Prince Christian Sound – Part 2

We continued our way through the Prince Christian Sound.

By now the traditional Hanseatic Pølser Party had started on the pool deck. Food (pølsers = Danish-style hot dogs) was offered – and drinks were flowing freely.

I nevertheless stayed up on the Sun Deck to a) avoid the music and b) get in the views, while we were going through the Southern bit of the Prince Christian Sound.

Of course this did not stop me from having the one or other pølser (with extra pickles of course) and punch (plus those suddenly appearing glasses of jenever).

When we hit the Southern mouth of the sound, nature had a special treat ready for us – a small group of orcas just in front of the ship … seemingly on the hunt for some prey.

Prince Christian Sound – Igdlorsuit

The ship did stop at some point in the sound and we were invited for a shore landing at Igdlorsuit (which ultimately turned out our last shore landing before arriving in Iceland).

We made it over to the beach in an old glacial valley. A walk was offered to the front of the retreating glacier – a distance of about 1.5km / 1 mile one way through rough terrain. It turned out a nice walk through the autumn tundra – to (after climbing the glacier’s terminal moraine) get a great view of the glacier itself.

Prince Christian Sound – Part 1

Today saw us crossing over from Greenland’s west coast to the east coast via the Prince Christian Sound.

We entered the sound in the early morning well before breakfast, but in time for a slow sunrise, that threw in amazing colors and quiet added to the mood.

My nickname for the sound: Lemaire Channel for beginners 😉