The contrast of colours between the land and the ice was striking in Greenland, and even more so when we lived in Qaanaaq. These photos are taken “on this day” in 2011. So this was a sunny day in June and the sea ice – quite chaotic as you can see – was still very thick. I say very as it is a lot thinner than it used to be, but still about a metre thick, I think. We didn’t fish like we did in Uummannaq, so I never tried to dig a hole.
But there was plenty to explore on the land, and looking out onto the ice and the mountains beyond never got old.
There’s alwasy a lot of hype about Captain Scott’s cabin in the Antarctic. I understand why. But I could walk to this one from my house. 😉
It’s a bit early here, and I’m still a bit foggy . . but who was Capt. Scott, why did he live in a tiny shack, and what is the hype about his dwelling? 🧐
Ah, that would be “the” Captain Scott of the Antarctic. South Pole, fella. Bit of a hero in England. Most of the upper class put him on a pedestal. Me? I’m more of an Amundsen fan. 😉
Oh — that’s what confused me – it was THE Capt. Robert Scott and his cabin was in the Antarctic . . whereas you’re definitely a Northern Hemisphere man! And never the ‘twain shall meet . . . except in the case of this ramshackle little hut in Greenland, in your eyes! 😀
Oh, I’d love to get down there. But you’re right, my eyes tend to be fixed on the north. 🙂