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Without even looking at the flight path map, you know you have entered Greenland's airspace.
On board Air Greenland en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013)
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| The cold and uninhabitable Greenland Ice Sheet. You wonder why on earth Greenland is named as such when it is obviously white. =D On board Air Greenland en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Frozen! This is one of the many glacier lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet. On board Air Greenland en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Spider in booties! Very interesting looking moraine, like crab, like spider... Greenland Ice Sheet as seen on board Air Greenland en route to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Next stop... North Pole? =) Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| View of the Kangerlussuaq Airport and Kangerlussuaq fjord from my room in Hotel Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013). You can see where Kangerlussaq got its name from... Kangerlussuaq means "Big Fjord". |
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| Kangerlussuaq main strip - This is the main road of Kangerlussuaq, you can actually call this an "expressway" cos there are no traffic lights at all. =D In fact, I didn't see any at all in other parts of Greenland too. Really self-regulated traffic. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Wreckage of a plane During a whiteout, 3 planes crashed. This was what remained of one of them after the pilots ejected from their planes. Fortunately there was no casualty. This was a 2nd plane crash site I have ever visited... the first was in Iceland (with a more intact plane still not reclaimed) and now this.. maybe due to the unpredictable weather conditions in the north, that's why there are such occurrences. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| "Entrance" to the vast ice desert at Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) You know they say "the ice is always slippery", but after walking/running here, I can safely say that Greenland Ice Sheet in summer is not slippery at all! =D |
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| Attempting to cross one of the many fast flowing streams on the ice sheet... The depth of the wider streams like this one, was more than ankle deep. Our Gore-Tex hiking shoes could only protect us up to our ankle level. If the stream was any deeper, we would end up with really cold and wet feet, which would be terrible! Don't play play, the water here is icy cold! We had to walk along the stream to find the shortest width to jump across. What we learn in school i.e. long jump came in handy when hiking on the Ice Cap. However, this last stream proved to be too wide for us to jump across, so we had to forgo walking further inland and head back. Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| The Roadblock! Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| A semi-frozen mini stream Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Never ever underestimate the Arctic sun! Though very cold and windy, it was also really sunny here. I think we suffered a little snow blindness while on the Ice Cap. Could hardly see the photos on my camera's LCD screen cos of the glaring sunlight. As a result of being a "Smart Alec", we neglected putting on our sunglasses and sunblock on our faces. The sunlight, and especially the reflection of it off the ice was really brutal... we were sun-burnt as a result. Both face and eyes! Our faces stung each time we applied moisturiser on it for the next 6 days. And we had rabbit eyes (i.e. red eyes) too from the sunburnt! Really OUCH! =P Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Leaving Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| Whipped cream on ice! =D Can see the ice being compressed and pushed in all directions. Ice Cap Point 660, Greenland (4 August 2013) |
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| The vast Greenland Ice Sheet (4 August 2013) |
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| Russell Glacier, Greenland with an ice-dammed lake. Remember this is how the glacier looked like on 4 August 2013. Maybe another 10-15 years, the ice coverage here would be out of view. It is dangerous to walk along the shore opposite the glacier cos when it calves, there is a chance of tsunamis. You can see the damage caused by tsunamis where the grass had been displaced as a result of glacier calving. |
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| Another view of the Russell Glacier, Greenland (4 August 2013). You can see some calvings debris in the lake. |
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| Santa's reindeer on a summer holiday in Greenland! (4 August 2013) |
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| Such a feast for the eyes... we enjoyed the long walk, dragging our luggage, to our unique "hotel room". =) Ilulissat is appropriately named as such cos it means "icebergs". Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| When you think of Greenland, you think of Inuit (popularly but inappropriately known as "Eskimos"). When you think of Inuit, you think of igloos.... Where got igloos in summer you might think but here they are. The five igloos in Hotel Arctic are made of aluminium, not snow. Staying in one is definitely an experience to remember. With water heated by solar energy shared between five igloos, you better not be the last occupant among the five igloos to bathe, and that is a warning! The shower usually starts off with warm water. Midway through your bath, when you are least suspecting it, when you have soap suds all over your hair and body, with the showerhead positioned over your head, you turn on the tap, and then the "Screaming Games" begins! The worst thing is that you have no choice but to complete the bath in Greenland's "room temperature" water of 6 degrees celsius! Pure agony! Might as well be swimming in the sea outside with the icebergs. =D Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Even the Greenlandic huskies boast of a beautiful backyard in their homes! Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| From Hotel Arctic to the town centre, it was an approximately 20 minutes walk (depending on how many times, and how long you stop to take photos!). While walking, this was the view we saw when we turned back and looked... the beautiful Hotel Arctic is the building in red. Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| There! You have seen the whole Ilulissat town centre, including its harbour. Really small, isn't it? Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Listening to the sound of silence at Ilulissat Icefjord... Aside from occasional thunder-like sounds of moving or calving icebergs, it is total silence at the Ilulissat Icefjord. Maybe this might sound a little silly but the type of silence at Ilulissat Icefjord is different from the type you hear in an enclosed room or noise cancelling headphones. In an enclosed room, you hear static silence; at the icefjord, you hear open silence. Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Feeling the heat! The afternoon sun lent its spotlight to the iceberg, giving it a fresh perspective. Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Broken, crushed ice in Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) You can see how an icefjord differs from a glacier here from the packed ice that is floating on water instead of moving over land. |
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| It's a big, BIG world! Hiking along the edge of the UNESCO iceberg-filled Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) is a balm to the soul. |
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| Astroboy wannabe! Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Icebergs in Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) With such beautiful surroundings, it is quite hard to imagine that in summer, there were swarms of relentless and brutal mosquitoes flying around us! This is not an exaggeration. Coming from mosquito country in Singapore, this is so much worse! Had to put on head-nets to keep them from biting our faces and flying into our ears/noses/eyes. |
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| The never-ending Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013), as viewed from Holms Bakke. Holms Bakke is where the people of Ilulissat go to on January 13th (13 minutes before 13:00) of each year, to welcome back the sun after months of darkness. The sunlight reach town only a week after the 13th of January. |
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| Dog shanty town, completed with a flag! Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Puppy love! Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Circle of life... Greenlandic husky mama and babies taking their afternoon nap. Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Apparently it was nap-time for all the dogs in Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Water, the colour of mercury! Iceberg-filled Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Reflections of the Greenland Sky! Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| The water looked so metallic grey yet it was so clear that you could see the underside of the iceberg. Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Iceberg and its reflection on the water ripples in the Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) under the midnight sun. |
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| Iceberg, midnight sun and ripples in the Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Interesting mix of shapes, tones, colours and patterns on the iceberg in the Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) under the midnight sun. |
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| Sublime... Midnight sunlight cast on the face of a massive iceberg at the entrance of the Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland. (5 August 2013) |
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| Open sesame! =D This is the "entrance" to the Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Midnight sun cruise among the icebergs... The light was amazing at this hour. Pic was taken using my Android phone camera! Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Midnight sun and the icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Water, colour... I love the contrast of colours between the sky, iceberg, water and the rusty boat! =) Disko Bay, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Zion's Church in Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Hotel Hvide Falk and iceberg in Ilulissat, Greenland (5 August 2013) |
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| Back to our igloo to rest for the night. It was already past midnight by the way. Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Danger! Looming icebergs! Rough seas and foreboding skies made the icebergs in the Disko Bay, Greenland, looked so menacing... Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| In the mood for danger... The dark sky and choppy sea set a dangerous look for the iceberg. We were looking for whales... in such weather, you may ask "What whales?". =D Hahaha amazingly we found a humpback! Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Finally a whale appeared! It was a humpback! *cheers all around the boat* Ok it was the one and only whale we saw in this tour but we were happy. Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Third time lucky... after 2 failed attempts in Iceland and Scotland! As it was a bad weather day, we were satisfied that we even get to see one humpback whale. We think this must be the "backup" whale they released into the sea in case we didn't get to see any. =D The 2 hours we spent observing the one and only whale was enough time for us to learn its dive pattern and when to press the trigger. Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Making a splash! Humpback whale and icebergs in the Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| "V" for Victory! The pattern on the whale's tail is unique, and that's how you differentiate from one humpback whale to another. Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Our towboat! =D Look at that!! The humpback whale just swam right under our boat and surfaced just metres away!!! You can see its long white pectoral fin under water. It looks like it was leading the way for our boat. =D Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Speak to the tail! Humpback whale clearly putting on a performance for us all on the boat! Though diving was all it did, no breaching, we were more than contented with what we saw. =) Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Aerial view of misty icebergs at the mouth of Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Blue lagoon of the icy kind! Aerial view of a "Blue Lagoon" on an iceberg in Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Aerial view of icebergs and ice floes in the Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Aerial view of the misty icebergs in the Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Aerial view of a bread-like iceberg that we saw the previous night during our midnight sun cruise among the icebergs. Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Icebergs in swirling mist. Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| I finally see land... Yes that is Ilulissat in a glance! Our 1-hour sightseeing photography tour in a tiny 6-seater plane was finally coming to an end. On hindsight, it was not worth spending that kind of money when the sky was so overcast. Even more so when motion sickness hit me during the last 20 minutes of the flight. To a person who was already green in the face, struggling not to retch in a plane that constantly orbited round and round and round was truly a nightmare! My face was turning greener by the second. Even with my eyes closed, it felt like I was walking through a spiralling dark tunnel with no end in sight. As it was a small plane, we had to wear headsets to cancel out the super loud noise inside the plane, and to communicate... guess what? My headset did not work! I wanted to get the pilot's attention for a barf bag but could not. A scene where everyone was giving me the evil eye and using tissue paper to wipe their clothes and faces while I was apologising profusely flashed through my mind! That was more than enough motivation for me not to puke at all cost! Haha luckily nothing happened and I did not make a fool of myself. It just felt like the longest 20-minutes of my life! Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| "Grrrrrrr... Hey you! Yes, YOU! Stop taking photos of me feeding my babies!" Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Heavenly! The yellow route marker has the best seats in the house, always! =) Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Is this not heaven on earth or what? Thick fog shrouded the massive icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord, but left their peaks bare to look like the peaks of the great mountains like Mount Everest. Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| This is just the tip of the iceberg! If you have not seen the base, you would think that these are the peaks of mountains like Mount Everest, and not icebergs! Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| If there is a heaven for all melted icebergs, this is it! =) Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Ice Land in Greenland! Ilulissat Icefjord, the UNESCO World Heritage hiking trail and Inuit Ruins of Sermermiut. The iceberg-filled bay besides Sermermiut valley may look like a safe and protected bay with no signs of danger but appearances can be the most deceptive! If any huge iceberg calves, tsunami could happen and that is really dangerous! Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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Mist swirling its magic!
Icebergs, sunlight and mist definitely do blend well. Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Really love the light being reflected from the icebergs... it really gives me so much tranquillity just looking at them! Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| View of the Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) as we walked along the coastline towards Ilulissat town on the Yellow hiking trail. |
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| Boat in the mist and midst of the icebergs. Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Black gold! Love the gold-black tone in this photo. Nature gives the best lighting. =) Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013), littered with icebergs and disintegrated icebergs. |
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| Disko Bay, Greenland (6 August 2013) with a golden aura. Notice one of the icebergs has the shape of Cleopatra's head? |
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| Home of the icebergs... Ilulissat town and Old Power Plant facing the misty Disko Bay. Icebergs are practically at the town's doorstep! If you look real closely, you can also see Hotel Arctic with its five igloos in the background. Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| The test site for Nippon Paint? =D Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Making our descent on the final stretch of the Yellow hiking route via a steep flight of stairs! This is considered a luxury compared to the uneven ground we had been walking on for the past 3 hours! Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Houses by the Bay. Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Even a Husky pup knows that to lead a fulfilling life, you have to stop and smell the flowers! =) Ilulissat, Greenland (6 August 2013) |
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| Sermeq Kujalleq (Kangia Glacier) is truly the most productive iceberg factory! Overnight, the whole bay in front of Hotel Arctic's igloos was filled with icebergs! Lots of calving at work! Ilulissat, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Ice, ice baby! Ice-clogged harbour in Ilulissat, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Embarking on a whole new adventure... On our 70-km boat ride to Glacier Lodge Eqi (formerly known as Ice Camp Eqi), the icebergs were our constant companions. The blue skies, the sky blue water, the icebergs are truly a photographer's dream. Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Iceberg in spotlight. On our way to Ice Camp Eqi in the early morning, I saw many beautiful icebergs in the Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013). This one caught my eye the most since it was right in the middle of a natural "spotlight"! Beautiful lighting in the sky! |
