Saturday, April 25, 2009

Destination: Greenland -- A Village Relocated

Destination: Greenland -- A Village Relocated

by Larry Lunt April 22, 2009: Last night we ate a curious looking steak. After we finished, I was told that it was whale! That explains the fishy taste of it.

This morning we flew to Qaanaaq--a four hour flight with a stop to refuel in a 12-seat propeller plane (a Dash 7) that makes the flight once every week. We finally arrived at our destination--the northernmost community on planet. Here in Qaanaaq, 600 Inuits live permanently in near-complete isolation... [full report at: http://www.onearth.org/node/1081 ]

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