My last trip to Greenland had been two years ago – my motivation back then had been to see the ice fjord near Ilulissat with my own eyes. It did not work out back then – the fjord had produced too many icebergs, that then had disintegrated – essentially resulting in the Disko Bay being full of ice and essentially not navigable.

So – it had to be another time, another trip and another adventure, which now – two years later – was about to start.

This time the flight to Kangerlussuaq did start from Düsseldorf – once again a charter flight, this time operated by Titan Airways, a British charter airline. We made it to Kangerlussuaq an hour behind schedule.

On arrival buses were waiting for us for a quick ride around the back country of Kangerlussuaq – and to get the first feel of Greenland and a glimpse of the icecap. The tour turned out a shorter version of the tour from two years back (probably due to the delayed flight).

We finally made it back through town and then to the little port, where tender boats were waiting for us to get us to the cruise ship – MS Hanseatic.