Tuesday, June 5, 2007

DAY TEN, LEAVING KANGERLUSSUAQ FOR NARSARSUAQ, JUNE 5/07

Forty-knot winds are still blowing in Iceland but the forecast for tomorrow is better so we are leaving Kangerlussuaq this morning for Narsarsuaq , a two-and-a-half-hour flight south along the coast to the tip of Greenland. This maneuver allows the option tomorrow to try for either Iceland or the Faeroe Islands depending, as always, on the weather.

As in Kangerlussuaq, the airstrip in Narsarsuaq (“the large plain”) was built, almost overnight, by the US military during the Second World War.

(PS. Mariza says that she is disappoint, VERY disappointed, that the alleged squash court in Kangerlussuaq turned out to be…agh!.. a racquetball court! There is no justice...)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Intrepid Flyers and Adventurers:
Really enjoy the blog. the photos are terrific and the descriptions make me wish I were with you!
Hope the weather cooperates.
Keep flyin high.
love
CarolK

Unknown said...

I´ll be on duty in Narsarsuaq when you arrive - And wow, do I look forward to see that beautifull bird in our little, but wonderfull Airport :O)

Brgds
Junior

Anonymous said...

What an amazing adventure! I'm sure it's a thrill of a lifetime. We've been following your trek and thoroughly enjoying it. Bill & Freda