Sailing away from St.
John's, the Blue Whale plunged headlong into the blue Labrador Sea and continued its journey north.
In this part of the sea, the daytime temperature is moderate, and the maximum temperature can climb to about 30 degrees in the afternoon, but once the sun starts to tilt westward, the temperature will soon drop.
At night, the temperature in the Labrador sea can reach around 10 degrees.
Even in the ocean, the temperature difference is very large.
The Labrador Current, which originates in Baffin Bay further north, inevitably flows through this area before heading south into the Atlantic Ocean.
Due to the presence of cold snaps, the temperature here is much lower than that of the southern sea.
The Newfoundland fishery that the Blue Whale just passed through was formed mainly because of the confluence of the cold Labrador Snap and the warm Mexican Current.
Originally, according to Captain Andrey's sailing plan, the Blue Whale departed from Boston, and then went directly to the Arctic Ocean after a fresh water recharge in Nuuk, the largest port city in southwest Greenland.
Although there was a half-day delay in St.
John's last night, it was nothing for such a long voyage.
For example, when the Blue Whale went to Antarctica for scientific research before, it would often wait for a long time in the Argentine port due to sudden changes in the weather conditions in the Antarctic waters.
Although I stayed in St.
John's for half a day this time, it was because the employer invited me to a seafood dinner, so it didn't matter if the crew would rather come a few more times, who cares about a half-day delay?
The distance from St.
John's to Nuuk is about 1,160 nautical miles, and at the speed of the Blue Whale, it takes about eighty hours to travel.
After three and a half days at sea, the Blue Whale finally approached Nuuk, located in southwest Greenland.
Even though it has entered the middle of summer, the temperature in Nuuk is still quite low.
The maximum temperature here during the day is only about 20 degrees, and the temperature at night will drop to about zero.
Nuuk is Greenland's largest city, the largest port, and of course, the capital of Greenland.
However, even though the city is the largest city in Greenland, the permanent population of the city is only about 170,000, which is about the same as an ordinary township in China Although Nuuk is close to the Arctic Circle, the port of Nuuk, which is deep at the exit of the Gothhob Strait, has very few days of frost in a year.
So it became the largest city in Greenland.
There are no agricultural crops around Nuuk, so it is not suitable for agriculture, but fishing is the mainstay of the industry.
The vast majority of the people who come and go in the harbor are fishing boats.
The Blue Whale is very large, and it is a giant ship in Nuuk Harbor, and Nuuk Harbor only has a 10,000-ton berth, which is still at the outer dock, so the Blue Whale can only dock at that pier.
The Blue Whale is going to dock at Nuuk Harbor for two days, in addition to fresh water replenishment, and more importantly, to allow the crew to completely relax before entering the Arctic Ocean.
The Blue Whale is a research vessel, unlike ocean-going freighters, which only dock when they reach their destination.
In order to take care of the scientific research personnel on board, the scientific research ship will often create the conditions for going ashore as much as possible.
If you really don't have the conditions to go ashore, there is no way, but as long as you can go ashore, you will basically dock.
Nuuk Harbor is still far from being caught in the Arctic Ocean, but unfortunately there is no port terminal further north where the Blue Whale can dock, and this is the last port that the Blue Whale can dock before entering the Arctic Ocean.
After staying on the ship for almost four days in a row, Yang Jing and Gege felt that the earth was shaking.
It's a natural reaction, staying on a boat for a long time, and just getting off the boat is this kind of beating.
It's like staying at a high altitude for a long time (more than 4,000 altitudes), and once you go down to a low altitude (less than 100 altitudes), then it is easy to get drunk with oxygen After a little getting used to it, the feeling of shaking everywhere slowly disappeared.
Gege sighed with emotion and directly said Yang Jing's heart-it's better to be Mother Earth!
When Yang Jing and the others arrived at Nuuk Harbor, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, but the sky here was still bright, and the sun had not yet set.
The sun doesn't go down until about 10:30 p.m., and then at 3 a.m., the sky lights up again, and the sun rises around 3:30. got off the boat, came to the booked hotel, and after eating a big meal with local characteristics, Yang Jing and the others rested.
As a result, when he fell asleep, Yang Jing felt that it was already bright outside.
Woke up Gege in a daze, "Honey, it's dawning outside, don't sleep" Gege also rubbed his eyes in confusion and looked at the window.
The curtains aren't enough to completely block out the sun, so it's really dawn outside?
Gege touched his phone and looked at the time, and angrily slapped Yang Jing twice, "You stupid, this place is close to the Arctic Circle, and the sun will come out at three o'clock in the morning!"
” Yang Jing, who was confused, realized that he had made a big oolong.
