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The Phillippines
16 December 2000
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Rome, Italy
16 August 2000
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Kayak Show
1 August 1999
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Arctic Golfing
10 July 1999
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Greenland Natl. Day
21 June 1999
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The Ice Cap II
19 June 1999
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Mount Dundas
23 May 1999
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Bus Assault
20 May 1999
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Arctic Golfing
The noise from the helicopter overwhelms me as we gently
leave the ground. I got myself a seat right in front of a
giant window and the view is amazing. Our trip is only a few
minutes long, a smooth turn over the harbour heading for our
destination, the top of Mount Dundas. Up here the the 25th
Annual Mount Dundas Open Golf Tournament is held at the
northernmost golf course in the world.
In the "chopper" we have golfclubs and golfballs,
marking flags for the holes and refreshments for the golf
players. Mette is supervising this arrangement and leads the
troops, as we land and have to unload the equipment.
Shortly after the helicopter takes off and we start getting
ready for the tournament starting in less than an hour. One
team goes around the golf course to put up the flags that mark
the holes. Another team checks the golfclubs, golfballs,
scorecards, and carpets. As there is no fairways or greens on
this golf course each player is given a little piece of carpet
to place the golfball on, in order to get a better shot.
The clouds slowly moves away and the sun shines brightly.
We enjoy a cup of coffee waiting for the first golf players to
show up. To get up here they have to climb the mountain which
usually make everyone short of breath. That is why we are
ready with cold refreshments as the moaning and sweaty
mountaineers show up.
First man on the top is Anders. After using half an hour to
catch his breath he picks up a golf club and two golf balls
and start of on hole 1. The course is filled with rocks that
when hit make the ball fly in unpredictale directions.
Therefore each player is given two golf balls in case they
lose one during their round.
More and more people show up, some start of one the golf
course others just sit and enjoy the nice weather and the
spectacular view here from the top of Mount Dundas. In the
afternoon we have time to try a few holes ourselves. The time
goes quickly and we have to stop before getting all the way
around. The equipment has to be ready when the helicopter
comes to pick us up.
The flags are all being picked up and everything is stoved
away behind a big pile of rocks to prevent it from blowing
away when the "chopper" lands. We quickly load it
into the helicopter, say goodbye to the last golfers heading
down the mountainside, and then we take of. The pilot is
making some huge turns around the mountain to give is longer
trip. Great view...
Back at the base we thank the pilot. The equipment is taken
home and yet another fabulous summer day at Thule is over.
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