Deeper in the fjord, south of Uummannaq Island, lies the settlement of Ikerasak. Want to visit?
This is where I’d like to just point out that I drove a very sedate 50kmh across the sea ice. The snowmobile wasn’t insured. I took it slow. Which is when Jane took over!
A quick shot of Ikerasak mountain to the north of the settlement.
Before turning around to see most of the settlement (population 230+) with the yellow school and the graveyard.
Close up of a house and a polar bear skin drying on the rack.
And my favourite photo.
A quick peek inside the church.
And then time to get back – Jane at the wheel!
Very interesting–what month was this and how long did the travelling take? What was the temperature when travelling? Was there was an established snowmobile road?
Hi Helen! It was “on this day” back in 2007/08, so you can’t be sure that the sea ice is as good today as it was then. By “good” I mean thick and with extensive coverage. The temperature was around minus 25 Celsius, but that feels better than 0 Celsius in European countries because of the dry climate. The travelling time was about an hour – difficult to say as Jane drove about 80 Kmh while I stuck around the 50s! Ah, an established road? Forgive me if I smile at that. There were tracks from a taxi, but it’s best to stick to one side of them. It’s not like the ice roads you hear about in Canada. But it is reasonably well travelled, i.e. a car, maybe two, a day. Better to go by dog sledge though! Much more fun. 🙂
You can see “the road” in the second photo, and the tracks from sledge dog paws. 😉