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On giving birth in Greenland

We made a little Greenlandic baby!

May 29, 2016 in Culture / Food in Greenland, Parenthood and baby.

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Joining the work out on the mini trampoline. Into the forest to forage for mushrooms #nofilter #mushrooms #shrooming #forest #forestlife #getaway These awesome peeps. What a way to end the day - got picked up by boat just outside work to go for a sail... Thanks skipper Mads! It's another type of view from the Copenhagen office. Instead of whales, we see tourists and cyclists! A glacier waterfall that spills into the sea. @arcticboatcharter #greenlandpioneer #greenland #colourfulnuuk A balcony with a different type of view! And no perfectly decked out table for this picture... #realworld #summer #copenhagenlife Before 'real life' begins (aka work) comes the obligatory visit to Risskov in Aarhus. Just after this pic, I took a dip in the sea. Life is not bad, not at all 🐬☘️⭐️🌞🌈 That fog is Nuuk. We woke up the day we 'left' Greenland to this eerily beautiful fog view. It's the fog that nearly prevents the small Dash-8 planes from flying, because one cannot land when there is no visibility. So tip for anyone flying from Nuuk - book the first two morning planes out of The Capital if you HAVE to get somewhere. Or just be prepared for anything. #thatview #colourfulnuuk #airgreenland #tips #window #fog #greenlandpioneer Yes that's me. And yes, that's a hundred mosquitoes around my face. And yes, that's me holding three fish caught by hand hanging from a stick 😂 #qooqqut #qooqqutnuan #colourfulnuuk #greenland #greenlandpioneer Our final days in Nuuk and this little explorer is checking out the urban gardening scene (lettuce growing in the tyres but she's more interested in the dirt) #colourfulnuuk This little church in Qoornoq. It's in an abandoned settlement that is now being brought back to life again by the locals of Nuuk each summer. I did it! Went for a quick swim in this little piece of paradise. The water was 2 degrees Celsius, though probably slightly warmer since the sun was shining. Now I say something in Australian: it was "Ice cold gold". PS those bloody bugs.... #qooqqut #qooqqutnuan #icy #polarplunge #bucketlist #greenlandpioneer These ladies spent all day smoking trout at Præstefjorden, an old summer hunting ground. #colourfulnuuk Today I had a unusual work day, hanging out and hiking around Lille Marlene mountain with these lovely people. They're a bunch of media from all sorts of cool places. Level Four playground and that sea view. 👌🏽12 degrees Celsius today and I kid you not, it was sweltering hot on the balcony! If you look carefully you will see: A cruise ship behind the clouds. A puff of smoke above it. A boat in front of it. The ever changing views from my workplace - enjoying my last days in this office! #greenlandpioneer #colourfulnuuk #ilovegreenland #greenlandcruises @nuukwatertaxi What a sheep view 😏in fact parts of south Greenland really reminded me of the Faroe Islands - or at least in my imaginings since I've not been there before ;) @visitfaroeislands #notquitegooglesheepview #greenlandpioneer #greenland #southgreenland #explorersbynature We've had so much fun in this large flower garden that is called South Greenland. #qassiarsuk #greenland #greenlandpioneer #unesco #unescosite #explorersbynature #fun #family photo: @jonaswedel Talk about right timing! It was announced yesterday in the media that the Norse ruins in Southern Greenland are now considered UNESCO world heritage. Today we said hello to the statue of Leif Eriksson, the son of Erik the Red. He discovered America. #greenlandpioneer #greenland #explorersbynature #unescosite #unesco #qassiarsuk We have now reached Qassiarsuk, where flowers are blooming and mosquitoes are not to be found. @jonaswedel and I have agreed that in South Greenland, stunning is the new normal.

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