For The Love of Travel

Internet is back temporarily.

We saw POLAR BEARS! Really up close and personal……they initially ignored us and then …..came to investigate possible FOOD!  After about 5 mins of sniffing the wind at the base of our vessel, yep that close……they mosied off and went for a long swim.

Absolutely beautiful sunset over arctic sheet ice.

What a magical afternoon and evening….we spent about 4 hours up on deck.

No more posts now until 22 August as there will be no internet access where we are going…..stay tuned !!!!

Ilulissat, meaning “the Icebergs”, is the third largest settlement in Greenland with a population of 4,500 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The (Jacobshavn Glacier) Icefjord runs west from the Greenland Ice Sheet to Disko Bay, flowing at a rate of 20-35 metres per day, resulting in 20 billion tons of icebergs calved off and passing out of the fjord every year, eventually running out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Disko Bay has had a rich source of walrus for ivory, seals for pelts, and whales for a variety of materials, with these becoming the main exports and source of income for Greenlandic settlers, who otherwise would not have survived as long.
We transferred off the mothership to a small wooden boat and had an amazing time oh ahing…. and photographing the HUGH icebergs….seriously gorgeous!! Eric, the Ice Master, was on board to talk to us about the various iceberg formations and their probable history. A fascinating afternoon.