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DMBTraveler Jun 6th, 2016 04:42 PM

Aluu, Greenland
 
In less than an hour I leave for Greenland which at certain times of the year may not be all that green but more of an ice land. However, with forecast temperatures in the low 40's I think this is going to be a great time to visit the world's largest island which I have only seen from the air.

sparkchaser Jun 7th, 2016 01:55 AM

Have fun. Be sure to eat the weird foods there.

DMBTraveler Jun 7th, 2016 05:59 AM

sparkchaser,

Any particular recommendations?

Fra_Diavolo Jun 7th, 2016 06:32 AM

Will you get to the ruins of the Hvalsey Church ruins? Sounds like an interesting sight to me.

sparkchaser Jun 7th, 2016 08:43 AM

DMBTraveler: muskox, caribou, reindeer, and whale

DMBTraveler Jun 11th, 2016 02:26 PM

sparkchaser,

No muskox, caribou, reindeer or whale meet. In tourist areas no real liking for that stuff (and it is costly to produce) so only "tourist food" offered where I stayed.

You have to go into the settlements for that experience. There is still a lot of ice so one of the day trips I had hoped to do to visit a settlement was not available.

Interestingly, as you might know seals are popular in the areas where hunting is still done. In the settlements they have no problem eating a "high fat diet".

sparkchaser Jun 12th, 2016 01:41 AM

Thanks for the report back. Was this trip solely for tourism? How's you get up there?


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