To the Frozen North - Narsarsuaq, Greenland

Narsarsuaq means "the great plain", which is what prompted the Americans to build an air-base on it in World War II but it has long been abandoned, only the actual airstrip being used now. Up at 0703 in this rather dismal port, tied up to a mouldering quay. That was good, as we expected it to be a tender port.

We left on an ancient bus for a trip just beyond the village to where we could start walking up what seemed like moraine but with a lot of roche moutonées in it. There was a bit of up & down but mostly up for 90 minutes to a viewpoint where we could see the glacier at the end & the "Four Sisters of Kintail", as I promptly named the hills at the end. Then, back again. It was quite hot & several people were over-dressed.