That’s tonight’s anchorage. First time on the hook.
Charlie and i went ashore! Ashore for the first time in the wilderness. Felt fine to walk around on the low spongy alder, blueberry, juniper, spaghnum, grassy hillside. Charlie went up steep waterfall bed to chase the sound of running water above.
“Unbelievable how great it is her” that is a quote from Larry” just now, this minute. “We are in god’s country” he went on.
The day began on the billing in Aappaluttuarsuk. Tiny littler tickle of a cove. We went in to set the anchor, spun head up into an increasing wind, dropped the hook and as we went to give it a second try the windless went out.
Manually hauling the anchor up as the wind pushed us further into the harbor we were forced to evacuate the tiny cove a go out where we could think. At first it looked like an alternator issue again, but discovered quickly that it was the winch.
Wind was an issue and setting a #60 anchor bye hand is sketchy. Consulting the cruising guide let us know that there was enough water at the small dock at the back end of this cove and that is where needed up tied up for Dinner.
Dinner, was amazing; local hunted whale and fresh cod. With a salad.
Punctuating everything was conversation about the winch. The next few nights will be at anchor; wait to you see the pictures of tonight’s.
As so often happens, the need to engage with the people nearby makes for good stuff. Searching for tools I got to see the workings of the town. The guy than ran the local store, a big chain, told me they open at 9. He was great, introduced me to the guy that runs the power/water station. We stocked tool closet; sockets…When i asked about a dremmel he took me to his house.
So for the better part of the morning four men worked on fixing an electric winch in the middle of nowhere with the help of the internet, books, Inuit tools.
We topped off the diesel tanks with 9 trips of about 100 yards to the pump.
At the dock by the plant, likely the towns main employer the women and men offloaded containers with long lining gear with a jib-crane on the dock, they took in containers of fish, not sure species, see pics.
After the winch was successfully extracted from the deck we made a hasty departure to beat the low tide.
High altitude pics by CFG.
This was an\ full day, more on it tomorrow
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