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Plane for our 2 hour flight to Kulusuk,
Greenland
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Flying over floating ice
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We took a hike from our hotel to the village. The snow
was still piled high.
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We stopped often to photograph the spectacular scenery.
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The colorful houses are perched on the rocky hillsides
overlooking the bay.
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Pack ice still floated in the harbor
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The village is very poor. Houses have no
running water.
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Sled waiting for the next snowfall.
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Village Cemetery
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Artificial flowers adorn the wooden crosses
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Village church
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Interior of church is typical of local Lutheran
churches
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Note the ship in the corner
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Sled dogs on a dirt mound
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The dogs are kept chained and they have
no shelter, even in the winter
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The Greenland husky is a different breed
from the Alaskan Husky. And we were warned that they are very
mean and if bitten we would need to be flown to a hospital
immediately.
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A family shows us their month old puppies
who had just eaten.
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The only store in the village
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The local gas "station"
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Sigrun demonstrates the gas pump
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Statue of village's famous drum dancer
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Views of the spectacular scenery around
the village
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Cotton Grass
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Flowers have a short growing season but
were in full bloom during our visit.
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We took a jeep to the top of a nearby mountain
where the US had a radar station until 1992.
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Spectacular views of the surrounding mountains
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Fred enjoys the view
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Flowers find a way to grow in the rocky
soil
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