And on the last day, there’s that black granite rising up out of the Arctic grass and sedge(ish), with the crusty lichen you might have read about in my books. Add a bit of low fog, and you’ve got a classic summer day in the Arctic.
We snuck under the fog and paddled the last 8km home. No photos, just focused on paddling and thinking of all the modern amenities we had missed, such as our toilet bucket that, all things considered, felt like a little slice of luxury. We might have fantasized about twice-fried French fries at the grill bar, and something fizzy to drink from the store. But that was after we got home and wheeled our kayak back up the hill.
Spending 12 days in the backyard was fun. And it was also fun to discover that most people went on holiday in the summer. Now, I understand why the locals might want to go to Spain, but for the Danes in town, they went back to Denmark each summer. Jane and I did things differently. We would spend a few weeks each Christmas (at least every other year) in Denmark or the UK. There was simply too much to do in Greenland in the summer!
And, if you’re thinking I really should go to Greenland then you can take a cheap trip this July with something new to discover each day as Petra searches for a missing narcotics dog called Blitzen, in the summer advent calendar A Dog called Blitzen, available to subscribers on Patreon. A new episode is delivered to your mailbox every day in July. Today is July 3rd.
Chris
I followed your trip these days. That was kind a trip!
Thanks, Ana Catarina! It was a memorable trip for so many reasons. Not least, because it was our first big trip in Greenland.