22 April 2017 What? It's Saturday?

Cool effect of the light on the P-3 Orion's window.

This morning we had a late start because there was a minor mechanical problem with the airplane that had to be fixed last night. The crew is required to have a certain amount of rest hours. Since the mechanics were fixing our plane last night, to fit within legal hours we had to push back take off time. This gave me an extra hour of much needed sleep. I woke up and went to the weather office. When I got there Anna, she is the Kangerlussuaq weather guru, mentioned that it was Saturday. I had totally forgotten that today is considered the weekend. We will be flying six days a week if possible. Tomorrow is technically a day off but I will be participating in the GPS ramp survey which I am happy to learn about.

Clouds along the mountains in Greenland.

The flight we took today is one of the crew's favorite flights and after going on it I now know why. Gorgeous doesn't begin to describe how amazing this place is. I planted myself in front of a window and I took as many pictures as I could. I went with the 'take as many as you can and you are bound to get some good pictures' approach. I was right. Going through all of the pictures and narrowing it down to some of my favorites took a lot of time.

Today's journal is all about the wonders you can see when you do these missions. I now know why people come to places like Greenland. The frozen arctic is majestic. It is a place that very few get to see, but once you do you fall in love with it. Even the cold can't deter how happy I get when I see how wonderful the natural landscape is. Not many people get this chance, and every time I go up in the plane I remember how truly lucky I am to have this experience. So tonight's journal will be short and sweet. Enjoy a few more pictures. I'll include more science facts tomorrow.

This is the catchment area for Midgard Glacier. The mountains are new and have never been glaciated that is why they are not rounded. They look like sharks teeth. Fjord of Midgard Glacier Greenland. This is a tide water Glacier in Greenland. Tide water glaciers terminate in salt water not on the land or in a lake. Bergy bits and ice flows in the water of coastal Greenland.