Greenland, a continent that you somehow always associate with complete snow and ice cover but then checking once more detailed maps you see that there is a lot of green areas along the coast and also here now in Kangerlussuaq, a small village situated around a former US airbase at some 50-100km from the coast. I already found a bowling lane and there also seems to be an 18-hole golf course but for the rest there is not much to do here. The airport is not so much affected by the fog found along the coast and that is also why it is one of the main aiports used by Air Greenland. The flight was full with Danish tourists which appeared to be eager to already warm up in the airplane ordering at the same time beer(s), wine and baileys for after the diner. And tax-free shopping at Kangerlussuaq before you enter the arrival hall seems to be also popular; Anyhow an interesting first impression of this culture, a mixture of native people and Danish citizens and then here at the KISS station (Kangerlussuaq international science station) a bunch of Americans responsible for organizing all the logistics for the basecamp at Summit. Thursday a large group will come and then we will make with about 16 colleagues the trip to the middle of ice sheet on friday. Passing over it today already made a big impression!
By the way, will do as of now all updates in English also for my foreign friends and colleagues
Laurens
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