Heading Back To Prins Christian Sund

Snow Dragon At Anchor, Indukasip Island

We left Nanortalik late in the afternoon and motored down a well protected channel to a nearby anchorage. The bay (60' 01N 44' 51W) was unnamed and sheltered by several low-lying islands and a well charted rock. After spending a relaxed evening and morning on the boat, we ventured to shore for a quick walk before moving on. It would have been nice to spend another night but with a low coming through the next day, we would have had to spend three before it would have been clam enough to continue. After taking in the view from the island and picking enough blueberries to get us through the storm, we headed back to the boat and began making our way back to Prins Christian Sund.

From a distance it looked as if the exit to the channel was completely blocked by a large iceberg but on closer inspection we realized there was plenty of room. We slowed down to push through the brash and photograph the berg with it blue band of clear ice as we glided past. Headwinds persisted and aside from a brief sail we motored in order to make the 35 miles in the daylight. There were less icebergs than there had been when we had made our way north. Some of them we recognized but there were also a few that looked like new arrivals from Greenland's east coast.

Sailing, Torsukatak Fjord

The mountains along Torssukatak, one of the passages that lead to Prins Christian Sund, were still as spectacular as we remembered. With their detailed intricate peaks standing out from their massive granite bodies. Near Prins Christian Sund we decided to anchor at Stordalens Havn but found the rapid shoaling and erratic depth not appealing. After reversing out of the shallows we decided there was enough light left to make it to Kangerdluk (60' 13N 44' 18W), the next fjord. Where we found excellent holding in more reasonable depth. The only potential hazard was a bus sized iceberg that was slowly floating around the anchorage. It seemed content to stay on its side of bay and the sole disturbance was the swell coming up the fjord.

For more photos please click on Nanortalik-Prins Christian Sund Album.