Ilulissat, meaning “the Icebergs”, is the third largest settlement in Greenland with a population of 4,500 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The (Jacobshavn Glacier) Icefjord runs west from the Greenland Ice Sheet to Disko Bay, flowing at a rate … Continue reading →

We felt a small bump this morning 🙂 and thought, oh the ship has just gone over the Arctic Circle….ha ha. And then at 7am, the captain called over the loud speaker that he had sighted a hump back whale … Continue reading →

Visited Nuuk today, capital of Greenland, with a population of 15,000. It is the worlds smallest capital city! “Nuuk” means the headlands and is situated at the tip of a large peninsula at the mouth of a gigantic fjord complex. … Continue reading →