The Adventure Continues ….Nanortalik, Greenland
We cruised all day and night from Iceland to reach Greenland. Early the next morning, we opened the curtains in our cabin and were greeted by beautiful icebergs — remnants from last winter, since it was August. It made me wonder whether you can actually measure the age of an iceberg (turns out you can, through ice layering and core analysis).
The ship anchored and we took a 150-person tender to reach land — a confining ride, though we were glad not to be on a more crowded vessel.
We explored Nanortalik, a small village of about 1,000 people nestled in a rocky fjord, first settled by Danish explorers. A fish monger was selling fresh seal catch, along with seagull eggs.
We walked up to the church atop a bluff, then visited the local market, which offered clothes, frozen pizzas, and TVs — Margaret joked they might sell cars next.
Greenland uses the Danish Krone as its currency.
Last night we met a couple who contract with the cruise line to provide entertainment — bridge and Mah Jongg were both listed on the daily activities sheet. We watched but didn’t play; their game was duplicate bridge, and the style and rules were different from the social bridge we’re used to.
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