After flying from Pearson to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, we eventually got to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, which is a territory of Denmark. We spent a few hours exploring Nuuk, just wandering around, getting photos and drinking Greenlandic beer.

After Nuuk we sailed across the Davis Strait in very rough water. So rough, in fact, that they put stacks of barf bags, like you get on airplanes, throughout the ship. Making it across Davis Strait, we spent 4 days at the Torngat Mountains National Park at the northern tip of Labrador, which is pictured at my previous blog.

Finally, we got to Nain, which is the northernmost non-abandoned settlement in Labrador. The school, which includes kindergarten to grade 12 in the same building, put a show on for us in the morning. With this being a mainly Inuit town, the show featured Inuit sports, cultural demonstrations and dance in the gymnasium, including 2 young girls throat singing. Closing my eyes, this throat singing, with its mysterious, harmonious multiple pitches, transcended me to the arctic tundra.

When we were leaving the school, the kids were all out in the halls. For me it was fun to make high-5’s with them all the way out. Then we walked around this town of 1200 with not a paved road. After Nain we had a short stop at the abandoned outpost of Indian Harbour. Then because of bad weather, the ship hurried on to St. John’s, Newfoundland, which was our disembarkation (next blog).

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Route map

Nuuk, Greenland harbour

Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk

Gwen and Deb in Nuuk – the Kamloops contingent

Downtown Nuuk

Downtown Nuuk

Nuuk harbour

Nuuk harbour

Kids fishing at Nuuk harbour

Kids fishing at Nuuk harbour

The Ocean Endeavour

The streets of Nain, Labrador

The streets of Nain, Labrador – no pavement here

Kids going to school

school girls

Hello there!

How are you?

Exploring Nain with the blue gang

Nain

Nain skyline