Well all good things must come to an end and tomorrow I fly home. I have thoroughly enjoyed this trip it has been a real adventure. I have also learned that my preference is more towards remote isolated landscapes than busy shopping centres. Copenhagen was great to visit for a day but given the choiceContinue reading “Day 6, Copenhagen”
Monthly Archives: Jun 2019
Day 5, Trip to Eqi Glacier, plus additional midnight trip to Icefjord
I guess the test of any good trip is would I go again? Would I recommend the trip to others? I would answer big yes to both questions, my journey to Greenland has been inspirational and the most amazing place on earth I have ever visited. Watch this space for some additional pics which I’llContinue reading “Day 5, Trip to Eqi Glacier, plus additional midnight trip to Icefjord”
Day 4 Ilumanaq Settlement boat trip, tour and gourmet lunch
The boat trip from Ilulissat to Ilimanaq takes about 40 minutes depending on how thick the ice is and how many icebergs are in the way. The journey skirts the edge of the ice and as you approach an iceberg the boat slows then speeds up. Just fascinating how the locals navigate the ice asContinue reading “Day 4 Ilumanaq Settlement boat trip, tour and gourmet lunch”
Midnight boat trip out on the Icefjord
Photos from Day 3 walk to Sermermiut
Day three walk to Sermermiut and City tour Ilulissat
Day three started with a walk from the hotel Arctic down to the World of Greenland office in the centre of Ilulissat. From here I picked up my first tour which was a 3 km hike to Sermermiut. Along the way we saw the remnants of old Inuit settlements and as we approached the UNESCOContinue reading “Day three walk to Sermermiut and City tour Ilulissat”
Day 2 journeying to Ilulissat
The day started early in Copenhagen with a relatively decent breakfast then hopped on the metro to the airport. Checked in my luggage, cleared customs then headed out to the boarding gate stopping along the way to get my water bottle filled, alas I couldn’t find a coffee shop who would oblige. I ended upContinue reading “Day 2 journeying to Ilulissat”
Stage 1 complete
Well stage 1 of my journey is complete I’ve arrived safely in Copenhagen and just enjoying a nice cold Carlsberg at Cafe Baaden on the sea front park Amager Strand. My first impressions of Copenhagen and surrounding area is how flat everywhere is. Apparently there are very few hills in Denmark on any of theContinue reading “Stage 1 complete”
Greenland, Ilulissat and Disko Bay
On Monday 24th June 2019 @ 1315 I depart Newquay Airport as a solo traveller destination Ilulissat in Western Greenland. My journey takes me on an SAS flight to Copenhagen (overnight in the Radisson Park Inn near the airport) and then morning flights with Greenland Air to Kangerlussuaq and then onto Ilulissat. The recommendation forContinue reading “Greenland, Ilulissat and Disko Bay”