The Air Up There: Cruising Greenland
Sailing in Greenland is not what I thought it would be. It’s even better.
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Sailing in Greenland is not what I thought it would be. It’s even better.
A pair of sailors discover the joy of community while cruising the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
When a planned transatlantic sail didn’t pan out, this family found cruising Newfoundland to be a most worthy consolation.
The very top of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, at almost 52 degrees of North latitude, is a chilly place all year ‘round. There’s not
The Zartman family seeks shelter in Quirpon with a broken engine.
The crew of Ganymede spent a few days in Fleur-de-Lys, Newfoundland, a small fishing village, and enjoyed some hospitality and a visit with some old cruising friends.
I remembered reading, somewhere long ago, that along this coast they refer to North as “Down”, as if descending into further cold and danger, and South as “Up.”
Things weren’t looking so good for the Zartman family’s stopover in this small fishing village, but then they met the charismatic and very helpful mayor.
We got out of Lumsden at last during a rare dead calm, and it was strange to motor gently between reefs that had been vicious, ship-killing breakers just a couple days before.
The Zartman family enjoys great sailing and a bounty of berries as they continue their summer cruise of the Canadian Maritimes.
We’ve been to hundreds of harbors in our cruising lives, but this was hands-down the prettiest place we’ve ever been.
While he might not have figured out the meaning of the Newfoundland harbor’s name, Ben Zartman he did have ample opportunity to ponder life’s greatest treasures.
Sailing in Greenland is not what I thought it would be. It’s even better.
A pair of sailors discover the joy of community while cruising the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
When a planned transatlantic sail didn’t pan out, this family found cruising Newfoundland to be a most worthy consolation.
The very top of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, at almost 52 degrees of North latitude, is a chilly place all year ‘round. There’s not
The Zartman family seeks shelter in Quirpon with a broken engine.
The crew of Ganymede spent a few days in Fleur-de-Lys, Newfoundland, a small fishing village, and enjoyed some hospitality and a visit with some old cruising friends.
I remembered reading, somewhere long ago, that along this coast they refer to North as “Down”, as if descending into further cold and danger, and South as “Up.”
Things weren’t looking so good for the Zartman family’s stopover in this small fishing village, but then they met the charismatic and very helpful mayor.
We got out of Lumsden at last during a rare dead calm, and it was strange to motor gently between reefs that had been vicious, ship-killing breakers just a couple days before.
The Zartman family enjoys great sailing and a bounty of berries as they continue their summer cruise of the Canadian Maritimes.
We’ve been to hundreds of harbors in our cruising lives, but this was hands-down the prettiest place we’ve ever been.
While he might not have figured out the meaning of the Newfoundland harbor’s name, Ben Zartman he did have ample opportunity to ponder life’s greatest treasures.
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