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The inland ice, just before touch down in Kangerlussuak |
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Between Kangerlussuak and Ilulissat |
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Ilimanaq, 20 km south of Ilulissat |
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Touch down on an iceberg? |
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Room with a view (Hotel Icefjord) |
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The mouth of the Kangia icefjord |
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Colorful buildings - Ilulissat |
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Danish, Dutch and Swiss hikers
(led by a German tour guide) |
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We missed the orienteering event by a week |
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Fishing in Kangia icefjord |
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Even the chimney of the power station is painted in nice colors |
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Hotel Icefjord (the one with the crane) |
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There is nothing to do in summer! |
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And the other side of the table |
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The second tour towards Rodebay |
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Greenlandic national flower |
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Views from a small detour |
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And the group joins us again |
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Ruth, our guide
You did a great job! Thank you! |
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Enjoying the sun after midnight |
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Karin and myself decided for an 8 hours hike at the rest day |
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Kangia Icefjord, part of the UNESCO World Heritage |
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Leaving the fjord and going towars the inland |
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Ilulissats airport is close to the ice |
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The buffet in the Hotel Hvide-Falk |
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On the way to Disko island |
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Iceberg on a black, volcanic beach |
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The goal, the keeper and the iceberg....hä.... |
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Disko consists partly of volcanic rock |
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The journey to Disko was about 14 hours |
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A look towards the inland ice from the sky... |
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Above Kangia (55 km long and 10 km wide) |
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The mouth of Kangia icefjord |
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The last two days we stayed in Ilimanaq, just south of the icefjord |
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On the open boat - cool... |
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Lifting the luggage ashore |
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4% of Ilimanqs population!
(96 in total) |
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Gea in traditonal Inuit clothing |
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Our most impressive hike: from Ilimanaq to the Kangia Icefjord |
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Hard-earned: Tuborg Grön! |
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Dinner in Ove Villadsens home |
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A restaurant would not do better!!! |
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Ove, telling his stories from hunting, fishing and the daily life in Ilimanaq |
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There is no road suitable for a car in Ilimanaq |
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Tourists should not touch the dogs! |
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The plan was to return to Ilulissat in a large boat with a closed cabin..... |
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..but this was definitely more fun... |
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...it gave us an even closer look to the ice... |
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...was hampering our Inuit guides to drive fast... |
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... they enjoyed this unexpected transport as we did! |
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There was still time for coffee before we had to go to the airport |
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...and the last of our four boats |
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Kangerlussuak airport: gateway to Greenland |
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The mosk ox (the black spot in the center of the image) |
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Riverdelta flowing into the fjord just beside Kangerlussuak airport |
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If you like to have some of above pictures in bigger size or in higher
resolution, just write an email to our address on the startpage.
