When we boarded our Air Greenland plane we had heard that the weather in South Greenland had started the day out with rain, clouds, and fog. The pilot told us that if the weather was bad enough, we might end up in Iceland for the evening. This is nothing new with Greenlandic weather though. Especially in the Spring and Fall months. The weather because precariously volatile at times. It could be the wind being ferocious or the fog so thick you can barely see in front of you. I have watched the fog many times cross across our lake like a giant caterpillar so tall and thick that you couldn’t see through it as it inched across the lake. It is very interesting to look at for sure.
We had really good weather when we left Copenhagen along with as we passed Iceland. Once we started inland in Greenland, it started out sunny, and then before you knew it there were clouds everywhere and I could also see the fog.
Our pilot gave us an update about the weather and whether or not we will land in Narsarsuaq. We probably circled Narsarsuaq several times before we noticed there was a break in the fog & clouds to allow for a landing. It was raining quite a bit when we landed too.
We weren’t scheduled to fly home in the helicopter until around 3:30pm Greenland time so when that happens we like to go walking around outside so that I can enjoy the landscape. But that day we couldn’t because it was raining and we had no rain gear.
When we boarded the helicopter we were told that if the fog was too thick we would be turning back to return back to Narsarsuaq. We were out about 18 minutes when the pilot had to make the decision to turn back.
We finally boarded a boat around 6:00 pm and headed home. Going by boat takes about 2 hours. I didn’t get any video because there was just too much fog and cloud cover and it was also raining. No way to go out and take photos or create videos, unfortunately.
We were just glad to get home. We were already experiencing jet lag because Denmark is four hours ahead of Greenland time so we were ready to chill and get in bed.
The above photograph is of the fog wall I was referencing above. I did make a video while we were on the helicopter and I will share the link below for that as well. Oh, there is one other thing. Can you please like my blog post and maybe subscribe to it as well. It would really help me out a lot.
Crazy Weather Forces Helicopter Flight to Turn Back
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