• Kangerlussuaq Airport

    8 augusti, Grönland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    After breakfast, Paul and I put our luggage in the hotel luggage storage room and headed out on a tour: Greenland Ice Sheet, Point 660.

    Unfortunately it left half an hour late because the bus had to be changed to another one. The original bus had engine problems.

    The drive to the ice sheets was about 37km along a gravel road built originally by Volkswagen to test their vehicles in extreme conditions.

    We saw reindeer and also the remains of a downed 1940's military aeroplane - it ran out of fuel due to poor landing conditions.

    We reached the end of the road and walked over glacier moraine to the glacier and walked a short distance to take in the surroundings. It was amazing despite the rain.

    When we arrived at the airport, we discovered some flights were cancelled and some were/are delayed, including ours. We hope to board/depart an hour later - if the notice board system is correct.

    So we are waiting for updates....
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