Monday, 14.09.2009
Pos. 74°6' N - 057°3' W

Winter has arrived on the west coast of Greenland. The temperatures of the last few days have been around the freezing point with snowstorms. A low pressure area caught up with us as well with winds of 7-8.
Despite the protected fiord we were in by Kraulshavn (Nuussuaq), the winds were so strong that we could hardly reach land with our dingy; the waves in the bay were just too big.
The winds calmed down a bit on the weekend but we decided to wait until the beginning of the week to continue on. We are not far from our winter camp in  Upernavik. We will most likely reach it on the weekend and start with the preparations for the winter stay.  

We plan to continue measuring the numerous glaciers on the west coast of Greenland on the way. Fabian is completely in his element. We documented the Cornell Glacier (photo) yesterday; the analysis will take place later. It is only 82 nautical miles from Nuussuaq to Upernavik. There, at the beginning of October, we will leave the three behind who will be spending the winter on the “Dagmar Aaen”. Kai Meibaum, Martin Varga and Rémy Tokouda are looking forward to their winter job on our old lady.