Journal Entry

Enjoying Sisimiut - August 24, 2013

Today we visited Sisimiut, Greenland. It is a town of approximately 5,600 residents. Our tour guide, a Sisimiut native, showed us around the area. The population of this community is expanding with 100 births per year. There is a 6-month waiting list for an apartment, and signs of construction could be seen.

Day 14 MapDay 14 Map of Sismiut, Greenland Colorful buildingsColorful buildings in Sisimiut as seen from the dock On the dockCrystal Thiele and me in front of the ship

The buildings in Sisimiut are very colorful. Traditionally the house colors had the following meaning. Yellow represented hospitals or medical care, green represented hunters homes, red buildings were where you could get government paperwork done, and blue was for the homes of fishermen. This tradition is no longer followed, but the bright colors remain.

Harbor viewBlue fish processing plant in harbor shark boatShark boat in Sisimiut

One tradition that is thriving is kayaking. The kayaking club in Sisimiut passes on skills in the art of building and using kayaks to the next generation of kayakers.

Kayak clubOur tour guide showing us the kayaks at the club in Sisimiut Marine Supply StoreMarine Supply Store in Sisimiut

We were treated to a running race on the day we were in Sisimiut. There were several options, a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or a marathon.

Race FinishRace finish line in Sisimiut young runnerYoung fan practicing for a marathon

Enjoy some of the sites we saw about the town.

CairnCairn outside Knud Rasmussen hostel in Sisimiut Sisimiut home Home in Sisimiut with drying rack and sled dog puppies CemeterySisimiut Cemetery School PlaygroundChristina Riska enjoying school playground in Sisimiut Narwhal ClockNarwhal Clock in Sisimiut Museum