Ice was forming on the water! It stretched out to us from the shore, soon surrounding us, and grating on the anchor chain and the aluminium hull as the slight current swept it past us, leaving a track of broken shards behind us.

Rob Hudson, crew, Atlantic crossing 2 Oct

My ability to form words to describe the splendour of the scenery is woefully inadequate. Suffice it to say that it is ok!

“Yesterday afternoon we entered the fjord which cuts inside the southern tip of Greenland, and motored in deepening dusk between 3000 ft mountains on either side of a 1000 ft channel. We were aiming for Stordalens Havn, an anchorage described as deep and steep to, and the pilot advised anchoring in 40m to be clear of the shore. Also it is “liable to the incursion of ice in certain conditions”.

We set the anchor at the second attempt in 7m – on the first the depth went from 20 to 2m in a boat length – and put out the kedge. After a great supper from Andrew, we were tucked up by 2130.

The sights this morning at 0715 exceeded everything experienced in this beautiful country so far, and words do not do them justice. The deck was slippery with frost, the sun was rising down the channel to the east, and the mountains swept to the water around us. And ice was forming on the water! It stretched out to us from the shore, soon surrounding us, and grating on the anchor chain and the aluminium hull as the slight current swept it past us, leaving a track of broken shards behind us.

This is a photo of Eagles Quest II anchored near us you can see the ice on waters surface.

Now off to the weather station at Ikerasassuaq to get ready for the belt for southern Ireland when the weather looks right. The forecast is getting better, so perhaps not long now.”