About as close as I can get to the
pronunciation is this is Kuh core tawk. Please add corrections via
comments.
Last night was foggy and the horn was
blasting once every 2 minutes. This morning we entered the channel
in clear conditions. The ice berg guarding the channel was quite
distinct. At 0830 the hook was dropped about .3 nm off town then at
1030 we hitched a ride on a shore boat. There are no ship tours here
so the plan is to wander about town and take in what we can find.
There were some enterprising locals who did run some short tours but
we elected to just walk around. The building are colorful and
originally painted to reflect the needs/employment and so on. A few
vendors had set up stands in a grassy area across from the pier.
Carvings and bead work were featured.
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| Guard berg |
We first took in a museum to view
artwork, traditional clothing exhibits and kayaks. Then another
museum for Viking and other historical local artifacts. Then a walk
on a higher street with a visit to a general store, down to a grocery
store for pastries and finally back to the waterfront. No restaurant.
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| Museum display traditional clothing |
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| museum |
Pleasant and a fine experience. The
locals welcomes us though we could not understand each others
languages. Here they speak Siniluarit or Kalaallisut (an Eskimo-Aleut
language) and/or Danish. A supply ship comes in once a month. A
helicopter delivers mail to outlying villages.
Once our visit was over the hook was
pulled and we headed for the sea which was just outside the channel
and blanketed by a dark cloud and fog.
Noon report: 60º
42.59'N and 046º
02.18'W. At anchor. Depth 380'. Wind 9. Temp 52F, 11`C. Humidity 65%.
Clear. Total voyage 1,174nm. Next port 830nm. Sunrise 0428. Sunset
2150.
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| Looking back on departure |
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