T minus 6 and Counting....

It's been quiet for the past several weeks. Folks have been busily making final preperations and it seems that we're all ready to go. Flights leave next Thurs night for the 1st tour and we'll arrive in Greenland Friday afternoon. It's a long flight - JFK to Iceland, 8 hours waiting for a plane back to Greenland and another 2-3 hours by boat to Narsaq. But already we're planning on the first hike up the Taseq Slope - with several folks planning on camping out that night.

(Photo above shows the arrival in Greenland and preparing for the boat ride to Narsaq)

I've been exercising (really just hiking up and down my mountain) and hope to be well prepared for the rigors to follow. We seem as prepared as we can get in Greenland; we've even hauled a big ol' circus tent up to one locale so we can stay up there for extended periods if we wish. I'll be in Greenland for a month - and have great expectations. I don't expect to post much as we'll be quite busy in the field - but we'll see. Perhaps this year I'll also visit Ivigtut and Igaliko (2 other famous complexes) as I have some time in between the two tours.

Onward to GL08