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| UFO landing in Greenland... The clouds can sometimes play tricks on your eyes and make you imagine something that is not. That happened when I was sailing in the Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013). |
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| Skyfall... Sky looking at its own face in the watery mirror. Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| What lies ahead... Putting the magnitude of the iceberg ahead into perspective by including the people taking a shot of it... Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Ice mountain! Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Mirror reflection in the Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Iceberg dumping ground? =D Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Soot-covered iceberg! Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Iceberg looking to the sky! Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Iceberg disguised as lemon meringue pie! If this is a lemon meringue pie, it will definitely be the world's largest! This is actually one of the many interesting looking icebergs in the Disko Bay of Greenland (7 August 2013). |
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| Untouched waters... Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Sea ice! Do not be mistaken... this is not an ice-field but a sea of ice! The Disko Bay was half frozen from the glacier calving but luckily the ferry we were on was an icebreaker boat. Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| The calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| It looked really near but we were actually 1 km away from the front of the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| And the calving show begins! Eqip Sermia, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Sudden thunderous crashes of the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland (7 August 2013) Within the 2 hours when our boat was stationed in front of the huge Eqi Glacier, we saw more than 10 calvings! The week before we arrived, there was a huge calving of an iceberg, which resulted in a tsunami. The camp staff who were watching the calving at the jetty had to scramble uphill for their lives.That tsunami washed away the jetty as well as a great part of the stairs leading to the campsite of Glacier Lodge Eqi! |
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| The walk from the Port Victor to Glacier Lodge Eqi is actually a 400-metre uphill climb. Yes, it is as steep as it looks! Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Bye bye boat! See you in 2 days' time! Iceberg-strewn Disko Bay, Greenland as seen from Glacier Lodge Eqi (7 August 2013) |
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| 69° North... This is the very remote Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013), which is accessible only by boat. Our hut is the back-most first building from the left, facing the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia. Luckily we paid more for one of the 4 Comfort Huts instead of Standard Huts. That is the price that stood between us and warm solar-powered warm showers. Haha 3 days were a little long to go without baths, one of the biggest comforts we usually take for granted in life! |
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| Panoramic view of the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Icebreaker! Disko Bay, Greenland (7 August 2013) as viewed from Glacier Lodge Eqi |
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| Every hut has a really good view of Eqip Sermia. This old hut was the expedition hut of the French Arctic Explorer, Paul Emilie Victor. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| This is as close to nature and wildlife as you can get... A polar fox (or arctic fox) right at our doorstep! Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Polar fox lured by the smell of dinner in Café Victor. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| This way to Ice Cap. That way to Delta... We tried the Delta route and it was so difficult. We could hardly climb over the huge boulders, so we had to give up! Maybe it is just us! =D Route marker in Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| A wall of ice! From the huge chunk of overhanging ice, it looked like there would be lots of calving soon! Eqip Sermia as viewed from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Introducing Wily, the resident polar fox of Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013). |
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| The look of anticipation! =D Polar fox looking expectantly at the chef of Café Victor for dinner. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| "Yum! That tastes good!" Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| The shrieking fox! "I'll have one more of whatever you just fed me!" =D Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| The sated look after a good meal. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (7 August 2013) |
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| Kawaii look! Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| "Call me maybe?" =) A wild Arctic fox in his summer coat hanging out at Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| This is the entire campsite of Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013). The nearest supermarket is only a few hours away by boat. =D |
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| An optical illusion? Because of how this photo was taken, with more than half of it being composed by water and ice, it feels like the huts are facing a wall of water, a huge tsunami with its crest at the dark wave-line just before the specks of white begin. Maybe if all the ice in Greenland melts, that would be the sea-level! And that is truly a scary thought! Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| An uphill task! Hiking in the direction of the Ice Cap from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| This lake was the furthest point we could hike in the direction of the Ice Cap cos we were too tired to continue. =D Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Top view of the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013). |
