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Sunrise 6th August 2011

There is a viewpoint on the lake which is the best place to watch the sunrise.  It takes about 10 minutes to canoe round there.  At this time of year we leave about 5.30 am by the clock.  We arrived just before the light hit Mount Monarch.

nuk tessli sunriseThe advantage of the canoe trip is that behind the island the lake is calmer and you can usually see reflections.  Rapidly, the light changed.

nuk tessli sunrise 2Sam took the canoe back into the water.

Sam canoeing at sunriseAnd the light changed again

sunrise at Nuk TessliSam took this photo of a tree.

sam's photo of a treeAnd here we are canoeing home for breakfast.

sam in canoe