Grönland / Greenland / Kalaallit Nunaat / Grønland - August 2016

Later in de ochtend beginnen we onze dagtour vanuit het luchthavenhotel, een ca. 20 km lange wandeling naar de uitkijkberg "Sugar Loaf" (Sugar Loaf) en naar een razende waterval van de smeltwaterrivier "Akuliarusiarsuup Kuua", die uitmondt in het fjord kort voor Watson River vormen. Ook als het uitzicht… meer lezen

August 13, 2016: After about 10 hours of restful sleep in the Hotel Sisimiut, we start enjoying our last morning in civilization from 6:30 am Today we want to start our hike on the Arctic Circle Trail from Sisimiut to Kangerlussuaq, about 164 km from our hotel in Sisimiut to the port of Kangerlussuaq… meer lezen

August 14, 2016: The night ends at 6:30 a.m. We slept passably and were somewhat rested from the stress of the first day on the trail. We pack up our sleeping things, make tea and coffee and eat the second sandwich from the confectionery in Sisimiut. Then we pack all things together including the tent… meer lezen

Today we tear off a long stage, at the end of which we arrive at the Innajuattoq-I hut at around 8 p.m., which we luckily have all to ourselves. The day begins with a pumpernickel cheese and honey breakfast and various attempts to dry the tent, which is wet from the frost. We obviously had a light night… meer lezen

Tuesday, August 16, 2016: After yesterday's marathon, we want to insert a shortened stage today and use the afternoon to wash our clothes and ourselves. We start with a portion of muesli, coffee and tea in the morning and start at 9:30 a.m. at our hut. As soon as we reach the path after descending from… meer lezen

August 17, 2016: Today there is something on the program that would be called the "King's Stage" at the Tour de France. At the end of this day we are really broken in our tent. But let's start over.



After the usual morning procedure, we leave our dream beach tent at 9:10. The morning awaits us with relative… meer lezen

August 18, 2016: Our day of regeneration starts in the very fresh morning with a short breakfast (we do not make coffee / tea because of the wind), pack up our equipment and are back on the way around 9:30. Surprisingly, we slept very well on our tentative tent site, so that we mastered the first few… meer lezen

Friday, August 19, 2016: To our astonishment, there is no wind when we get up today - the lake in front of our tent is so calm that the mountains several kilometers away are reflected on the other side. Unfortunately, our tent is still in the shade and is therefore wet with condensation and morning dew… meer lezen

August 20, 2016: A slightly cloudy sky awaits us this morning for the first time. The night was not very cold and the tent is completely dry. Breakfast is cereal today and around 10:15 we sit in our canoe to cover the last 10 km of the Amitsorsuaq. We still have some paddling from the previous day in… meer lezen

August 21, 2016: Kangerlussuaq, 14:44 local time, we are at the reception of the transit hotel in the airport and receive our room (2202) for three next. The trail is done!



On the ninth, our last day on the Arctic Circle Trail, we met another 15 oncoming hikers (141-155), including a German hiker on the… meer lezen

Tonight we have real foot-aua again, as it should be for a hardcore hiking vacation. Our last day trip brings us much more than the initially estimated 15 km to the area southeast of the city. At the beginning we follow the gravel track towards Lake Ferguson, but turn left at the bridge over the raging… meer lezen

August 22, 2016: Today we start with an extensive breakfast in the cafeteria of the hotel or airport in Kangerlussuaq, which we will visit more often in the next few days. Then we visit the supermarket across the street from the airport. Quite empty shelves await us here - the offer is rather spartan… meer lezen