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August 31, 2006Take Two on SachertorteYep, it's that time of year again. John's birthday is here. I'm still broke, so I thought I'd make him another chocolate cake to show off in the office. Last year, the effort ended in near-disaster, took 6h instead of...Read this update August 24, 2006I'm back......and the Greenland write-up will resume tomorrow. All my photos have now been uploaded to Flickr (much quicker from home) and I'm in the process of sorting them. On a disappointed note: I spoiled the film in the Nokia when...Read this update August 20, 2006Greenland: Qeqertarsuaq, 'The Big Island'20th August 2006 When the sun comes out, with the clouds still hanging low in the sky, the light of the arctic summer is unique. The sky shimmers with mother-of-pearl shades of baby-blue, light turquoise and just a hint of...Read this update August 19, 2006More Rainy Days19th August 2006 Last night, for the first time in 48 hours, the clouds lifted. It was an opportunity to shower and wash my stuff without it feeling futile. Afterwards, I sat at the picnic table outside the campsite and...Read this update Rainy Days18th August 2006 To recap: It’s pissing it down with rain The campsite is full of Germans Not one picture has come out I don’t know why the latter happened. Apparently, the little knob next to the rewind lever wasn’t...Read this update August 18, 2006Town of the IcebergsOK, so I'm not going to do this in sequence. Too boring. I'm struggling a bit with my English at the moment, so flowery descriptions will have to wait for my BNA writeups... 16th August 2006 I have travelled the...Read this update August 17, 2006Greenland: Dishing out the local Wildlife (II)--The Buffet17th August 2006 (later that day) As soon as people approached the imposing dining room, with its tables, covered in starched linen and silverware, overlooking the iceberg-strewn bay through large picture windows, the murmur of conversation ebbed to a whisper;...Read this update Greenland: Dishing out the local Wildlife (I)17th August 2006 There is a press release pinned to the town noticeboard. The new season's quotas for belugas and narwhals have been set: 285 narwhals (but minus the number caught in the previous year by some of the communities...Read this update August 16, 2006Greenland: PhotosPhotos are going up on Flickr gradually, but I'm not yet in a position to blog (When I am, my traveljournal will gradually appear, with pictures. It will be back-dated so that the whole trip comes up in sequence. Good...Read this update August 15, 2006Greenland: Sculptures of Ice15th August 2006 We were floating among magic sculptures of ice in the evening light. Ahead, the Sydney Opera House just floated by. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to do this trip on acid in...Read this update August 14, 2006Greenland: A Whale of a DayThe ship was equipped with a giant, 101 person life raft which can inflate in seconds. Passengers glide down a sort of rubber chute; at no time does anyone come into contact with the water. Just to make absolutely sure,...Read this update August 13, 2006My 'Assault' on the IcecapHikers and adventure travellers: No snickering at the back! The air tasted of Wrighley's 'Ice', but this was the real article. An artic breeze washed over me like a refreshing shower. I enjoyed it nearly as much, although it slowed...Read this update August 12, 2006Greenland: 'Beach Holiday'I was wheeling along Greenland's only inland road leading to the icecap. Twenty-four kilometres on a 21-gear mountain bike should be a doddle. Or so I thought, when I set off that morning. A mere two kilometres later, with gears...Read this update August 11, 2006Greenland: Flying into the SunsetSweat ran freely down my forehead as I finally sank into the seat, gasping from the dash across the terminal from the security check to the departure gate—it had to be over a mile through a shopper's paradise, past gleaming...Read this update HomecomingThe flight was short, without any delay, as if the previous day's chaos had been a dream. Soon, the patchwork quilt of the English countryside was replaced by the more regular geometric shapes of Danish fields as we descended through...Read this update August 10, 2006Airport Chaos: Rollercoaster Ride!So the next thing I had to do was to contact Atlantic Umiaq Line. I sent an email which Marlene, Inger's holiday stand-in answered: she's forwarded it to Inger because she in turn is due to go on holiday tomorrow....Read this update Airport Chaos: The Saga ContinuesGoing to Heathrow made the most sense at this point. I could not get trough to anybody either by phone or online. In addition, there was always the possibility that the airline would say that—as I wasn't available at the...Read this update Greenland: Airport Chaos IIAs expected, communications with BA have broken down. My flight is now scheduled to 'arrive' at 11:42 the following day (11th August). In effect this means that it has been cancelled, but clearly BA cannot get it together to make...Read this update Greenland: Airport ChaosTrust the f*cking terrorists to choose today to target UK flights with a major bomb plot. Heathrow is in turmoil. Just as well that I've booked my flight a day ahead—although I thought the problem would be the usual BA...Read this update August 09, 2006Greenland: InventoryOf course the old backpack would have been perfect. It had some funny pockets, but after nearly 2 months on the road, I knew where to put everything and find it again, quickly. The new pack is too small. It...Read this update August 07, 2006Untapped talentFrom early morning to early evening, Radio One plays the same songs in a seemingly endless loop. The digital radio selection in Greater Tadley is no better (with the possible exception of One Xtra, but they keep blowing a foghorn...Read this update August 04, 2006Greenland: JittersI'm seriously getting the jitters about this trip. Sure, it is for less than two weeks, but it feels like a journey to the end of the Earth. I was only half-joking when I described Ilulissat to John: "I'll be...Read this update August 03, 2006Karate-WoeThere is a fair amount of infighting going on the organisation John and I joined last week. However, that is nothing new. Of course we would have liked to stay with our old organisation (and preferably with our old club)...Read this update August 01, 2006The Ultimate SportsdrinkI can't stand it. The first thing I heard on the radio this morning was some sqeaky American slurring that coconut milk, drunk from a coconut, is the latest trend in New York. "Eh, like yeah, you know, the ultimate...Read this update |
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