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We arrived on Kulusuk Island on the morning of 25 June after a two-hour flight on an Air Iceland...
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Air Greenland operates a shuttle service between Kulusuk and Tasiilaq using a very noisy Bell 212...
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The first thing we noticed upon landing at Tasiilaq was all the sled dogs near the helipad. Many of...
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As we drove up the dirt road to our guesthouse (called the Red House - not this one but a larger one...
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A closer view of the fish being dried with the Tasiilaq town centre in the background. Tasiilaq has...
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A view of the Tasiilaq town centre from near our guesthouse. The two large red buildings just to the...
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After checking in at our guesthouse, I went for a walk and climbed the hill in the centre of the...
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This was the view from the top of the hill looking north-east over Kong Oscars Havn
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And finally to complete the panoramas, this is a view looking south-east over the port area. The...
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A close-up of one of the newer houses on the shores of Kong Oscars Havn. I’ve not increased the...
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On the north side of the hill there is one street of terraced houses that look more like what you...
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Down at the bottom of the hill, on the shores of Kong Oscars Havn, there was more fish drying in the sun.
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The water looked very clean from a distance, but on closer examination it was quite polluted with a...
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The beautifully clear skies provided lovely reflections of the ice in the water. When I showed this...
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A local fisherman sets out in his boat, weaving his way through the sea ice. This was the type of...
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The next day we set out on the adventure of a lifetime to see some of Greenland’s famed icebergs and...
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After about half an hour we turned north into Sermilik – a 10km wide fjord also known as the Egede...
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