Hotel Maniitsoq

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 ...

... even liked the story at all had I read it myself, but I really did enjoy the retelling. Dave spent the morning writing back in the room while I was in the different talks. I went back to the room and convinced him to take a break and watch Little Shop of Horrors in the movie theater. It was the musical version with Rick Moranes and Steve Martin--this was the original black and white version ...

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 ...

... inuit woman selling local wares at a table in the parking lot. We decided, instead, to go into the tourist shop. I bought postcards to send home, and I hoped enough postage to send the cards back to the US. The folks in the shop were very friendly, but their English was not terrific. Then again, it was far better than my Danish! The best part was that I was able to buy my $12 post cards using US dollars (that's $12 ...

... protect us and the ship, the captain was altering our course. Our first stop in Greenland, Nuuk the capital, was being cancelled his voice over the public address informed us but in more upbeat tones he said he anticipated that the second port visit to Qaquartog would be as scheduled - next Tuesday. He did not say it but the implication was clear, we could look forward to four days of bouncing around on the North Atlantic trying to ...

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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