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| Shadows in the sun Never expect that we would be sitting here, with our backs to the sun, doing shadow play. =) Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| The sea facing calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Foxy lady! Polar fox in Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Lunchtime! This polar fox is one of the unofficial summer "pets" of Café Victor's Thai chef since this campsite is only opened for about 4 months in a year, June - September. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| David and Goliath The red ferry looks like a miniature next to the huge calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland. This photo was taken from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| The daily ferry that transported us here from Ilulissat. Besides passengers, the ferry also carries food and other supplies to this camp. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| The new arrivals! This expedition team were heading straight for the Ice Cap, which lies on the other side of this mountain. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Start of our hike to the Eqip Sermia Glacier, Greenland (8 August 2013). We have to detour round the inner shore instead of walking along the sandbar even if it is the more direct and quicker path due to the risk of calving iceberg-triggered tsunamis, which are pretty common occurences. |
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| Walking along the inner shores, after crossing several rocky streams, while on our way to Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Our target is the top of the "little hill" in front, where we would have a panoramic view of Eqip Sermia. To get an idea how high we would have to climb, see the 2 hikers in the middleground. =D On our way to Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Waterfalls, fed by the melting Ice Cap, along the hike route to Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| The incline was really really steep. It was pretty scary to walk vertically up the face of a mountain especially when the wind was blowing at the leeward side of the mountain. Makes one feel breathless, which is quite an irony when there is no shortage of air! I did feel pretty faint and had to make several rest stops. Haha my kind guide even had to hold my hand to support me while we continued our ascent. =D Hike to Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| We made it! Our reward was a beautiful top-down jagged view of the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia, Greenland (8 August 2013). The wind up here was really really strong. |
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| In discussion with our wonderful guide on the topography of this area. Hiking back from Eqip Sermia to Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Caught in the act! The polar fox in the front was taking a dump when I captured this shot. =D Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| The stalker! Polar fox at Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| The sun never sets during summer! This is what they called the midnight sun. View taken from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (8 August 2013) |
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| Room with a view... Our cosy Comfort Hut in Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Our Comfort Hut from the outside... This entire hut was ours for our 3 days 2 nights stay here in Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013). I love everything about it, inside out. =) |
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| Backview of our Comfort Hut in Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) Greenlanders sure love the colour red. Their national flight carrier, their ferries, even most of their houses are red in colour. The colour choice is fitting though cos it gives such a striking contrast to the blue skies and the icebergs. |
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| See what I mean about the beautiful colour contrast? =) Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Hungry polar fox waiting outside Café Victor for breakfast to begin. =) Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| "Let's join the breakfast queue!" =D Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Another leisurely day in the life of a polar fox... Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| "Ahhh... Relief at last!" A wild polar fox in Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) finally managed to scratch the persistent itch at the back of his neck! |
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| Hahaha I must have looked a fright from the polar fox's reaction! =D Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Hungry as a wolf, err... I mean fox. This is Wily's friend, Hungry. =D Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Portrait of a fox... Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| "Hahahahaha! Do that again!" Polar fox enjoying the antics of other foxes at Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| "The sun is making me so sleepy..." Polar fox at Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| In this case, it is shy like a fox, not sly like a fox. A pretty polar fox that I saw at Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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Acting coy... =)
