Well, they are only human beings, after all… Who? Meteorologists, of course. No other species on the planet can be wrong so often without consequences. (OK, maybe politicians…) They promise sunshine, we get rain. Hey, that was just an unexpected low pressure system riding in! We dress up in shorts and T-shirt, and it’s bitterly cold outside - listen, pal, the winds have turned to East, couldn’t know that, could I? And when by weird coincidence reality meets the forecast, then it is a triumph of modern science.
But
there is that one other scenario: The forecast is wrong and everybody is happy
about it.
This
morning the bridge announced a partly cloudy day with 8 degrees, so just ok
weather for the many things we had in store for Sisimiut, the second largest
Greenlandic city. City touring, tasting of Greenlandic food, hiking, taking a
boat ride to the scenic island of Assaqutaq, or, later, watching the amazing
skills of the local Kayak champion.
And
of course for the crossing of the famous line, the Arctic Circle. King Neptune
and Captain Hårvik gave everyone the opportunity to sample Arctic ice water -
down their neck, during the famous baptizing ceremony.
On
arrival in Sisimiut the clouds dispersed almost immediately, making way for the
most incredible blue sky. The temperatures rose to surprising degrees, and
suddenly the word of the hour was - sun protection. They are not going to
believe this at home…
So
every activity was blessed by the weather, only the hikers felt a little too
hot sometimes and were happy to finally reach the snow on the top of the
mountain.
And
nobody thought about meteorologists anymore…