Uummannaq

Uummannaq is the farthest north we will go on this trip. Tomorrow we'll be heading back down toward Nuuk and flights to Iceland and then home.

Lars' right knee does NOT like getting in and out of Zodiacs, and did not like yesterday's longish walk on the "flat" boardwalk, so he stayed on the ship while Sheila took the Zodiac into town.  Uummannaq is on an island, so pretty much everything is uphill, which his knee would not have appreciated.  We wandered around the town more or less on our own.




Note that these do not indicate roads.  All of these towns are on other islands.

There's a lovely church, but they were having a baptism so we could not go in.

A sod house, and Santa's Mailbox!

In case of tsunami caused by nearby glacier calving, go uphill!

This young lady sang us several traditional Inuit songs.

These look a lot like the carvings on the cliff in Qaqortoq.

Traditional West Greenland women's outfits--sorry about the reflections!

The beadwork reminds me so much of Native American beadwork.


Love the boots!

The men are not so fancy. Anoraq and sealskin pants.

This embroidery with narrow strips of sealskin reminds me of Native American quill-work


Sealskin scissors case

An amazing chunk of rock. 
Best guess is quartz, pyrites, and hematite.

A sealskin umiak, or kayak for 8-10 people, used for whale hunting.


The stonework on this church from the 1930s is just incredible!


The "pointing" is actually "proud" of the surface of the stone, perhaps to minimize freeze-thaw damage?

I just can't resist fine craftsmanship!

A stool made of a whale's vertebra and rib bones.

You would get strong legs living in any of these towns!

I walked up this street for a view from higher up, though I didn't go all the way to the top.
Took the stairs back down.


Just as we were heading back to the dock, the mountain peeked out.

As did the ones on the other side of the fjord.

Meanwhile, Lars managed to take 184 photos without leaving the ship!  We have painstakingly whittled them down to a more manageable number for you.


Lars spent a LOT of time waiting for the clouds to lift.


The towns are all so colorful!



Rock with birds--Fulmars, we think.

The other Lars took his group all the way up to the top!

Please excuse the window reflections in some of these--it was chilly out on the water!




Something yummy in the water, I guess!






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  1. AnnaAugust 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM

    Such amazing photos! So many fascinating things to see! I just love the colorful village buildings peeking out from the rocks. This inspires me to go myself, someday

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