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| sunset over the Nuuk Bay at midnight |
You wouldn't have flown a balloon this morning down the runway at Narsarsuaq! It was 25kt gusting 36kt and even the local ATC man Peter warned our pilots against taking off in this wind.
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| flight planning at Narsarsuaq |
But after a long discussion and taking into account other weather factors such as cloud base, the weather in Nuuk, freezing levels and so on, the group was happy to give it a will.
Sam took off first leading the RV with Mark and Rocky followed by us in the Beech.
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| sandy beaches along the flight |
The first 30mins coming over the Fjord, high mountain terrain and some extensive ice was a little bit worrying (at least from my window seat) and it was a bit bumpy, but nothing serious and so we carried on heading up the Southern/ western shoreline of Greenland.
Highlights on this flight despite the cloudy weather was a beautiful beach with wonderful white sand. Sadly my bikini was stuck in my bag in the front nose of the aeroplane!
I have also never seen a beach where a Glacier runs down into it.
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| Bluei East 4 |
Followed by this low fly past came Bluei East 4: another abandoned airstrip from World War II. John did a low level circuit and we could also see many oil barrels scattered around the strip. This time we certainly didn't want to attempt another landing. One scare was enough!
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| approach to Nuuk International airport |
Finally after 2.11 hrs a good touch down at Nuuk International airport which seemed really busy with scheduled Air Greenland flights and other movements.
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| departed soul? |
After a short taxi ride we arrived at our 'hostel' for the night. Some nicely wooden cottages dotted along an isolated shoreline. Lizzy the owner welcomed us with free tea and coffee - but even better: with free (and working!) wifi!!! the afternoon was made!
Hammering and computering away I finally left the tech center to explore town.
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| Betty parked up and refuelled at Nuuk |
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| Paula waiting patiently for pick up |
The evening then was spent at the local air freight manager's house Thomas, who kindly invited us to join him for his hand-shot reindeer feast! We enjoyed a most delicious BBQ with raindeer burgers, sauce bearnaise, beans and french fries - and great beer and wine!
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| most people park their boats infront of their houses on the hills of Nuuk |
The evening flew past with lots of aviation stories and plenty of good jokes.
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| delicious freshly cooked reindeer Burgers self-hunted by Thomas |
The pillow saw my head at midnight with a view to the setting sun outside. Another great day!
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