Weather delays

Well, we were supposed to leave yesterday, but it turns out the weather isn't all that amenable to airplanes in the southeast right now. We have one storm moving through today with another right on its tail. I'm not too bummed yet, what do you expect for the snowiest place in Greenland? The flying situation is quite interesting. Our pilot, Johan is probably in is 60s, Icelandic, has flown to every square inch on this island. We are told "he is the best." After he meets with us, all the old timers bring out their best, "It was a crazy storm and we were in trouble but then... Johan..." He's landed without seeing the ground...even after he landed. He's landed in 80 mph winds. He's taken off going backwards... Johan tells us that our place is, "difficult," and here's why. Sustrugi are large snow dunes that can be up to 3 feet tall and line up parallel to the wind. To land you just land in-between them thus hitting fewer sustrugi. But in the southeast, sometimes, the sustrugi go in two different direction thus making landing..."almost impossible." But if we arrive and the sustrugi aren't in two directions (cross our fingers) we are good. Once we land, getting picked up is "easy." See, when all there is is snow to look at, a pilot with all of his high-tech equipment can't tell if he is 20 feet off the ground or 200, the ice sheet looks the same. But Johan is really good, all he needs is a couple of people and a tent or something and then he has a reference point and he can land in almost any conditions, windier is better because his takeoff speed gets reduced. Its getting there the first time that is the trick. But for those that worry, Johan has probably flown in Greenland for 40 years, he has reduced our plane load to 600kg from 2200kg, and has set other requirements and insists that he will only do this if it is safe.Being stuck in Kanger isn't without its treats. We saw this two nights ago which was a nice treat.