Greenland, Eastern

Our tour of Iceland and Greenland. by Jim & Diane Tanner

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Constable Point, Greenalnd.
The airplane we took from Reyjavik.

Constable Point, Greenland.
This is the airport at Constable Point. It is about 71 1/2 degrees north...

Constable Point, Greenland.
A better look at our airplane from Reyjavik.

Greenland from the airplane.
Taken on our flight from Constable Point to Kulusuk.

Greenland from the airplane.
Taken on our flight from Constable Point to Kulusuk. A large area of pack ice.

Greenland from the airplane.
Taken during the flight to Kulusuk.

Greenland from the airplane.
View from the air on the flight to Kulusuk. I must have taken a hundred of...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Two airplanes at the airport at Kulusuk, including the one we flew in...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Some of the scenery from the airport.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Polar bear skin on the wall inside the airport.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Our helicopter arriving from Tasiilaq.

East Greenland.
View from the helicopter enroute to Tasiilaq.

Eastern Greenland.
View from helicopter enroute to Tasiilaq.

Eastern Greenland.
Just one more look at the view from the helicopter.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
As seen from the helicopter just before we landed at the local helipad.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Another part of town from the helicopter.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
This was our means of transportation between towns.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
View of the bay from our hotel showing the soccer field. There were...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
This is the shop where Inuit men made souvenirs from reindeer antlers.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
A nature walk through a river valley from Tasiilaq.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Louise picking some native vegetation to show us. She was our guide...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The Inuit cemetery along the valley.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The cemetery looking back toward the town.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Looking up the river toward the lake.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The small waterfall at the end of the lake.

Tasiilaq, Iceland.
Returning from our walk, we saw the church shown here at the far center.

Tasiilaq, Iceland.
Inuits socializing around the supermarket.

Tasiilaq, Iceland.
A group of dwellings on a hill. We didn't see shadows like this...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Inside the supermarket. A lot of shelves were nearly bare but they had an...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Louise explaining something to Diane.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The local garbage truck.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The museum, converted from a church. For such a small town in a remote...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Inside the museum. Bead-work clothing made a century ago, give or take a few...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Inuit baskets adorned with ivory carvings.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Another view of Inuit clothing.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Ivory decorated throwing sticks. These were used to propel spears better than...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Louise in a hut beside the museum. I don't remember who built and...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
An Inuit man proudly showing his two week old puppies to Diane.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Obviously, an Inuit woman doing her laundry.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The school.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The new church on the hill.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Inside the church.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
An Inuit style model boat in the church. There was also a whaling...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
A view inside the new church.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The satelite dish which serves the entire town.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Inuit children playing in the street. Inuits make up 90% of the...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
This is the other guide here, Bettina, at the start of our boat tour...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
The start of our boat ride through the harbor.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Just a few pictures of what we saw on the boat cruise.

Tasiilaq, Greenand.
It's obvious why the supply ship is delayed. This is the ice...

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Calm water with reflections.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Iceberg cruise.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
At the end of the boat ride, back at the dock.

Tasiilaq, Greenland.
Getting ready for the helicopter ride back to Kulusuk.

Eastern Greenland.
One more picture from the helicopter.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Landing at the airport in Kulusuk.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The foundation of the U. S. Army's base here during world war II. Rasmus...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Going up a mountain with Rasmus driving a big-wheel 4-wheel drive...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
It's bigger than it looks. Rasmus had a small folding stepladder...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
A young German couple who was with us on this trip.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
One more picture on our way back to Kulusuk.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The scenery behind the hotel.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
This is a common type of morning during the summer.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The Kulusuk boat dock. A boat is a necessity for the Inuits. They get much of...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Our first close-up look at the town. Maybe the fog will lift before we leave.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
This is the waterworks. It pumps water from a reservoir just over the ridge...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Huskies were more than pets here. During the long winter, they were used for...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
An Inuit woman had just done the laundry.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
We saw a man feeding these dogs from a distance. That's blood on the snow.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The sign says it all.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
These Inuit children were eager to pose for us. I'd bet their...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Rasmus and an Inuit boy reading the bulletin board on the side of a building.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
An Inuit family walking past the fire station to their right.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The Kulusuk school house.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Laundry drying, a fish drying rack at right and clear blue skys.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The model whaling ship inside the church. Every church in Iceland and...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The church organ with the song book written in the Inuit language.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
A stained glass window in the church designed and built in Germany. The...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Inside the church. We were told by Rasmus that the Inuit were very...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Rasmus talking with an Inuit man.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The outside of the village store.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The fashion department in the village store.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
A view of some empty shelves in the store. The supply boat must be...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
A good rifle was a necessity to a hunter. These are high power, center...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
They may not have a theater but there is no lack of movies available here.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The check-out line.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
An Inuit couple who were reluctant to pose for us. They finally agreed to do so.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
What a difference a few hours make. A view of the town after the fog lifted.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
The Inuit cemetery just outside the town.

Kulusuk, Greenland.
Our hotel at Kulusuk. We stayed here one night. We spent two nights in...

Kulusuk, Greenland.
A bearskin on the wall at the Kulusuk airport. The German couple who...

Atlantic Ocean pack ice from Greenland.
This was the farthest out we saw ice on our return to Reyjavik....

article published 9/3/2004

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Wow
fantastic photies ...i am going there in 2006-2007 so will love to know more if you can e mail me some tips of does n donts many thanks jim Jim
— jimjim, December 16, 2004

Great article! Picked the clothesline shot for photo of the week, appearing in a few months.
— David Hariton, September 4, 2004

Iceland or bust?
I recently had read your Iceland article, and Nova Scotia. I wonder betwen Iceland, Greenland, or Nova Scotia which one is the most interesting, and which you would recomend for a vacation? I am very interested, thanks!
— Monte Petersen, September 3, 2004

A very interesting article!
Greenland is such a fascinating place just by its sheer name. There's not too many articles on this big [ice] land named by the Norwegian explorer "Eric the Red" in the 10th to attract settlers. What's the population there now? Amazing how it's part of Denmark when it's closer to Canada or Iceland. The almost empty shelves of the store is a testament to the hardiness of its people. Greenland is not for the faint of hearts to live in. Hope to see it someday. Thanks!:)
— Rico, September 3, 2004