(Post 2 of 2) This disco ball has been passed between boats coming and going from Disko Bay, Greenland. The captain, Aldert Hesseling, his son Jurjen and crewmembers Jim and Huibrecht are crossing Baffin Bay right now. When will Aldert arrive home to the Netherlands after his round the world voyage? “October 31st at 3…
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Avataq, Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Supplies come to Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada aboard the cargo ship Avataq. They delivered 15 vehicles and 39 containers yesterday. I was invited aboard to see the cargo deck and meet the crew. Thank you to the captain for the wonderful visit. Thank you to the cook for the banana bread. More to come soon….
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Canada bound, Baffin Bay
This moody iceberg marked the route between Greenland and Baffin Island. I am now back in Nunavut, Canada. I’ll be heading further and further north for the next two weeks. Photo by David Cothran.
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Networking, Sisimiut, Greenland
Helping each other, techno-style. Eva Aariak from Iqaluit, Nunavut asks Tukumminnguaq Olsen in Sisimiut, Greenland for help to find an old friend. It worked! It was fun to hear them sharing – one in Greenlandic, the other in Inuktitut.
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Teamwork, Sisimiut, Greenland
(Post 1 of 5) Soriina Davidsen works with sealskin. “It is so beautiful, and it’s different every time.” She is a designer in Sisimiut and learned her craft through courses at the municipality and the Knud Rasmussen Folk School. The skins comes from hunters around Greenland who supply to a company called Great Greenlandic. Soriina…
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(Post 2 of 5) This guy came into the sealskin and wool workshop in Sisimiut, Greenland as part of a calendar, and he never left. Three young women work here creating clothing out of sealskin and muskox wool. “The one who is washing the dishes can look at him.”
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(Post 3 of 5) Soriina Davidsen, designer She is proud of these vests; the fabric is 100% sealskin. “I work a lot. At home, I don’t do any sewing. My boyfriend had to wait two years to get a zipper on his jacket.”
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(Post 4 of 5) Vera Larsen, seamstress Vera learned this craft from Soriina. “We all have the feeling that the things can be more beautiful, but we are proud of what we make.”
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(Post 5 of 5) Magdalene Berthelsen, knitter Magdalene she works with qiviut, the underfur of muskox. It’s an expensive fiber, but what you get is deliciously soft and several times warmer than lamb’s wool. “This one I’m really proud of. I just made it last week.”
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Business school, Sisimiut, Greenland
“Maki” Ulrik Lybert. “If you want to survive in Greenland, you have to be able to do everything.” So this teacher became an entrepreneur. He’s banking it all on seaweed. It’s pure; it’s simple; it’s healthy . . . and it’s all over the place. Maki takes his boat out, drags the kelp up using…
