We arrived in Nuuk, Greenland on Sept 22, 2011. We were able to see the last rays of summer before it abruptly turned to winter. We spent the first month trying to find our way, get some furniture, internet and figure out what we could eat. Amazingly by the end of Oct. we have found the climate cold but with enough layers, good to go. The two grocery stores in town pretty well deliver what we had in Denmark only with about a 25% increase. Remarkable the meat is less expensive and certainly more fresh. That is if you like Whale blubber, Reindeer, Salmon, Halibut, and Cod. We have loved eating the catch of the day with the fish. Maybe for Christmas, I'll cook Jerry a Rudolph the red nosed reindeer steak.
For behold the field is while already to harvest, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might...
Icebergs are born north of here as they break from the Thousand year old glacier ice cap. They float down the fjord until they melt. Many people snag a nice crystal blue one and use it for ice in their beverages. The mountain behind the water is call Sermitsiaq. Jerrys favorite mountain.
Just another beautiful sunset from our Apt. window
This is a Greenlandic Sunrise from our Apartment window.
Pres. Andersen arrived on Oct 24 for a four day stay in Nuuk. He and Elder Jensen put on their contacting shoes and knocked doors. The Spirit was very strong with them. In three days, they gave out 18 Book of Mormons. And we have 5 appointments scheduled for next week. They found the people to be receptive and spiritual.
We arrived on Sept. 22, Summer was clearly lingering on for a few more days with these beautiful Icelandic poppies. One month later, we are now walking around in 18 degrees and 10 inches of snow.
In Nuuk the land is free to build on. If you can present your plans for the desired plot of land and it mets with approval from the commune, you can build a home or a business. Of course building is not exactly cheap here, snow, rock and ice are the only natural resources.

Nuuk sits on the rocky slopes of a small island near a huge waterway of connecting fjords. Traditionally the houses are all brightly colored. The Greenland flag sits in the foreground.