Hotel Heilmann Lyberth Maniitsoq

... everything I would have liked to try, but then again, that's probably for the best. The rest of the day was mostly spent watching movies and reading. After dinner we went to the movie theater and saw Leatherheads with George Clooney and John Krasinski (Jim from the Office). I absolutely adore John Krasinski, so I was excited to see the movie, but it was slow and the plot was convoluted. I fell asleep and missed most of the second half.

... 1960. The actress who played Audrey was a passenger on the ship and we were treated to an interview with her before the screening of the film. It turns out she was in a number of movies and tv shows, but most before my time. Then we watched the movie, which was very much a campy B movie. I'm not sure if it was meant to be a comedy, but it certainly was funny. After the show we played some ping ...

... That night we had reservations at one of the specialty restaurants on the ship--Silk Road (Japanese food). I still was feeling nauseous, but I enjoyed what I was able to eat. The waiter was excited for us to try everything, and brought out a number of dishes that we didn't order. Dave put in a good effort to finish off everything.

... 3 postcards and stamps, mind you!). Outside the tourist shop was the main attraction in Nuuk. A giant mailbox for letters to Santa. On the front of the mailbox were the words "Tommes Naste Gang" which apparently means something like "Empty in December" but to us just looked like Tommy's Nasty Gang, which we've decided we're honorary members of. We hopped back on the shuttle and took it to the center of town. We ...

... a major storm between now and then. There occurred a sudden interest on the part of the passengers in the weather maps that were posted daily on a bulletin board. Sure enough, examining the maps we could see a storm system, clearly blocking our passage to the west side of Greenland. Not a happy thought as who knew which direction it might take. It was to our southwest. Didn't these storms move in a northeast direction? The captain ...

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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