Friday, 5 June 2009
Sisimiut
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Well, that is some start: If it weren't for the slightly chilly wind you'd be tempted to walk in shorts. The very clear weather seem...
Kangerlussuaq
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Well, and that's about it...it is unbelievable how fast time can pass in the end. Early in the morning everybody get's a famous las...
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Itilleq
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Truly, the weather tries to distract everybody from the thought of leaving, under a clear blue sky we navigate towards our last stop. At th...
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Ilulissat
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There is only one drawback to the day in Ilulissat: It is simply not possible to do everything that is offered, although everything is soooo...
Eqip Sermia
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For the first time this year a ship tries to go into this Fjord. Since it ends at the front of two giant glaciers that are rising high towar...
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Sisimiut
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It is children's day in Sisimiut, so you see many Greenlanders in the streets wearing their traditional clothes, lending a lot of color ...
Nuuk
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The Danish name for Nuuk is Gondthåb - good hope. Whoever had hoped for sunny weather did so in vain, but at least the rain stopped before w...
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Ivittuut
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There are three places in Greenland that are good for spotting Musk Oxen, one of them being Ivituut, the "Grassy Land". There is c...
Friday, 29 May 2009
Narsaq
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We must have done something right - the sun literally wakes us up in the Narsaq Sound, where - for a change - we can go to pier. Now we spli...
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Qassiarsuk
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Morning mist covers the Fjord as we drop anchor at Qassiarsuk, the famous Viking settlement where Erik the Red resided in the year 1000. As ...
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Qaqortoq
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On a chilly morning everybody goes ashore with a full set of options: The Museum does not only show a nice selection of Inuit handicraft ( r...
Igaliko, at last...
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This morning reminds us why we call it Expedition: The pack ice belt is wider than expected, so we have to go around it, shifting the days s...
Monday, 25 May 2009
At Sea (II)
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There is a linear correlation between sea conditions and the number of free seats in a lecture hall. Since the weather has improved today, ...
Sunday, 24 May 2009
At sea
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The weather picks up a little on the Denmark Strait, and we all start to develop our sea legs. Although there is no land in sight, we have a...
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