Day 7 - August 2
Qaqortoq, Greenland
Exploring Qaqortoq
Welcome to Qaqortoq Greenland!
The official language of Greenland is Greenlandic which is an Inuit language belonging to the Eskimoan branch of the Eskaleut language.
Greenlandic is spoken by about 70% of the native population. The minority language is Danish.
Qaqortoq has a population of around 3000, after tendering over from the ship, we just wandered around town and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
The wild flowers we all over and so gorgeous!
The kids we all around town enjoying their day. A few were "fishing" under a bridge, however, their line was attached to a water bottle, so I'm not sure if they were having any luck!
We also saw several boys with and without wetsuits, jumping and swimming in the lake. It must have been cold, the air temperature was around 50 degrees. Bu they were having a great time
Loved this sled with it's rock lock!
A friendly cat came to say hello and get some belly scratches.
Steve climbed these stairs while I played with the cat. He got some incredible views from up there.
Stone & Man
Qaqortoq has an outdoor art installation called Stone & Man. It was initiated by Greenlandic artist Aka Heegh in the 1990’s. Over 40 rocks and boulders around town have been carved by Nordic artist from Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Qaqortoq from the ship
The moring we arrived was a cool 40 degrees and a little hazy.
The bright colored houses make the town very inviting and picturesque.
By the afternoon, the haze had cleared and it was a beautiful 50 degrees!
As we departed, using Steve's telephoto lens I was able to see a group of seals. Unknown species though they might have been harp seals as they are common in southern Greenland.
Ready to capture images in many formats!
Enjoying a after dinner ice cream.
Sailing in and out of Qaqortoq we saw some interesting shapped icebergs including this one that reminded me of a dinosaur skeleton.
