Today
we wound our way a long way up a fjord in Disco Bay to perhaps the
most spectacular tidewater glacier we have yet seen. The Eqip Sermia
glacier pumps ice from the Greenland ice cap at the rate of four
kilometres per year making it one of the faster moving glaciers.
That
also means that it is in a constant state of calving and we saw and
heard many collapses from the glacier face while we were in the
vicinity.
The
principal activity this morning was a walk on shore which was very
pleasant but the principal adventure of the day was the trip back to
the ship in the zodiacs through the rapidly accumulating glacial ice.
The zodiacs became mini ice breakers and, although it was very slow
going, they were up to the task.
It took quite a while to get the ship out of the ice but we did eventually get to some clear water where we were able to have a zodiac cruise. Apart from the usual icebergs, the feature of the cruise was a waterfall coming out of some lakes on the plateau above. It was partially frozen creating some unusual effects.
We
finished the day with a barbeque on the back deck. What a crazy idea
with the temperature at or near zero!
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