Davis Strait and Nuuk Greenland

Davis Strait, the broadest strait in the world is at the northernmost part of the Atlantic Ocean and runs between Baffin Island and Greenland.  Our crossing took a full day plus some during which time there was plenty to do on the ship with lectures, films art classes and even meditation.  One could learn some throat singing if so inclined.  I took a water colour painting class from an Inuit artist which was really fun.  I am the first to admit that I have no painting ability but my finished product was not terrible.  The crossing was a bit rolly but nothing that bothered us though others suffered.

Our first port of call in Greenland was Nuuk.  Greenland is an island country that is part of Denmark and Nuuk is the capital of Greenland with a population of 20,000.  The only way in is by boat or plane.  One thing that really surprised us that for a city this small they had huge marinas with high quality boats. As it was explained to us by our guide the only way residents can get out of town is by boat so anyone that can afford one has one.  The town has quite a tourist draw and we visited the museum which was well set up and walked through town browsing through many of the art stores.  As it was a Sunday stores that were not designed for tourists were closed but that was not what we were there for.  Most of the residents live in apartment or condo buildings with very few single houses.  In the old part of town the colour of the house indicated what your profession is, for example black is law enforcement and red is medical.

At the beginning of the crossing the skies were clear and the seas were rolling

As the crossing progressed the seas got rougher and the fog rolled in. Icebergs were spotted in the distance but not a lot to see

My feeble attempt at watercolour but the class was fun and Nancy was entertaining and way too complimentary 

Nuuk is a port city so for the first and only time on the trip we were tied up and walked off the ship to explore the town

Beautiful setting with actual mountains in the background 

Huge marinas for all the residents boats

Beautiful sculpture at the base of town sitting on a rock in the ocean

Display of National costumes in the museum

Frame of a traditional canoe all held together by leather so it would flex. This would then be covered with seal skins

Petrified mummies that were found in the ice and eerily well preserved 

Beautiful location for a cemetery with the local traditional white crosses

Assortment of colourful single family homes, rare in this city, perched on the point in town