Field Notebook: Greenland 1987a
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The moon is out to night in her full glory plain visible in the day light. Aug 14 Saturday. Marsort to Slibestorfell, being to feed or lots lost night we did not rise this morning until dawn. The natives by the time had their breakfast and after one hour we at once broke camp. By 9.10 we are away and get in to Karsuut to get one specimen purchased of Mr. Brenton. While take a picture of Mr & Mrs Brent, a puff of roven, and me if men. At 10.15 we say good bye to all including the parson and are saluted by six guns. He returns the salute and slowly sail away. The wind however is small and we use some of the oars. Soon we form a Right Whale. At 12.30 we going at our camping place near Angiarsuut an old house site. A very short distance from our camp is a glacier and a little to the east is a big cliff of sandstone and cozy shale. While at dinner the Rev Pastor call in on his way to NiaKornat. He has dinner with us and remains about two hours. At 3.10 P.M. White and I go out along the beach to collect fossils. After a little collecting we come