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Greenland with Sir Robin

e started seeing icebergs a day before entering Scoresby Sund. That was exciting as most of us on board were seeing them for the first time. Early in the morning, a few hours before entering Scoresby Sund, we were surrounded by thick fog and the visibility reduced to a few feet. It was windy and choppy. We were motoring as the wind was on our nose. As we turned to port at the entrance of Scoresby Sund, using the chartplotter and GPS for reference, the fog cleared in a matter of seconds and we had this grand vista of one of the largest

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