We left Iceland in the very, very early hour of 6:30. This meant we were up at 4:30 so we could get our wheelies (roll aboards) to the luggage handlers by 5:30. This is not a vacation as I am sure you figured out by now. It is an expedition in the true sense of the word and this day was to prove that.
Our flight was 2 hours long, but because of the time change we arrived at approximately the time we left. No customs or immigration – not happy about that because my passport will not have a stamp from Greenland. We immediately boarded buses, I use that term loosely, with big wheels, sort of like the vehicles we used in Iceland, but not as nice. And we were off to tour. We landed in Kangerlussuaq, a bustling town of 500.
The vistas of Greenland are stark and beautiful at the same time. We saw almost dry riverbed, the melt off of snow just beginning. There were parts that were desert like, sand dunes and small rocks. There were mountains, huge boulders and amazing colors. There was also rain, unusual for Greenland, we were told they only get rain 60 days a year. The ride was bumpy. We saw part of the Inland Ice Cap and that was wonderful. We had lunch in a tent on the shore of a lake.
We were scheduled to fly on to our final destination in Greenland, Ilulissat, at 2 PM, but there was an earthquake and tsunami in the north of Greenland and all aircraft had been called in to try to rescue the town that had been covered by a rock slide. So we were told our flight was now at 4:30 and we were off to see the tundra and a small museum.
Half way through the tundra touring, more bumpy roads with the slight chance of seeing a muskox, our trip person got a call that there was now a plane earlier and some of us would get on it. So we quickly made our way back to the airport, drew straws to see who got on the earlier flight and waited. Those who lost the “lottery” for seats went on to the museum.
We waited and waited for the plane to arrive and it did not. Our tour person, started a tab for the group at the bar so we could get drinks and snacks, because we had not eaten in about 2 hours, and we waited. Several planes came in, but not ours. Finally around 7 we left for Ilulissat and 45 minutes later we were on the ground and 10 minutes later at the hotel. This is the view from our room.
We had a quick dinner because we were scheduled to go out in boats on Disko Bay. This is the time of the midnight sun and we are very close to the solstice. The bay is filled with icebergs and we had a beautiful evening. It was cold out, but the sights were spectacular. Our photos can only give you a small impression of what we were treated to seeing. The sun even peeked out for a few minutes.
We were back at the hotel, by 11:15 which was 21 hours since we got up!
Fitbit – 9141 steps, 96 floors and 4.33 miles
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