Arrival In Greenland

Left Copenhagen, in what has just been rated the happiest country on earth, and flew four hours to Greenland on Air Greenland. We arrived in Kangerlussuag meaning “the long fjord” because this settlement is situated at the end of the fjord.
It was once the home of the American airbase in WWII when more than 8000 military personnel were stationed here and it served as a base for bombers and cargo carriers flying between North America and Europe. The airstrip has become the international airport in Greenland and the gateway to this Danish-owned country.
I am traveling on a six night cruise on Hurtigruten’s MV Fram, an 11,647 ton ship. Hurtigruten used to be called Norwegian Coastal Voyages. The Fram carries about 230 passengers when it’s full and we are sailing with 212 or so, mostly a mix or Germans and Danish with about 10 Americans.
When we arrived it was much warmer then expected, like March/April weather in New York, but the sun feels very warm. In fact, it’s the time of year when its round the clock daylight, which is very weird.
Luckily the curtains in the cabins block out most of the sun so you can create your own dark cocoon when its time to go bed.
Today we are sailing to our first port of call Qeqertarsuaq, (huh?!) better known as the non-Greenlandic name of Disko Island. Enroute, we heard our first lecture on the “Qualities of Ice,” learning about the different densities of ice that create white, black, blue and even green icebergs.