Tuesday, August 21, 2018

FRIDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 2018 - NANORTALIK, GREENLAND

Fortunately the weather gods were good to us again and we had a brilliant day in Nanortalik.  It was a tender port and after stepping foot ashore, we didn't think there was going to be much to see…. but we were very wrong and the Open Museum was fantastic – beautifully preserved homes, Eskimo huts & cottages, on the Arctic waterfront which was dotted with little fishing boats.

 

One of the most outstanding features of the island were the huge boulders taking pride of place with homes literally built around them.  Talk about rocks, rocks of all shapes and sizes – everywhere.  Again the homes were brilliantly coloured, albeit very humble in structure.  Perhaps it was school holidays here as well, but there weren't many people around – except for Princess passengers, of course.

 

We walked and walked up and down many of the streets and chatted to a few locals along the way.  There are a couple of little hotels, one of which we had coffee in, whilst other patrons were enjoying a 'fisk'…. which is Vodka plus another ingredient which tastes like Fishermans Friends L  We were again rugged up, and although not too cold, that wind just froze you to the bone.

 

There were no signs in English and from the frontage of the little shops, it was very hard to decipher what was actually inside.  The little women's fashion shop looked a bit strange on the outside but inside was really nice.  We were totally amazed when we entered one of the largest buildings and quickly realised it was a supermarket, selling washing machines, motor bikes, boats, TV's, along with groceries, all displayed beautifully, as well as freezers full of salmon, prawns, veggies and desserts.    

 

A good tender ride back to the ship as the fog was beginning to set in but didn't last long on Deck 11 for drinks and soon after enjoyed dinner with our group in the dining room.

 

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