Qaqortoq, Greenland

At sea, between Canada and Greenland
Jul 10, 2008

... a good salesman.  When he returned to Iceland, he convinced 500+ people to go with him to settle what he called Greenland.  Probably wouldn't have worked as well had he named it Green-for-a-few-short-months-land.  To make matters worse, a ...

Walking the Tundra
Sep 9, 2008

... that would have been to steam by our primary destination with only distant views of glaciers and icebergs! The majority of Greenland settlements are on the west coast, which while not an easy place to live is marked by fjords with glacier free coves, ...

Qaqortoq, Greenland
Jul 11, 2008

... been the case for much of this trip, it was rainy.  We walked around the town, saw the only fountain in Greenland, a couple churches, a number of locals, and bought some souvenirs.  The locals come are of two distinct types - Inuits with dark ...