the US
One blind man
Two farmers from Iowa (wearing jeans)
Everyone fabulously interesting
One of the crew is from our Antarctica voyage, someone we remember very well!