Seamen's Home Nuuk

... 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.

... a talk on cultural perceptions. He was a very entertaining speaker and I kicked myself for having missed his first two lectures. Finally, I went over to the move theater to listen to the literary lecturer who spoke about Herzog by Saul Bellows. Like the last time I heard him speak, the lecturer made me excited about a book I had never read through his passion for the story. I'm not sure I would ...

... 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.

... offered our seats to 2 men standing near us. They said no, we should keep the seats and relax because we work so hard. They then asked what we did, to which I replied we actually did not work on the ship and were passengers, too! Did they want our seats now?! We continued to chat with them throughout the ride (and they never did take out seats). The shuttle dropped us off in the village, by the water. There was ...

... she was winding up her talk with a mélange of photos of glaciers, blue skies, colorful villages, etc. the ships bells interrupted with a message from the Bridge. "This is your captain speaking........." Bad news it was. Forget the hurricanes coming up the coast, presently dumping rain in NewYork. There was a storm of gale winds and 20 and higher foot seas off Cape Farewell, the southern tip of Greenland, right where we were headed ...

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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