Hans Egede Hotel Nuuk

We woke up in the morning and went to listen to the FBI profiler talk about terrorists, and the listened to H speak about climate change. Then it was time for the Grand Gala Buffet--easily the biggest buffet I had ever seen before. There was every type of cuisine, and more importantly, every type of dessert! There were ice sculptures and butter sculptures and flowers and you name it! With all the people at the buffet it was hard to get ...

In the morning I decided to go to a cooking demonstration given by the head chef of the Italian specialty restaurant on board. The demonstration was in the Galaxy Lounge and they had set up a cooking station on the stage. A camera filmed the chef as he worked and showed the video on two large screens. He prepared a King Crab salad and a mushroom soup prepared in a bread bowl. Next, Ambassador Peck ...

In the morning we heard H speak about China, and then because the ship was rocking pretty violently, we went back to the room to watch a movie. During the movie, the motion really started to get to me and I felt quite ill. I took some seasickness medication and put my sea bands on my wrists. I really didn't feel like doing much all ...

Nuuk--the COOL capital! When we got off the ship in Nuuk there was a long line of people waiting for the shuttle from the dock to the center of town. We were eventually able to get on a shuttle and grabbed some seats toward the back. The shuttle continued to fill after all the seats had been taken so I nudged Dave and said we should offer up our seats (after all, we were a good 40 years younger than everyone else ...

GREENLAND Leaving Reykjavik, we were to have two "sea days" before reaching Greenland, the longest stretch of open ocean of the trip. To pass the time, on our first morning at sea, the ship scheduled a lecture on Greenland which was given by an Icelandic woman familiar with Greenland. She talked about the fishing and hunting culture and showed some interesting photos of the villages and settlements with their primary colored houses ...

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We flew to Vancouver from Frankfurt and enroute passed over Greenland. It was a daytime flight but as with most daylight flights, all the window shutters were down so that passengers could rest. Suddenly the Captain made an announcement to look out of the windows as we were passing over Greenland and we beheld the most awesom scenery below. Glaciers, ice, water - it was amazing and so clear from so far above. It took my breath away!

Right now, Meredith Rutledge and I are sitting side by side on the airplane. It's 7:44 p.m. or 2:44 a.m. in France. We are watching a movie about the history of roller coasters because nothing else is playing. We have a funny and nice flight attendant. I am going to miss America and American Idol, but I know this trip will be fun.

Hey! I am on airplane going to Paris. We are at an altitude of 38,000 feet, that's 637 mph on ground speed. Pretty cool, huh? Our flight schedule is this: DFW to Atlanta 11:35 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Atlanta to Paris 4:30 p.m.-6:30 a.m. Paris to Pau 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m. Pretty grueling! Gotta go, See Ya Later! Meridith