Reykjavik
Stein posing in front of four whaling ships
Homeward Bound week of June 18th
Danish Built KZ-4
Very rare
British 1943 Proctor
Danish built KZ-2 Pre-WWII Aircraft
A Peek at the Faeroe Islands
The Captain and His Crew
Stauning was an incredible 25 degrees C when we arrived which felt very warm after our northern crossing.
The Reykjavik Airport
Coming in off the North Atlantic...
Flight Attendants Take a Break...
...according to union rules
Southern Greenland
Southern Greenland
Glaciers are calving icebergs throughout southern Greenland
What? No food? Well . . . . .
Visiting the Viking settlement
The sheep are checking to see if Ras has any food.
The Viking settlement
Glacial image from the cabin's panoramic windows
Iceberg near the Viking Settlement
On the way to Narsarsuaq
Are we there yet?
A Reindeer in Greenland
Mariza took this photo especially for "the three bears"
A 40-year old Fir Tree
Over a thousand trees were planted forty years ago but they grow very slowly.
Ice and Ice and More Ice
Mariza Finds Ellen Very Amusing Obviously...
View From the Hills Above Kangerlussuaq
On the Ground and Happy!
Ode to Danish beer
The Twin Beech Sniffing the Fresh Greenland Air
Head of the Fjord
The glacial melt-waters meet the sea.
Flying Up the Fjord
As we neared the top of the fjord, the water became greener.
The Greenland Coast
From here we flew aproximately 150 kms up the fjord to the airport.
Goodbye to Baffin Island
We passed over Eastern Baffin Island before heading over the Davis Strait
Iqaluit
Iqaluit at midnight
Frobisher Bay, May 31/07
Mariza sits patiently but the ice isn't expected to leave the bay until mid July
Approaching Churchill Airport
Old Hudson Bay Fort
Churchill
Snuggling with the bear
Downtown Churchill
In the Cockpit
Ras and Mariza take her up
Mt. Rainier
Enjoying a cup of tea
Outward Bound
Patting Her Nose
Before the Jet Engine...
The Pilot and Crew
Ras, Mariza and Ellen are ready to go
The Pilot
Ras lands at Tacoma Narrows Airport
BEECH 18
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- From 1939 until the mid Sixties, the Twin Beech model 18 was the executive aircraft of choice, with the list of the planes' owners reading like a Who's Who of corporate America. N565US manufactured in 1959, owned and piloted by Ras Nielsen of Seattle, is a collector's item. Never remodeled for cargo or relegated to hauling freight as many were when replaced by business jets, it retains its original executive configuration with two pilot and five passenger seats, "sky wide" panoramic cabin windows, wall paneling, and the overall, general plushness afforded corporate travellers of that era. This classic plane, powered by twin Pratt & Whitney WASP Jr engines of 450 HP each, has recently been retrofitted with modern avionics including satellite telephone. With a fuel capacity of 400 gal. (1,514 Liters), it has a range of 1,400 nautical miles, (2,593 Kilometers).
2 comments:
Hi Everyone! Incredible journey, Godspeed, my friend....we will be watching and saying a prayer for your safe flight.
Hi Mariza, Ras, and Ellen,
Tell us what you're hearing about global warming. News about Greenland has been popping up, well that and Tierra del Fuego, but you're not passing by that area.
The photos are wonderful.
Sandy
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