Greenland, finally!

Oh great, a Dash 8 - Yeah!!!

Well, a Dash 8 is never really a welcome sight, but when you are preparing to fly over freezing cold Arctic water and then 1000's of square km of glacier, it's especially unsettling.  The plane flew like a champ in a head wind that caused us to have to land to fuel up at a small community just a 10 minute flight from Nuuk.  The view from the plane window was breath taking.  The dominant force shaping this land are the glaciers, and the evidence of their slow but violent influence is everywhere you look.  Deep fjords carve the coastline and large moraines are clearly visible from the air.  It is a rugged but majestic coastline.  I took some pictures but I'm afraid I could just not do it justice.

A view of a glacier just prior to landing in Greenland.

We are at the hotel now and will be busy setting up the gear on the ship tomorrow.  Could be quite late in the day before I make another post.