SISIMUIT
We arrived in Sisimuit, Greenland to an overcast sky with no wind at all. This is the most Northern town with an ice free port all year. This town surprised me as it was more prosperous than I would have expected. Fishing is the key industry. Houses were very nice and all brightly painted and the entire town was very clean. Just over 5500 people and most are the descendants of Danish and Inuit people.

Our local guide was a delightful young lady who is studying at University and here visiting her parents for the summer. We walked the town and stopped at certain points where she answered a lot of questions. She was full of answers. Some of the interesting facts that I knew from before were about education. All schooling is free and University is also free in Greenland or any Nordic country. She gets a monthly allowance from the government that pays all costs including accommodation and some left over. No commitment to return to Greenland after graduation but she said most of the graduates do return home.

We visited a grocery store and found pricing just a little more than the pricing in the USA. They have small area with shops and museums. In one of the shops was a Narwhal Tusk and Ken took a picture.

They offered a tasting of local foods. The shrimp was really full of flavor. One of the expedition team told me it was because they cook the shrimp in salt water. They also offered whale, cod and a muskox soup. My new fascination with muskox I decided I had to try it. In reality it tasted like a beef broth, quite tasty.
It was a nice easy day and that is exactly what we needed after the last two travel days. Now an afternoon at sea and the start of the lecture program. The lectures are show live in the cabin, I really like that.


Photos from Sisimuit, Greenland:












Narwhal horn.