Iceland & Greenland Cruise (August) 2024: Day 6 - Nanortalik, Greenland, part 2
As we continued the exploration of Nanortalik by foot, we came upon the shores of Labrador Sea. I thought the bench that faces the sea was the perfect spot to sit a bit and soak up the sun.
We saw a woman bathing in the frigid waters, while who appeared to be her partner was ready to wrap her around a very thick towel once she was done. I guess she just ticked off a bucket list item. She was brave. Seeing this, the husband went down to the water to see how cold it was, and he said that no way he could dip his entire foot in that icy water.
Colorful Nanortalik. We learned from one of the talks on the cruise that historically the color of the house depends on the job of the homeowner. For example, red for churches, schools, including ministers and teachers houses and shops; yellow for hospitals and homes for doctors and nurses; green for telecom and radio communication buildings; blue for fishing factories and plants and homes for fishermen; black for police stations and homes for law enforcement agents. However, in this day, this tradition is not strictly enforced.
Soccer field for the 1,000 residents.
Around this time, we've been needing to use the facilities and we saw a crowd going one way and so we followed. We ended up in Kap Farvel (Cape Farewell) hotel and a sign for public restroom pointed towards the building. The restroom was attached to a pub and we followed the crowd for a little sip and a bite.
The American flag has a Born in the USA on it as well as Bruce Springsteen's image and his name.
At the bar, they offer very few items. I believe they have chips but what caught our attention was the Greelandic version of a charcuterie plate.
Sample.
We paired this with a local brew called Baja which is pronounced baya. How was the food? It was definitely an experience that will never be repeated. But at least we tried the local cuisine, so to speak; and we were not alone; there were other brave souls trying it.
Leaving the pub, we only had one place to see, the local cemetery. We had taken to going to cemeteries when traveling. And this one in Nanortalik had the most picturesque location of all the ones we had visited so far.
This one's for Poke'mon. I wonder if it's a pet.
We walked some more, used up the alloted time by visiting a grocery store, entering the fish market, checking out the coffee shop that was not open earlier when we arrived, and shopped at the one gift shop that we saw. All we could afford was a little refrigerator magnet.
When we reached the port, we saw that the ship's crew had set up some hot beverage table for cruisers. I was hoping for hot chocolate, but this time around it was chicken broth. It warmed us up.
Back on the boat, we hurried to deck 12 for more picture taking as the ship prepared to sail away.
[I will be taking a 2-week break from this blog as I will be traveling - gathering more material for this blog.]
We saw a woman bathing in the frigid waters, while who appeared to be her partner was ready to wrap her around a very thick towel once she was done. I guess she just ticked off a bucket list item. She was brave. Seeing this, the husband went down to the water to see how cold it was, and he said that no way he could dip his entire foot in that icy water.
Colorful Nanortalik. We learned from one of the talks on the cruise that historically the color of the house depends on the job of the homeowner. For example, red for churches, schools, including ministers and teachers houses and shops; yellow for hospitals and homes for doctors and nurses; green for telecom and radio communication buildings; blue for fishing factories and plants and homes for fishermen; black for police stations and homes for law enforcement agents. However, in this day, this tradition is not strictly enforced.
Soccer field for the 1,000 residents.
Around this time, we've been needing to use the facilities and we saw a crowd going one way and so we followed. We ended up in Kap Farvel (Cape Farewell) hotel and a sign for public restroom pointed towards the building. The restroom was attached to a pub and we followed the crowd for a little sip and a bite.
The American flag has a Born in the USA on it as well as Bruce Springsteen's image and his name.
At the bar, they offer very few items. I believe they have chips but what caught our attention was the Greelandic version of a charcuterie plate.
Sample.
We paired this with a local brew called Baja which is pronounced baya. How was the food? It was definitely an experience that will never be repeated. But at least we tried the local cuisine, so to speak; and we were not alone; there were other brave souls trying it.
Leaving the pub, we only had one place to see, the local cemetery. We had taken to going to cemeteries when traveling. And this one in Nanortalik had the most picturesque location of all the ones we had visited so far.
This one's for Poke'mon. I wonder if it's a pet.
We walked some more, used up the alloted time by visiting a grocery store, entering the fish market, checking out the coffee shop that was not open earlier when we arrived, and shopped at the one gift shop that we saw. All we could afford was a little refrigerator magnet.
When we reached the port, we saw that the ship's crew had set up some hot beverage table for cruisers. I was hoping for hot chocolate, but this time around it was chicken broth. It warmed us up.
Back on the boat, we hurried to deck 12 for more picture taking as the ship prepared to sail away.
[I will be taking a 2-week break from this blog as I will be traveling - gathering more material for this blog.]
I might be too timid to go for the charcuterie!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2025/11/montana-home-of-big-sky.html
What lovely pictures - I really must visit Iceland and Greenland one day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cemetery next to the see, can't say I would try seal or whale, not my thing.
ReplyDeleteAnother adventure from your cruise. I've enjoyed all your trips. Great photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Interesting about the house colors!
ReplyDeleteThe 1st photo and the mural are my favourites! Love your posts, get to learn so much about the world! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the color of the houses express the occupation of the owner.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe colorful houses are stunning! It's so interesting to learn the historical meaning behind the paint. And thanks for being brave enough to try the Greenlandic charcuterie—"an experience that will never be repeated" is a great line!
ReplyDeleteInteresting tidbit about the color scheme! We skipped dipping our toes in the South Carolina waters last week — temperatures in the 50s were chilly enough, never mind the icy waters of Iceland!
ReplyDelete...I love the colorful houses!
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