I grabbed my watch on the bedside table and looked at it, and sure enough, it was only half past three in the morning!
Didn't say anything, continue to lie down and sleep!
I slept until seven o'clock in the morning before waking up, and when they walked out of the room to prepare for dinner, they saw Lin Dan sitting in the restaurant with a tired face and two dark circles under his eyes.
Yang Jing stepped forward and stabbed this guy, "What's wrong?"
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Can't help but make a big sword last night?
” Lin Dan rolled his eyes helplessly, "I can't sleep at three o'clock in the morning."
Damn the polar daylight phenomenon!
” As soon as Yang Jing heard this, he immediately laughed happily with his stomach in his hands.
Lin Dan sleeps very lightly, especially sensitive to light, and he won't be able to sleep if he is a little brighter.
On the boat, it's okay, the curtains on the cabin windows are tight, basically opaque, and there are eye patches to use, so you can ignore the early sun.
But not in the hotel, the curtains of this hotel are very ordinary, and as soon as the sun comes out, the room can be slightly bright.
As a result, Lin Dan was forced to suffer.
Clark McCann said with a smile: "I already reminded him when I got off the boat last night, let him come down with an eye patch, who knows if he forgot" Gege was also happy after knowing it, and everyone in the room was happy, leaving Lin Dan with a sad face.
After breakfast, everyone went out to explore this beautiful town.
After all, if you want to stay here for two days, you can relax to your heart's content.
Nuuk is still very beautiful in the summer, and the snow that has covered the area for eight months has disappeared by this time, but it can still be seen on the mountains not far away.
Some conifers become lush at this time, and the flowers bloom during this rare warm season.
Stand in front of the hotel and wait for the arrival of the local guide you are looking for.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would have been hard to believe that this small city surrounded by greenery was actually a city on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
Because Danish or Greenlandic are spoken here, and few speak English, Yang Jing and Gege and their group must find a tour guide who understands English.
After waiting in front of the hotel for more than ten minutes, an Inuit drove a Ford pickup truck and stopped in front of everyone.
The Inuit are what we call Eskimos, but in North America, you'd better not say Eskimos, or they'll turn their backs.
If you call someone an Eskimo, it's like a Chinese Huhai person calling a foreigner "Little Red Guy", and it's strange that people don't turn their faces against you.
Although this guy is an authentic Inuit, he has a very Westernized name, "Hey guys, I'm Jack Aitmuk, you can call me Jack, I'm the tour guide for you today." ” This Jack is not the Jack played by Xiao Li Zi in "Titanic", this guy is more than 1.9 meters, with a beard, very strong, and Clark McCann.
After greeting each other for a while, Yang Jing and Gege began to tour the city on foot under the leadership of this Jack.
Nuuk is too small, and although the city covers an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, the urban area is too small.
Even the distance from the airport in the southwest to the northeast of the city is only five kilometers in a straight line, and the width is about two kilometers.
On foot, it takes less than half a day to get around the city.
In fact, as the capital of Greenland, Nuuk still receives many tourists from all over the world every year, which has also given rise to many local tour guides.
However, the best time to come to Nuuk is in winter, and only in that season can you truly experience the polar atmosphere.
Jack is obviously a very qualified tour guide, and along the way, he introduced Yang Jing and Gege to many famous local buildings and landscapes, although the city does not have much to offer "Do you see that mountain?"
Jack pointed to the high mountain to the northeast, the summit of which still wore a "white hat" — no melting snow, "and that's our most famous mountain in Gotthob."
It is located on the island of Cermiziak, a small island in the fjord of Noopkangrua to the north.
At 1,210 meters above sea level, Mount Sadler is the highest mountain near Gotthob.
Often in the background of our Gotthob panoramas and visible from most parts of the city, this mountain is one of our most famous natural landscapes in Gotthob. ” Jack said, pulling out a tourist brochure like a trick, and on the cover of this brochure, sure enough, it was the mountain.
As for Jack's Gotthob, it's another name for Nuok.
Nuuk is the English name for Greenland's capital in the West, but among locals, they are more accustomed to calling the city Gothob.
Because in Greenlandic, Gothhob stands for good hope.
"Can you go to that mountain?"
Gege asked, her English was also quite fluent.
Jack smiled and nodded, "Of course, but don't look like this mountain is so close, but it's actually twenty kilometers away from us in a straight line, and you need to take a boat to get there."
If you are sure that you would like to go over and see Sadra up close, I can arrange a boat for you. ” As soon as he heard that he was going to take a boat again, Gege hesitated slightly, but finally shook his head, "Forget it, since you want to take a boat, you won't go."
In the past few days, I've been getting tired of just taking a boat. ” Jack smiled, not disagreeing.