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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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    • Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017

Tag: Greenland

Cruises, Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017Leave a comment

Cruise Coda

September 16, 2017 Rich McClear

I listen into other’s conversations.  I can’t help it, it’s part of my reporter’s training, just like I scan the desk of anyone’s office I walk into, the walls as well, what types of pictures, awards, souvenirs or sports memorabilia … Continue reading Cruise Coda

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“Become Ocean”

September 7, 2017August 9, 2018 Rich McClear

John Luther Adams, a composer who spent most of his professional life in Alaska, won the Pulitzer prize for his composition “Become Ocean” an orchestral piece performed by the Seattle Symphony.  The peace is about the Greenland Ice sheet becoming … Continue reading “Become Ocean”

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An Accidental Cruise Port

September 7, 2017August 9, 2018 Rich McClear

Aappilattoq, Greenland,  August 29, 2017: Aappilattoq is a village at the entrance to Prins Christian Sund.  Prinsendam called at a few days ago to deliver pizza.  Today we returned.  The Captain had arranged for a limited shore visit.  He set … Continue reading An Accidental Cruise Port

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500 Years and Gone.

September 7, 2017August 9, 2018 Rich McClear

Hvalsey, Greenland, August 27, 2008:  For twice as long as the United States has existed, from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries, almost 500 years, the Norse hung on as farmers in southern Greenland.  Then they disappeared.  There is speculation … Continue reading 500 Years and Gone.

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Stone and Man in Qaqortoq, Greenland,

September 7, 2017August 9, 2018 Rich McClear

Qaqortoq, Greenland, August 28, 2017:  Walking around Qaqortoq is like participating in a scavenger hunt.  In the 1990s Greenlander artist Aka Hoegh commissioned 18 Norse artists to carve reliefs into many of the town’s rocks.  The project is called “Stone … Continue reading Stone and Man in Qaqortoq, Greenland,

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A Fountain in the Center of South Greenland.

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Rich McClear

Qaqortoq, Greenland, August 28, 2017:  Qaqortoq is three times the size of Nanortalik with half its charm.  It’s the administrative center of Southern Greenland.  It has bright painted houses, like Nanortalik but many of them are apartment buildings.  You may … Continue reading A Fountain in the Center of South Greenland.

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“Nearer My God to Thee” and Icebergs

September 6, 2017September 16, 2017 Rich McClear

August 27, 2017, Nanortalik, Greenland:  Nanortalik is the southernmost town in Greenland, it has about 1,300 people, which makes it a pretty big town for Greenland.  Lonely Planet says it is magnificent with soaring mountains surrounding the town.  This Sunday … Continue reading “Nearer My God to Thee” and Icebergs

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Prins Christian Sund Redux

September 5, 2017September 7, 2017 Rich McClear

I would wager that not many of you have been through Prins Christian Sund.  I would also wager that some of you will never go through the Sund.  If you do it will be different, with changing weather, day to … Continue reading Prins Christian Sund Redux

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Pizza Delivery and Old Whalers’ Drawings.

September 5, 2017September 7, 2017 Rich McClear

I may be riding on the most expensive pizza delivery truck in the world.  We were cruising through Prince Christian Sound in southern Greenland, approaching the village of Aappilattoq, a town of around 200 people.  The Captain came on the … Continue reading Pizza Delivery and Old Whalers’ Drawings.

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