hello from the coast of greenland

Hi all,
Thought that I would write a quick hello as I am on the coast of Greenland waiting to go up to the ice sheet. To be specific, I am in Kangerlussuaq. Kanger (as it is frequently shortened to), is on the west coast of Greenland, somewhat inland, relatively speaking, and is on the longest fjord in the country. The people of greenland, although they are technically part of Denmark, do have home rule, and speak Greenlandic (which I have found out has way longer words than German - I know, hard to believe). I have had a couple of days here on the coast while we wait for weather to be acceptable for flying, etc. to do some hiking and touristy stuff. On the coast greenland is quite green, but it doesn't really have any trees, but it does have some cool flowers, even if they only sparsely dot the landscape. I have done some hikes onto the top of the hilly landscape here and had some amazing views. Also, about 25 miles further inland is the edge of the glacier, which is a pretty amazing sight. We got to see parts of the glacier calving (breaking off) into the river below. On the coast here the temperature isn't even too cold, about mid-50s.
Hope you are all enjoying your summer.
Erika.