This day, the last day of our expedition, was packed with interesting things. We started in Kangerlussuaq where the international airport is situated but which until recently was a former US base. And yes we were out to see one last glacier before we headed for Canada - Reindeer Glacier, which reaches a height of 60m in some places.
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| That pale speck across the lake is where Crown Princess Mary is staying |
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| One of our tundra buses |
First stop – oh and yes we were on the longest road in Greenland. From the port to the airport and then on into the interior reaching close to Greenland's ‘ice sheet’ which covers 80% of the surface of the country – about 50km I believe. But before heading to the glacier we were treated to a BBQ lunch at the lakeside Roklubben restaurant. Just across the lake from us Crown Princess of Denmark, Mary was in residence.
Feeling quite sated, we piled into Tundra trucks and headed through the hills and across tundra always on the lookout for reindeer and musk oxen. We saw a few musk ox way off in the distance but no reindeers.
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| Glacial melt |
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| Remnants from a plane crash |
Once we reached the glacier we walked parallel to its edge – it’s mighty big!
But all too soon we had to return to Kangerlussuaq airport to board our charter flight to Canada. The plane flew us to Hamilton which is about 90km from Toronto with a refuel stop at Iqaluit, Baffin Island along the way. The next morning after what seemed like only a few hours sleep, we were taxied into Toronto.
The end of an interesting expedition. Below is the route we took .
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