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July 5, 2018 Dog Sledding Liverpool Land Nørrefjord Northeast Greenland Northeastgreenland Storefjord winter camping 9 Comments

Brightening Up

January 4, 2017 climate Eastgreenland Ittoqqortoormiit Northeastgreenland Scoresby Sund sea ice 9 Comments

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March 10, 2015 Dog Sledding Ittoqqortoormiit Northeastgreenland Sirius Sirius Sled Patrol 12 Comments

Fjord Holiday

October 1, 2014 Arctic Summer Greenland Harefjord Northeastgreenland Scoresby Sund 9 Comments

Dog-Powered Vacation – Part 1

April 16, 2014 Dog Sledding dog-power dogsleding East Greenland Fame Islands Greenland Hunting Hurry Inlet jameson land Klitdal musk-ox Northeastgreenland outdoors running dogs Scoresby Sund Vacation in Greenland 5 Comments

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A Humpback whale 😇 We did get to see quite a few of them on this whale watching boat at Hjalteyri yesterday morning. Those whales can be up to 95 years old!

Change of scenery! 😊🏠 We are in northern Iceland right now.

Last week's overnighter did not go quite as planned. I did get as far as lying in my quilt inside the tent and devouring a bag of potatochips. 😊🏕️ Week 8, Night 15, looking forward to a restful night. - But then the dog began to get unsettled, standing up and barking very quietly, sniffing northward. Our dogs behave in that way to warn each other and us when they hear or smell a bigger animal, like a muskox or polar bear. 😯 It was too dark already for me to see very far, even with my strong headlamp. The northern lights were just about coming up beautifully. Still, after waiting for quite some time outside the tent hoping for the dog to relax and some debating with myself, I decided to pack up. Shortly after midnight I was heading in the opposite direction and towards Ittoqqortoormiit. 😀🏠 Maybe it was just a fox? I'll never know. "Better safe then sorry" was my motto that day, I guess. - Did you ever pack up and go back home after setting up your tent, too, for whatever reason? For me, it was the first time. But I don't regret doing it, inspite of missing out on waking up in nature the next morning! 💚

Late night view from Storø towards Rypefjord 💙 about 3 weeks ago.

On a solo dayhike close to Sydkap in midt-august I met several young ptarmigans 😇 🇬🇱 ➡️ overlooking the majestic Northwestfjord. Such truly unique and perfectly camouflaged creatures! 💚

Coming back to Ittoqqortoormiit after 2 weeks in the fjord system of Scoresbysund felt like stepping right into autumn. 💨 💦🍂 Wind- and rainstorms, much lower temperatures and fewer sunny days made it clear that summer was over. A fact I found hard to accept, at first. 😔 Being back in Polar Bear territory while it's beginning to get dark around midnight makes sleeping outside more challenging as well. For one whole week, slightly depressed, I slept inside. 🏠🛌 Last week though I made it back out in my little green tent from Saturday to Sunday. 🏕️ Week 7, Night 14. 🇬🇱 A good choice! 😊

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