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| After "checking-out" from Glacier Lodge Eqi, we had nowhere to go but to bring our bags to the cliff side to await the arrival of our ferry. Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Here comes our ferry! Eqip Sermia, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| You can see our hiking route for the previous day.... the area where we passed under the waterfall and then shortly later began the ascent up those thin winding human tracks to the midpoint of this mountain that overlooks the calving glacier, Eqip Sermia. View taken from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Close-up view of the the hiking tracks up to the mountain's pointy midpoint. If you think it is an easy hike, then you got to try it for yourself. =) View taken from Glacier Lodge Eqi, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Attempting to dock at Port Victor... Hahaha in case you are wondering what port? This is the so-called port! =D It is highly dangerous and difficult to maneuver the ferry close to the rocks cos there could be sudden tsunamis caused by the calving glacier nearby. From the time the ferry docks to embarkation/disembarkation to loading/offloading supplies/waste, it usually takes 15 minutes or less. Port Victor, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Hi there! =D Everyone was so absorbed in watching how the ferry was going to be docked after several failed attempts to steer it near the rocks, but one guy actually took notice that I was taking a photo of them from the shore, even when I was so discreet! =D Port Victor, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Walking the gangplank... Port Victor, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| When will I see you again... This is the entire campsite of the Glacier Lodge Eqi as seen from the Disko Bay, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| This way to the Ice Cap... 2 days ago, we had gone though the rite of passage of climbing 400 metres up that steep slope, from Port Victor to the Glacier Lodge Eqi, with our not-so-heavy bags which became increasingly heavier by the second. =D Glacier Lodge Eqi as seen from the Disko Bay, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| One last glacier calving... Huge calving from Eqip Sermia glacier in Greenland (9 August 2013) gave birth to not just icebergs but also tsunami-like waves. This was taken at least 5 km away as our boat was speeding in the opposite direction. |
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| Waves caused by the calving of Eqip Sermia, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Twin glaciers... the one on the right is Eqip Sermia, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Huge iceberg seen in Disko Bay while on our way back to Ilulissat, Greenland (9 August 2013) This photo was taken with my android phone. |
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| Seeing blue but not feeling blue. =) This photo was taken with my android phone. Disko Bay, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Cliff reflection... By now, we already overdosed on icebergs... so a brief hiatus from icebergs was in order. =D Disko Bay, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Icebergs in the silverish Disko Bay, Greenland (9 August 2013) Though overdosed, the icebergs never ceased to amaze me with their ability to look so different each time I saw them. |
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| View of the mouth of Ilulissat Icefjord and the old power station from Hotel Arctic in Ilulissat, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Lego houses vs icebergs Ilulissat, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Majestic icebergs looming over the city! Ilulissat, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| City of icebergs! The town of Ilulissat is appropriately for the icebergs which are right at the doorstep. Ilulissat, Greenland (9 August 2013) |
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| Sky spewing fire in contrast to Disko Bay spawning icebergs. View as seen from Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| At the end of the day... This photo was taken past midnight. Ilulissat, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| Hotel Arctic igloos and icebergs with some side lighting from the midnight sun. Ilulissat, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| Code Red! Sailing among icebergs past midnight under a dark overcast sky gives a dangerous feel. View as seen from my room in Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| Light radiating lakes! =) On board Air Greenland en route from Ilulissat to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| "Houston! I think I am in space now!" This photo makes me feel like I am looking down on the earth globe from a space shuttle instead of just Greenland landscape from the plane cos of the curvature look around the edges of this photo. =) No special lens were used for this photo. I am using a point-and-shoot camera. On board Air Greenland en route from Ilulissat to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| "Houston! Prepare for landing..." On board Air Greenland en route from Ilulissat to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| Feels like we would be landing on Mars, not Earth with the many crater-like lakes. =) On board Air Greenland en route from Ilulissat to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| Prepare for landing in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (10 August 2013) Currently Kangerlussuaq is the air transportation hub in Greenland, and planes have to make a transit here before flying to other parts of Greenland or to other countries. I suppose it is the only airport with a runway long enough to accommodate the bigger planes. |
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| Seeing red! =D Tribute to Air Greenland that brought us safely to Greenland to and fro. Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland (10 August 2013) |
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| Frozen glacier lake of Greenland. On board Air Greenland en route from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Copenhagen, Denmark (10 August 2013) |
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| This is the waters around Greenland as we flew out to the North Atlantic Ocean. And yes, the water is frozen! On board Air Greenland en route from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to Copenhagen, Denmark (10 August 2013) |
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