Just a quick post to share one of my favourite photos from Qaanaaq. Geese arrived each summer in huge numbers and I love this shot of mum and dad looking out for the kids.
Chris
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That moment when you look out the front door…
… to see a Russian icebreaker!
It happens. More often than you think.
Distractions!
I studied a lot during the years we lived in Greenland. Unfortunately, I didn’t always choose the best place to sit.
Chris
Winter is coming… in August!
First signs of winter in Uummannaq.
Utilities!
This might be one of those specialist interest posts, but here are a few of the really important buildings/structures in Qaanaaq, starting with the supermarket (above).
Followed by the power station.
And the tanks. Of course, I can’t remember which one has oil and which one has water, but you get the idea.
Not much more to say about the photos. It was a grey August day in Qaanaaq. However, I do remember a visiting Dane (in Uummannaq) teasing me about the use of the word ‘the’, as if there was only one of everything. Well… there was. 😉
Chris
Iceberg!
We hadn’t been in Uummannaq long before the hotel owner invited Jane and me on an excursion in Uummannaq fjord. Of course, I didn’t know I would be translating from Danish to English for the other passengers in return for a ‘free’ trip.
After getting up close and personal with the first iceberg, I didn’t care.
Jane got a bit tired of “one more photo” with an iceberg in the background. But, hey, what are you gonna do?
I miss icebergs!
Chris