Duplo's blog

Hi All,

And welcome to a new Duploworld update:) a quite long one I might as well add:)
Summer has arrived, but unfortunately I will not be bringing you any wonderful summer photos from Greenland the next couple weeks:(
You will need to settle for a round summer photos from Prague, Copenhagen and Bergen (Ok maybe two or three then:))
A fiordside home

This update will be spiced up with some photos and stories from the weekend trip to Kapisillit. The photo above is of a fiordside home, located a cross a bay inside the Kapisillit fiord With the mountains behind it, it made such a beautiful view in the morning mist that sunday morning.
A view to kangersuneq fiord

Above is another view to a fiord called "Kangersuneq", the same fiord visible in the photo posted earlier. it would normally be packed with ice, but unfortunate weather conditions made for a clear view to the mirrorlike surface normally hidden below the ice. it was such a beautiful view and a fix point for the entire first leg of the hike.
Decend to the lowlands

the landscape we hiked, was for mostly a lot less flat than it appeared. The low vegetation consealed the relatively low ridges we had to pass. One had to get really close to them before actually realising that there would be yet another ridge to pass.
Inuksuit

Inuksuits, otherwise quite frequent in the landscapes, were surprisingly scarse. This was actually one of the very few (if not the only one) we passed. Thus a great deal of care had to be taken, when making way through the landscape. In this area it only takes one wrong turn to get lost for days, but by paying attention to the ridges and peaks we managed to find our way without any issues:)
The hike itself was long and rough, but such a great experience, probably one of the most amazing hikes I have had, even though we managed to get really wet boots and walk the last hour towards the house in Kapisillit where we were to spend the night:)
A classic composition

Sunday morning was spend shooting (the first photo in this post is a fine example). I was up very early and while the rest were asleep, I enjoyed the total silence and desolating more than ever. By the time miss Duplo got up, we went for a stroll in the tiny settlement and after that we packed up the boat and headed towards a small island called "Uummannaq"
heading to shore

Uummannaq is a small Island located roughly in the middle of the fiord. It is also the place where one of the earliest native Greenlandic settlements were found and recently the tiny church house on the Island has been rebuilt.
The waters around the island was amazingly clear and soo quiet.
Something that is very rare further out in the fiord where Nuuk is located.
It is fair to say that we had a blast of a weekend and most of it we need to thank to the kind Greenlandic soul Mr. P and his lovely 2 year old daugther for. I do not see how we can ever thank them enough.

Now friday morning I set off towards Denmark early, my flight left at 0700 hrs. however during the night I was woken up by a, for the season, suprising sound...
Almost summer?

Winds were fierce and the air filled with white fluffy stuff:confused:
Fair to say that I was surprised to see that a blizzard was over us and the calendar claiming it to be May 30th. But ohh well... aside from a few bumps during take off and the climb to flying altitude (winds at 29 knots steady does that to a tiny aircraft) it was a fairly smooth flight.

Tonight is my last evening in Copenhagen this time around. Tomorrow I will be heading for Prague and more work.

More photos from the hike, can be found HERE (I am almost out of space in here, so you will have to make do with the collection posted on my gallery homepage (note to opera: "more space? please, please")

Well guess that is it for now, I have a watchlist that is totally out of control and sincerely hope you will bear with me as I work my way through it.

Do take care you all:)

Thomas