Blogs from Ilulissat, West Greenland, Greenland, North America - page 2

An unexpected surprise today. Originally we had a nine hour boat trip planned to Eqi glacier. A different glacier 100km or so north of Ilulissat. The front of the glacier in Ilulissat is invisible on account of all the icebergs in front of it. Eqi calves into an open bay so the face of the glacier is visible. Unfortunately the boat had broken down the previous day, stranding that day’s passengers so nine hours of boat ride were avoided and swapped with a Sikorsky helicopter ride to the same glacier. The inside of the helicopter was like an airplane and except for the noise it was remarkably smooth and steady. Eqi is truly remote. (There are no roads between towns in Greenland.) This trip wasn’t on the tourist menu (but it should be). 25 minute flight ... read more

We spend the morning walking around central Reykjavik in the rain. It is really just a big village; maybe 200,000 people live in the metropolitan area but the inner city/down town area is tiny and very walk able. More on Iceland later when we return after 3 days in Ilulissat. We have a 12.45 flight to Greenland, which departs from the domestic (little) airport, which is literally on the edge of the CBD. Maybe a five minute bus trip? Possibly the most disorganized airport in the world! Arriving in Ilulissat mid-afternoon and the clouds clear for the first time since Oslo over a week ago. The plane is flying over the Ilulissat ice fjord – 100km of icebergs discharged from a huge glacier, that get trapped at the mouth of the fjord for years because it ... read more

Greenland, we went to a BBQ. I had fish, whale, lamb and bread. We went on a boat. It was long. We saw a whale. I think it was a killer whale. We played hide and seek. We went to a cliff where there was icebergs and played. We went on a hike. We saw a lot of dogs. I bought a stuffed animal dog. We gave it flowers on the hike. We saw icebergs. It was fun - Sofia Journal Entry Aug 4&5 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ After 2 great days in Iceland, it was time to go to my 50th country/territory - Greenland. Daddy said that not many people travel there and not too many people even live there. He had told me that Greenland had a lot of ice and Iceland had a lot of green, ... read more

Our flight from Kangerlussuaq to Ilulissat took 45 minutes, but was three hours late. It actually seems normal to have flight delays here due to weather conditions, but we made it! We stay a total of 3 nights in Ilulissat. The city is the third biggest city by population in Greenland, with a total of 4,500 inhabitants, and 3,500 dogs! We are way up north, but weather is actually a little warmer in Ilulissat than in Kangerlussuaq as we are right on the sea here. We are staying at the Icefiord Hotel. It is a cute little 3 stars place just on Disko Bay. Amazing views from our room, wow, I love to see those icebergs right out of our window. The locals still call end of March winter, but the sun rise at 5am and ... read more