I GUESS WE JUST COULDN’T GET ENOUGH of the Arctic. We were among the first to leave the Island Princess when it docked in Southampton and rushed to catch our train to Gatwick. Since every Icelandair flight passes through Reykjavik, they actually encourage you to spend a few days—and who are we to say no?
Reykjavik
Reykjavik
Actually we paid Reykjavik short shrift during our ten-day visit in 2014 so we wanted to take a look around. Iceland is even more expensive than Norway—a burger and fries will set you back twenty bucks and gas costs more than $10/gallon—but we didn’t need a car. Trees are scarce so many of the homes are made with corrugated steel. They are toasty warm, though; Iceland is geothermal powered!
Greenland from 38,000 feet
Help me, I'm melting
One of the side benefits of flying through Reykjavik to Denver is that the continuing flight goes over the southern part of Greenland. Greenland is amazing—even more so from the air than on the ground. Greenland’s icecap is the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, second worldwide only to Antarctica.
Greenland's diminishing icecap
A crack in the Glacier
From 38,000 feet even non-scientists like us can see that it is in peril. It’s easy to see where the glaciers have receded and the lack of sea ice. The recent Supreme Court decision on Climate Change doesn’t bode well for its future. Or ours. It’s too bad the Justices couldn’t have been aboard our flight.
