No Fishing Today

 Our final day in Nuuk and the weather botched our plans. We had a reservation to take a water taxi up the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord system, the world’s second largest fjord system, to the Qooqqut Nuan Restaurant. We would fish on the way (catching cod, arctic char, or redfish) and the restaurant cleans and makes the fish, along with other excellent food–all in a remote and beautiful setting at the tip of one of the fjord's arms. But several hours before departure they called to say that one of their boats just returned and reported that the waves were too high and they had to cancel all trips today. We could get on another one tomorrow, they said. But we fly back to Reykjavik tomorrow morning.

Doug and I were (still are) all shades of disappointment. So we went to get some pity-cappuccinos, while we tossed around the idea that we might come back sometime. It didn’t lessen the disappointment, but it was fun to consider. We have both found this place rather enchanting in it’s uniqueness. There are other Greenlandic towns that would be enjoyable to visit even though getting from one to another requires plane or boat rides. There are no roads between settlements.

We spent the rest of the afternoon walking to several other parts of Nuuk that we had not seen yesterday. It was a pleasant afternoon—even with about a half hour of snow flurries! And we ate dinner tonight at Charoen Porn, a Thai restaurant with a Greenlandic spin on it—whale meat on the menu.

Here are a few random shots from today. The preschool playground built on rock was fascinating (seventh photo down) and my evening's repast of Greenlandic sushi/shashimi with whale meat (the red meat at the right end of the tray) and mattak (white marbled, beside the whale). Mattak is whale skin. On this trip, I've eaten shark, whale, and musk ox. The only thing I'd eat a second time is the musk ox.