Sailing Expedition in East Greenland 1/3
In September 2017 a small lifelong dream came true: a week-long sailing expedition in Greenland. After a stopover in Reykjavik we flew the next morning to Kulusuk in East Greenland, and already on the…
Travelblog Greenland
In September 2017 a small dream of a lifetime came true: a week on board the Aurora Arktika along the remote coast of East Greenland. Icebergs as big as cathedrals drifted in the water ahead of us; we got up before sunrise to see them in the first light and edged our way up to the front of the Knud Rasmussen Glacier. At night the northern lights flickered above the boat. Here is the whole sailing expedition in three parts – ice, light and a great deal of space.
Sailing Expedition in East Greenland 2/3
The evening before, we had marvelled at the big icebergs off Tiniteqilaaq. So we decided to paddle out into the bay by kayak the next morning before sunrise. Completely alone we paddled between beauti…
Sailing Expedition in East Greenland 3/3
Shortly before the Knud Rasmussen Glacier we anchored in the evening in a small, quiet bay, so as to sail up to the glacier edge the next morning. Overnight light rain moved in and bathed everything i…