South Greenland - Day 13 : The second loop

My alarm went off at 7:00. I needed to be at the harbor in time. The owner of the hostel offered to give me a ride to the blue ice cafe. I declined as it was less than a 5 minute walk. Everyone in Narsarsuaq seemed to own a car, which was strange as including all dirt paths there was only about 8 km of roads. All houses and the store and school were all within a 500 m radius.

 

I left my packrafting gear behind at the bar, which saved me 2,5 kg. I would be carrying a full supply of food again though. As I would be able to buy food at my halfway point in Qaqortoq, the 9 days worth of food I carried was way too much. The best solution seemed to just eat as much as possible. I also had another chat with the lady in the tourist office. I asked how often someone hiked the route I had walked during the past 1,5 week. She said people went there only about 3 times a year, and then mostly in groups. That was really few.

 

From the cafe I was dropped off, by car, at the harbor 2 km away. The boat was roofed and had room for 6 people. I decided to stay outside to take photos. After about 10 seconds I changed my mind. I have no words to describe how cold it felt when the boat sped up. We first visited the village Qassiarsuk on the opposite side of the fjord to pick up some more people. Along the way to Itilleq we approached the glaciers' foot and there were increasingly more and larger icebergs. Some the size of houses. It was pretty cool to slalom between them in a small boat.