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Jill Worrall Tours Escorted tours to exotic and off-the-beaten-track destinations with New Zealander Jill Worrall.

We waved goodbye to Greenland yesterday and it farewelled us with these spectacular views as we flew over the Greenland ...
06/08/2025

We waved goodbye to Greenland yesterday and it farewelled us with these spectacular views as we flew over the Greenland Ice Sheet (the second largest expanse of ice in the world)

On our way to and from the settlement we saw four humpback whales.
04/08/2025

On our way to and from the settlement we saw four humpback whales.

This morning a few of us visited the Innuit fishing settlement of Oqaatsut, population about 30 people. There's a school...
04/08/2025

This morning a few of us visited the Innuit fishing settlement of Oqaatsut, population about 30 people. There's a school, a health clinic, even a smaa restaurant for people on day tours. The main employer is a fis processing plant. Access is either by boat or a 22km walk from Ilulissat or, in winter, a dog sled over the sea ice.

03/08/2025

I was concentrating on still photography but did get this of the whales feeding surrounded by a cloud of gulls making a meal of the krill stirred up by the whales.

Our whalewatcg vessel. The three other photos taken in bright sunlight at 7pm. Ilulissat harbour is a busy place!
03/08/2025

Our whalewatcg vessel. The three other photos taken in bright sunlight at 7pm. Ilulissat harbour is a busy place!

03/08/2025

We went whale-watching late this afternoon. We were in a smallish boat and things started quietly until two humpback whales appeared, feeding on krill. We watched them for ages, some of the time with just one other boat and finally, just us and the whales. And this is what happened next! The moment captured brilliantly by Lyn Morris on video. We knew they'd dived as they headed towards us but didn't expect one to surface quite like this!

The population of Ilulissat is about 5000 people and 3000 sled dogs! The dogs live on the outskirts of town and currentl...
03/08/2025

The population of Ilulissat is about 5000 people and 3000 sled dogs! The dogs live on the outskirts of town and currently are on 'holiday ' ready for winter which is only a few months away. Some of the dogs' names are on their kennels as you can see below!

In about six weeks winter will be on its way here so the wildflowers are giving their grand finale performance. I wasn'...
03/08/2025

In about six weeks winter will be on its way here so the wildflowers are giving their grand finale performance. I wasn't able to identify all of them.

A few more photos of our Ice Fjord walk.
03/08/2025

A few more photos of our Ice Fjord walk.

Today we had a magical guided walk through one of Greenland's three World Heritage sites..the Ilulissat Ice Fjord which ...
03/08/2025

Today we had a magical guided walk through one of Greenland's three World Heritage sites..the Ilulissat Ice Fjord which flows down from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, one of the fastest moving and most active glaciers in the world. As far as the eye can see thw fjord is a blindingly white jumble of icebergs and ice floes. It was one of the most stunning sights I've seen anywhere in the world. And what made it even more special there was hardly anyone else there!

Ilulissat is the third largest town in Greenland (pop about 5000). Ilulissat means Iceberg in Greenlandic which is total...
02/08/2025

Ilulissat is the third largest town in Greenland (pop about 5000). Ilulissat means Iceberg in Greenlandic which is totally appropriate!

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