I have taken the bus from Montreal to Trenton, the location of the airfield, where I will depart from. Upon checking into the base, I learned that my flight would depart 4 hours early – at 2 am with checkin at midnight. So I got some food in the “Yukon Galley” the local mess and some sleep afterwards. I also changed some US Dollars for the overnight stay in Thule.
A taxi got me to the flight terminal and checking in was fine – 12 passengers in total (2 civilians, an electrician and myself). Baggage checked and after a wait we boarded the Hercules shortly before 2 am. A tiny entrance gave way to a couple of mesh seats and the cargo hold right behind it, otherwise a “naked plane”. Everything was pretty tight, but the flight experience quite pleasant (as pleasant as it can get in a cargo aircraft. Meals were provided too, including some Cheerios 😉 I even got some sleep!
We reached Thule the following morning at 10 am. Beautiful weather outside. Breathtaking views of North Star Bay and Greenland when we were approaching. Not much snow left here; well there was still quite a bit of snow, but no continuous snow layer. Landing was smooth, the airport was huge with a paved runway. No immigration here.
