Blogs from South Greenland, Greenland, North America - page 3

Grenlandija - didziausia pasaulio sala, priklausanti Danijai. Vietiniu vadinama Kalaallit Nunaat. Isvertus is inuitu kalbos - "Zmoniu zeme".Kelioniu agenturose keliones i Grenlandija nenusipirksi, atostogauti saltuose krastuose ryztasi vienetai. Pirmiausia reikia nusigauti i Kopenhaga, o is ten i Danijai priklausancia Grenlandijos sala. Na bet as cia ne apie tai, man niekur skristi nereikejo, mane ten nunese laivas, kurie poilsiautojus retai kada nunesa, tai buvo eksperimentinis reisas, kuris pasiseke visai neblogai. Tankiausiai gyvenama Grenlandijos Pietvakarine dalis, nes cia silciausia. Vietiniai isikure nedideliuose mediniuose namukuose. Mediena atplukdoma is Danijos, nes Grenlandijoje medziai paprasciausiai neauga. Pragyvenimas Grenlandijoje labai brangus. Konservuoti ir dziovinti produktai kainuoja tiek pat, kiek ir Danijoje, o sviezi vaisiai ir da... read more

Saturday July 29th, 2011 North Atlantic- Denmark Strait down to Southern tip of Greenland Latitude 59 degrees 43 minutes’ north- Longitude 42 degrees 38 minutes’ west Thursday we left the western coast of Iceland and headed into what is known as the Denmark Strait. It is not really close to Denmark itself, but it does lie between the distant possessions of Denmark; which are Greenland and the now independent country of Iceland. This lonely stretch of ocean was the location of the famous WWII sea battle between the HMS Hood and the huge German warship the Bismarck. This resulted in the HMS Hood being sunk and it lies on the bottom almost right below where we cruised. We have spent the last several days altering our planned course to avoid storms. We cruised along the entire ... read more

An Excerpt from the Travel Journal of Nigel Fox circa 1925 Entry 20 -- Kristland It was late spring when I decided to ask for Norah's hand in marriage. We had been growing ever closer as we worked together on her 'quest'. Passing so much time in each other's company, it had been amazing to me that neither of us seemed to tire of the other. Sipho had spent most his time with the crew giving Norah and I the privacy we craved. At first I had been the perfect gentleman, indulging only in hand holding. However, our passion for each other grew in leaps and bounds. I began to feel like a schoolboy again: unable to wait until I caught sight of her every morning, delighting in each change of clothing, each subtle glance, each ... read more