ГренландияQaasuitsupIlulissatIlulissat Airport69°14’24” N 51°3’54” W
21 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The next time we saw the ground is as we were on final approach to Illulisatt airport, which is tiny and the reason only small aircraft can fly there. We were pleased to see icebergs as we descended,Читать далее
ГренландияQaasuitsupIlulissat69°12’42” N 51°7’60” W
21 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Having discovered our rooms and sorted ourselves out we then went out with our cameras. Our first stop was for something to eat and drink then we walked to the southern end of the town, down to aЧитать далее
ГренландияQaasuitsupIlulissat69°12’48” N 51°7’48” W
22 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
When you are out taking photos time seems to disappear and all of a sudden it was getting late. The group didn't stay in the same place all evening and at one point we split up to explore. We walkedЧитать далее
Путешественник I was wondering what constitutes an icerberg. From “elegant questions” …… Icebergs are pieces of ice that formed on land and float in an ocean or lake. Icebergs come in all shapes and sizes, from ice-cube-sized chunks to ice islands the size of a small country. The term “iceberg” refers to chunks of ice larger than 5 meters (16 feet) across.
Путешественник I've seen one definition that says at least 15m in length. It's easier to think of it as a lump of ice that dropped off an ice sheet and into the sea. Huge bergs the size of countries are probably unlikely to be found off the west coast of Greenland. Sounds like the realms of Antarctica perhaps.
ГренландияQaasuitsupPitorqeqSermermiut69°12’30” N 51°9’12” W
22 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
During the week there were four boat trips scheduled to allow us to get up close and personal with the icebergs. There were two days allocated for these 4hr excursions and each had a daytime sailingЧитать далее
Путешественник Really like the 4th and last photos with the cloud formations above the ice 😊
ГренландияQaasuitsupPitorqeqSermermiut69°11’54” N 51°11’24” W
22 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
We had all settled into things after a while and I definitely started to see images worth taking. I'm sure loads weren't of course, but I'm confident some were worth it ... hopefully, with luck!Читать далее
Путешественник Stunning images, Rob! Glad you’re still here to tell the tale!!
ГренландияQaasuitsupPitorqeqKingittoq69°11’54” N 51°11’24” W 22 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Not having the original video, I've screen recorded this from Nigel Danson's Instagram story. Make sure the sound is on and you play it from the beginning.
You don't see it in the video here, but theЧитать далее
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Spectacular and mighty scary stuff. I have thoroughly enjoyed viewing your wonderful images, Rob.
Путешественник It was a great experience. Loads more to come, though not as scary. 😉😄
23 июня 2023 г. ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
The evening excursion on Lisa, our faithful boat that kept us safe, was at 10pm until 1am and though in Britain that is at night, you can see that it is still very much day time here.
The aim was theЧитать далее
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Super swirls, almost an oil-on-water effect. Really unusual, which make it good.
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I love this one, Rob. An image with so much potential for development - one of Mother Nature’s abstract creation’s with a little help from the boat!!
ГренландияQaasuitsupPitorqeqKingittoq69°11’60” N 51°7’30” W
23 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
We were late to bed, perhaps 2.30am or so and sleep was welcome I must say.
Breakfast was at 9.30am and afterwards we grabbed our camera gear and took taxis across town to this board walk that takesЧитать далее
ГренландияQaasuitsupOqaitsut69°20’24” N 51°0’18” W
23 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
After our morning walk, we took fast boats to visit Oqaatsut, a small settlement north of Illulisatt. There are no roads so the only way to reach the village us by boat, though you can walk along aЧитать далее
Путешественник The culture seems to be that there are houses, but no real demarcated gardens, growing stuff is not easy.
ГренландияQaasuitsupOqaitsutRodebay Bugt69°20’30” N 51°0’6” W
23 июня 2023 г., Гренландия ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
We knew that a meal was included in our trip to Oqaatsut and I assumed it would be at the guest house, but it wasn't. It was actually in the building nearest to where the boats were moored. It was aЧитать далее
Путешественник Eek! I forgot, sorry. It was exceedingly good though, even the reindeer. On the trip I've eaten reindeer, arctic cod and whale. I was surprised how much the whale tasted like meat. Vaguely beef.
Путешественник The disparity between visitors and locals in such tourist destinations must be common. Not a lot of custom from 40 households for a Michelin starred resteraunt .
