Greenland - Folk Songs and a Scream

High school student guide

Kayak Show

As the passengers from our ship wandered around the town, high school students at various road intersections directed us to points of interest and answered questions about their culture. They also told us about upcoming "shows" like the kayak show down by the shore, and a local history lecture in the community center. My favorite was at the community school. Five men performed various songs in their native language. It was interesting to see the inside of their community school too.

Note they put a cross on top of the church out building too

Salmon 

Qaqortoq disappeared as we pulled away from our anchorage. One fellow circled us in his speed boat, yelling, and waving. They were such delightful people.  Did I mention I bought a Greenland polar bear baseball cap at the tourist shop?  Looks sort of dumb, but I wear it with fondness anyway.

We enjoy standing on our cabin balcony as we arrive and leave our various ports of call.  This exit was similar to the rocky islands of the sound we sailed through the previous day.  It was exciting to see another iceberg. It turned out to be our last one.












As we moved away from Greenland the clouds descended until we were in fog on the open ocean. Our ocean is now called the Labrador Sea.  I had hoped our rough waters and bad weather were over. Nope! The swells and rough weather were similar if not worse than what we had experience from Iceland to Greenland. Those poor Vikings. They endured open decks. All we find challenging is walking a straight line, and the loud booming noises of the bow slamming onto the swells.

A Scream At Sea

Okay, it was definitely worse. I caused a lady in the spa to scream. Silly woman! I was the one who nearly fell ... into her lap. She was lounging on a divan with her seaweed wrap. Coming through the door from the ship's giant hot tub, I was still dripping, the floor was tile, and the ship gave a toss. I danced and gyrated towards her.  It looked for a second like we might share in the seaweed experience. But in a lucky break, the ship leaned a different direction, and I swerved into a wall. If she didn't want people falling on her, she should have sat somewhere else. Sheesh!



After our day at sea, we visited the UNESCO World Heritage site: L'anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada. It is the only place archaeologists know for certain the Vikings settled in North America.