We boarded Hanseatic from the tender boats, were welcomed on board and offered lunch. Most people spent the afternoon exploring the ship, unpacking and simply moving in.

A mandatory emergency drill and safety briefing followed, after which – in the late afternoon – the journey finally started and we left Kangerlussuaq and made our way through the Søndre Strømfjord (aka. Kangerlussuaq Fjord) towards the open sea into the Baffin Bay. The next stop was in Canada, so this was already our farewell from Greenland – with the promise of being back soon.