August 9^th, 2026

Sisimiut, Greenland

Our final port in Greenland was Sisimiut, with a population of 5,500 it is the 2^nd most populated city in Greenland.

The town itself is built on several rocky outcrops so getting around involved quite the work out.

We decided to do the Sisimiut walking tour and taste of Greenland.

We left the port

And walked to a bay

There were racks and racks of kayaks as kayaking is not only a popular sport, but a means of getting around.

Our guide, Freddie, a keen hunter himself, discussed the relative challenges of hunting for beluga whales, which can be done by motorboat, and narwhals who get spooked by the noise of the engine, so you must approach them in a kayak. Now you know.

On our walk up to the town, we stopped by Aanaa’s House (Granny’s House) which is a typical village house, looking much like it did in the 60s. It indeed looked much like my grandparents’ house in the 60s.

We walked higher and higher passing by houses

And the church.

We also passed by the municipal and educational buildings. They have 8 kindergartens which was impressive. The only new looking building was the Taseralik Cultural Center on the shore of Lake Nalunnguarfik.

One building stood out because of its rather vibrant color scheme.

The tasting was rather interesting.

The food was well displayed, and there was certainly more than enough shrimp to go around.

There was also plentiful raw whale skin.

I passed on most of it – seal blubber and marinated whale really aren’t my thing, but they had caribou soup which went down well. Freddie, out guide, had shot 5 reindeer yesterday, but reindeer meat was not on offer.

After our tasting we headed down the hill back to the port.

It must be quite a hard life living here. We are in the middle of summer, and it was freezing cold. I was impressed that the population was not only holding steady but was in fact increasing. Our guide who was in his 20s didn’t have any thoughts of moving away – he seemed to be very happy with hunting and fishing and had his dogs to transport him around in winter. He used to have a snow mobile, but said he got rid of it, dogs don’t run out of power. Words to live by.

Once on board we went to the open deck at the bow on deck 6 and looked back on the town.

It really is a very pretty place, but way too cold for me. We retreated indoors again , said goodbye to Greenland,and decided it was time for caviar.

The amount of caviar was certainly sufficient, and more than on the Quest which is good to know. I had been concerned that Seabourn had been cutting corners a bit, but that certainly has not been evident on this cruise. Everything is as wonderful as ever.

After dinner there was no show, but instead there was a fireside chat with one of the expedition team. The team members certainly have had a lot of very interesting life experiences and love sharing this with us. I do miss the Seabourn Six, but on an expedition cruise things at times seem to be more educational than entertaining. That’s OK, education certainly can be entertaining. And at our age we do need to keep our brains stimulated.