Kangerlussuaq (Sønderstromfjord)

Awaiting our charter flight from Ottawa to Kangerlussuaq via Iqaluit	First sight of Greenland as we descend beneath the clouds on a First Air flight from Iqaluit to Kangerlussuaq	The port of Kangerlussuaq where we'll board the Sea Spirit for our 12 day cruise with Quark Expeditions	Final approach to Kangerlussuaq Airport, formerly known as Søndrestromfjord
The ramp at Kangerlussuaq (SFJ/BGSF)	Terrain on the south side of Sønderstrom Airport	Air Greenland hanger, Kangerlussuaq	Polar Bear on First Air's old B737 (C-FNVK), an old Yemenia aircraft
The passenger terminal at Kangerlussuaq, the main entry point for Greenland	Air Greenland Dash 8 at SFJ	Kangerlussuaq - International Arrivals	Kangerlussuaq Lufthavn
Kangerlussuaq Duty Free	Welcome to Denmark!	Fly First, Arrive Last	Air Greenland, SFJ
Greenland Post	World of Greenland Arctic Circle	Greenland coat-of-arms with the rarely seen polar bear	Greenland Police
Bus transfer from the airport to the ship	Kangerlussuaq sits north of the Arctic Circle	Greenland License Plate	Eager anticipation
Polar Lodge, Kangerlussuaq - there's not much in the small settlement serving the International Airport	Kangerlussuaq Airport (Sønderstrom), BGSF/SFJ	There's not much in the small settlement serving the International Airport	Kangerlussuaq Fjord
First view of our home for the next 12 days - the M/V Sea Spirit	Fuel depot at the Port of Kangerlussuaq	Port of Kangerlussuaq	Port of Kangerlussuaq
Royal Arctic shipping container, Port of Kangerlussuaq	Royal Arctic shipping container, Port of Kangerlussuaq	Graffiti covered hill overlooking the small port of Kangerlussuaq	Zodiacs awaiting our arrival
The first zodiac departs for the ship	Approaching the Sea Spirit as a light rain falls	Quark Expeditions M/V Sea Spirit	Sailing down the Kangerlussuaq Fjord
Kangerlussuaq Fjord	Kangerlussuaq Fjord	Kangerlussuaq Fjord	Bridge of the M/V Sea Spirit, Kangerlussuaq Fjord
Approaching the Arctic Circle southwest bound down the Kangerlussuaq Fjord	Second Officer navigating the Kangerlussuaq Fjord	Kangerlussuaq Fjord from the bridge of the Sea Spirit as night falls	Let's explore the ship!