We made it!

Go to Greenland. Do it. Book it now. That is all we’ve got to say after day 1.

© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Clear skies from Reykjavik to Nuuk, we were hopping from one side of the plane to the other with cameras on fire, unable to process the beauty © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Butter your eyeballs on these babies © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Or this © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
The exhibition has landed © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Meet our wizard of a guide, Najâraq Egede… © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
…and her powerhouse of a mum, Amalie © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Some people can look at whales while they do their dishes… © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Amalie’s hands are never idle. These are called qungasequt and are part of  the children’s national costume © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Knitting with beads © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Wrist protectors, a relatively new addition to the Greenlandic wardrobe © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Wrist protectors, a relatively new addition to the Greenlandic wardrobe © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
This bead collar, called ‘nuilarmiut’ belonged to Amalie’s mum © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
You can see the collar piece in the 55th wedding anniversary photo © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
A bucket full of cod arrived just as we were leaving © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
The Greenlandic are not afraid of colour © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
This little iceberg will continue its journey with the high tide again © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
© Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
A wall of weather arriving for the evening © Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen

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