We're hanging out on the southern part of East Greenland, hoping that the high waves will die down before we start up the coast again. And maybe some of the troublesome pack-ice will clear and we can still see a bit of Scoresby Sund. That was one of the main goals of this part of the cruise.
So... our first Zodiac cruise of this trip. Pretty much everyone on the ship got out today, as it was 4C / 40F, and not windy. There was even some sun!
Lars had some comments about an unusual feature of the geology of this place. This area has several different glaciers that feed ice into the same outlet basin. Here you can see at least 3 different valleys that have contributed to forming this glacier.
The next shots work across the glacier from left to right, starting with the oldest, most "rotten" part that's full of dirt and stones the glacier has picked up along the way, and ending with the newest part that is still being fed by the upper valleys. This glacier is now in decline. 15 years ago, the spot where we stopped the Zodiac would have been part of the glacier.
Same glacier, with Zodiac and humans for scale
There's still a small bit of the glacier visible to the right.
The next photos are random shots of things Lars could see from his seat in the very front of the Zodiac.
The tour ended at this beautiful double iceberg.
You can see that they are connected by blue ice under the water.
We had stayed out a bit longer than expected, so the trip back to the ship was FAST. And COLD! Which didn't help Sheila's cold at all. Since there is a lot left to see on this trip, and will be more chances to get ashore, we opted not to take the afternoon hike.
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