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Travel // Going Around // Europe // Qaqortoq, Greenland
Travel // Going Around // Europe // Qaqortoq, Greenland
After navigating for about 1800 nautical miles over the North Atlantic Ocean generally on a northwesterly course from Southampton, UK, the ship has finally arrive to its first port in Greenland – the port of Julianehåb (Qaqortoq). Qaqortoc pronounced as KRA-KROR-TOK means “White Place”. The origin of the place is unknown but perhaps it is possibly because of the seagulls who flew along the river to the settlement and decorated the stones all white!... So don’t look up!...LOL... Qaqortoc is situated at the tip in the south of Greenland. It is a clean pleasant harbour town and is considered to be the hub of the south and is worth visiting at this time of the year when wildflowers makes a wonderful contrast to the icebergs floating around the fjord. Greenland lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle so it’s pretty cold over here despite the fact that northern hemisphere is still on its summer period. The 2 degrees Celsius or 36 degrees Fahrenheit air temperature made me quiver a bit at first but later on my body seems to get used to it. The place is so quiet. Well, what to expect with only 3,306 inhabitants in the area.
Qaqortoc, Greenland. Photo taken on August 12, 2010
On approach to Greenland earlier today, few icebergs started to be visible from everywhere as forecasted from www.dmi.dk and from the weather update we received from the INMARSAT. We are always cautious never to hit these icebergs, so, extra lookout plus another senior officer manned the bridge. We just don’t wants a repeat of the Titanic fate.
The ship arrived at 9AM, earlier than the scheduled time and dropped anchor at the designated anchorage position assigned to us by the Harbour Control. The port has a pier but the depth and length is not suited for the ship, so, everyone arrives to the pier through the ship’s tenders. Despite the overcast sky hovering Qaqortoc, the weather in general is still fantastic – no wind… Yes, that is what we are always so concerned about. It’s really difficult doing tendering operation with gusting winds. Ship will set sail again tonight at 10PM to its next port – the port of Narsarsuaq, just about 70 miles away from Qaqortoc. The weather forecast over there seems not favorable – light rain. Anyway this is just a forecast.
Qaqortoc, Greenland. Photo taken on August 12, 2010
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