65:51.43N 37:08.23W

We awoke on Thursday 21st to low cloud that obscured our overnight anchorage. Looking at the weather forecast we decided we needed to be in a good anchorage sheltered from the strong NorthEasterly/Easterly winds predicted for the coming weekend. This coupled with the desire to find another objective that was not just a huge pile of unstable scree, explore an area we had only seen from a distance, and go somewhere Mike had not ventured on previous trips, we decided to head North but stay well away from the coast and the worst of the winds. We motored the length of the ice free Ikasartivaq fjord in low cloud stopping to watch a couple of large Minke whales on route. As we entered Angmassalik fjord and turned North the wind picked up and the clouds disappeared. There were few icebergs and we headed for the settlement of Kungmuit to replenish a few desirable/essential supplies.

Approaching the jetty we were surprised to see what appeared to be an all weather lifeboat moored at what we think was a fish farm or fish processing facility. Sending a photo to the Beaumaris crew soon identified the vessel as an Arun class lifeboat (designed and built by the RNLI and in service in the U.K. from 1971-1990). Apparently a number were sold to Iceland and Canada after being taken out of service by the RNLI, what this one now does in East Greenland we will probably never know.

Having visited the local shop we resumed our journey North in glorious weather up the Angmagssalik fjord and on into the straight, very steep sided and narrow Tasilaq fjord. We passed a group of tents and saw people setting up camp on the Eastern shore. How dare they be here in one of our fjords!

We continued on to the end of the fjord without finding anywhere to anchor, so returned to try the next fjord; Qingertivaq. Another beautiful place surrounded by imposing jagged peaks and glaciers, but again without a suitable safe anchorage due to near vertical sides along its entire length. So onto fjord number three; Ikasaulaq. Another failure with the only possible anchorage at the far end having a shallow bar across its entire width. It now being 8.15pm we admitted defeat and retreated to a known anchorage  opposite Kungmuit for the night. We had travelled 78 Nmiles and seen many stunning and almost certainly unclimbed peaks but finding our protected anchorage for the weekend would have to be done tomorrow.