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Saturday, 21 August 2010

Moodswing in Sisimiut

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Friends, this is not what we asked for… Can you imagine - clouds…? Yes, impossible as it may seem, the skies over Sisimiut are covered in g...
Friday, 20 August 2010

Gang-er-sluss-uark...

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...Gang-er-sluss-uark, Gang-er-sluss-uark: Whoever takes the trouble to pronounce the name of the place right will end up speaking it just t...
Thursday, 19 August 2010

Scones and Scores in Itilleq

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Bathed in sunlight, the small village of Itilleq is sitting smugly in the small Fjord like a happy collection of colorful dice just tossed o...
Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Ilulissat

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We have seen lots of spectacular ice on this trip already but today is our major ice day.  Ilulissat means iceberg in Greenlandic and that ...
Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Eqip Sermia

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It was another beautiful morning as we cruised towards the glacier Eqip Sermia. En route we passed the old abandoned mining town of Qulissa...
Monday, 16 August 2010

M-m-m-mannaq and Ukkusisat

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Sometimes there are hardships to endure during this voyage in Greenland.  Today I had to eat lunch at Hotel Uummannaq.  It is a magnificent...
Sunday, 15 August 2010

The Fellow In The Orange Jacket

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Steffen is the fellow in the orange jacket.   He is a member of the Expedition Team and an excellent geologist. Of course I will deny tha...
Saturday, 14 August 2010

Nothing But Blue Skies From Now On

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Blue skies smiling at me.  Nothing but blue skies do I see.  Or so sings Willy Nelson.  We can only hope for more blue skies like today.  T...
Friday, 13 August 2010

When You First Touched Greenland

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Let’s talk about your vacation in Greenland for just a moment. This photograph represents a very special moment in time. It’s the moment y...
Thursday, 12 August 2010

There Aren't Any Vuvuzela's Here.

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We had plenty to do in the morning and afternoon while we headed south on our way to Itilleq.  There was a full plate of lectures in German,...
Wednesday, 11 August 2010

The Hallelujah Icebergs Of Ilulissat

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There are about four thousand dogs in Ilulissat.  There might be more dogs than people. Indeed, many settlements in Greenland have more dog...
Tuesday, 10 August 2010

The View Without A Window

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I was in my cabin this afternoon admiring the view.  I don't have a window but the view is excellent.  The ship has a bow camera which i...
Monday, 9 August 2010

If Life Is Moving Too Fast, Move North.

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We visited Uummannaq this morning.  That's 590 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and in the evening we went still further north to U...
Sunday, 8 August 2010

The Summer Is Waning

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August seven. The summer is waning. Soon the first frost will fall and in another month the first snow flurries will fly.  There are still ...
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