Sailing into New York October, 2013

August & September

For the months of August and September we sailed through some of the fjords on the west and east coast of Greenland, as well as traversing the glaciers on foot. The quietness, the light, including the northern lights and the landscapes were surreal. Greenland is an absolutely beautiful place which is melting fast and which will change the climate of our planet.

During our sail up the fjords on the west coast of Greenland we were seeing consistent signs that the ice was beginning to pack, despite it being early September. We therefore abandoned our intended voyage through the North West Passage and instead sailed from Greenland across the Labrador Sea to Northern Canada and ultimately to Brazil.

Greenland Expedition: August/September '13

Traversing across the mass of glaciers with crampons and ice axe

Sailing through one of the many fjords 

Mathieu on guitar and Mike and Cathy dancing on deck

The moonlit sky after 10pm

The ice was already starting to pack in Southern Greenland by the end of August

The colourful houses and buildings of Narsarsuaq

After fastening the boat to an iceberg we drank 10 year old whiskey and vodka with 250million year old ice

The start of a land expedition after securing a mooring spot for the boat