I am all for adventures, and I think many of you are too! So, this first week after our break, I want to welcome us all back, and, to adventures we remember – from long ago or lately have experienced. Big or small. Personally, I think every day is an adventure, but indeed some feel a bit more vivid and easier to describe. And that goes for the adventure I am going to share with you today.
You can show adventures from one place only or from more places, and I am convinced adventures can be told in fewer images than this…but please try to stick to a maximum of 10 pictures.
This June, we went to Greenland, a country we fell in love with it at first sight in 1982, when we were young. Those memories are still with me, and on reviewing old slides from then, I was hooked again.
So, what adventures await you in this beautiful country? I will take you on a short visit to some of them. Luckily (!) we were stuck for five extra days in Greenland due to fog, so the dogs and the boardwalk wouldn’t have been pictured here on the ordinary trip.
Of course this is all about water and ice…but, should that not be your cup of tea, I still hope you are inspired for the challenge!
As there are no real roads in Greenland, (the first ones were built in the 1950’s-60’s) every Greenlander owns at least one boat and one snowmobile. Many Inuit people own a dogsled as well, and some 5-10 dogs to do the job.
During summer, the dogs rest from their hard work, and live in colonies on big slopes – grass or stone. The grown-ups are all chained, (they are no ”house dogs”, and prone to fighting) but the young ones are totally free to roam their environment. Indeed an interesting experience to see them on ”vacation” in the summer. I had a collegue who owned 15 huskies, and he built a sledge with wheels so the dogs should be easily excercised during the warmer part of the year. According to knowledgeable people, the dogs are happy as long at they are held outdoors.
Nature is of course the greatest adventure in Greenland – icebergs in the fiords and gigantic glaciers. Eqi glacier (above), is 200 meters high and 4 kilometers wide, and the boat in the picture is waiting a kilometer or two away from it – just in case the glacier decides to calve. You lose all perspective close to these giants!
As we travelled mostly by boat, whales were often sighted – we saw several humpbacks spouting and diving. I never got a really good shot of them, but here are two friends diving together.
You should of course go hiking and just take in the breathtaking landscape. You will never know what is hiding over the next hill or behind the next corner – but surely it is a new adventure! Not all hikes include climbing, this was a very friendly, boardwalk one.
Kayaking is popular in Greenland – a silent and contemplative sport. In the old days the Inuits hunted from both kayaks and canoes. I guess every family have at least a couple of kayaks. And, just as with the motor boats, the were very skillfully handled!
And then, finally, my favourite adventure –
– going on a midnight sun tour among the impressive icebergs – unforgettable. Cheers with thousands of years old ice in the glass!
I hope you have had a great break from us (!) and that you enjoyed my adventures. Now we are looking forward to seeing new or old exciting adventures from you!
A big thank you to Beth, and don’t forget the Lens-Artists tag when you post! As usual, stay well and be kind!
Anne will lead next Saturday – see you then!
Leya 
Ann Christine these are beautiful photos, I especially like the water and ice images as well as the sled dogs! Thank you for this theme… Will think on this!
Stunning images Ann-Christine and what a fabulous adventure! Greenland is one of those places I would loved to have seen when I was younger and in better health too, so thank you for taking us along 💚 Our contribution for this week’s lovely challenge is here: https://tranature.com/2026/07/19/another-mountain-adventure/
Thank you, Xenia! I can easily imagine you loving Greenland!
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Thank you for this challenge and for those wonderful images of Greenland. I flew over Greenland once with my head pressed against the window taking it all in. It is beautiful and your adventure looks fantastic. I write about a very old adventure here Lens Artist Challenge #405 – Adventure | The View From Here
Thank you! I had a wonderful time there – and now I’m looking forward to seeing yours!
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Again, that opening image just screams ”Adventure,” Anne-Christine! Here is mine:
https://secondwindleisure.com/2026/07/19/sunday-stills-animal-of-the-month-old-macdonald-had-a-zoo/
Thank you!
I’ve had Greenland on my list, along with Iceland… but alas, I can at least view Greenland in your great photographs. Your challenge is perfect timing for me, having just returned from an adventure, I’ll have some photos to share on Thursday.
Thank you, John – looking forward to it!
I’ve had plenty of travel adventures as you know, but I do envy you Greenland 😊 I’m trying to persuade my husband to go so I’ll show him this post! The glacier shot is wonderful and that boardwalk looks so inviting.
Meanwhile I’ve tried to find some different adventures to share, or at least different photos! https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-seeking-adventures-abroad/
Thank you, Sarah – I do hope you can persuade your husband! That boardwalk was the only easy hike here…
You always sell me your destinations, and this is no different. It looks a awesome place, your photos have a quiet beauty to them. And the memories, too.
Here is mine:
Thank you, Sofia – and you sold Japan to me!
A perfect theme for this time of year, Lea. Your beautiful galleries of the water and ice are inspiring. Thank you.
Thank you, Suzette! A perfect place to escape the heat…
Yes, absolutely!
Wonderful! I would love to do that!
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A shock to my system on a hot summer day here, Ann-Christine, but how incredibly beautiful! Welcome back xx
Thank you – cold but you would have loved it, Jo!
I think so too xx
Here is my quiet sort of adventure. Not as grand as yours but here it is: https://wanderingteresa.com/a-quiet-adventure/
And it is a thoughtful and wise adventure!
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Breathtaking landscapes! What an adventure!
♥ Thank you!
Absolutely stunning! It feels quiet and your photos certainly capture that. For me, to kayak through the ice chunks would be heaven. What a wonderful trip. How lucky to stay 5 extra days.
Thank you, Donna! Yes, you would have loved it…Quiet, white beauty everywhere you looked. Fresh air and clean water. I brought home a bottle of water this time too – I did in 1982 as well… A pity I could not take some of the crystal clear air. I remember crying when we had to board the plane back home then in -82 .
Those of us who love the pristine untouched beauty as you do, understand. I too might find tears in letting go.
Unreal photos of priceless nature I wish I had personally witnessed in my younger years . . . Thank you for taking me there . . .
Eha, this was at the height of beauty for me – fresh air, clean water, lovely people and white icebergs floating wherever you looked. 4 degrees (20 in the sun) and NO wind. And dogs.
What an amazing adventure.
This is one country, I wish I’d visited in my youth when I was fit and healthy. I love the snow and ice (in general). So many interesting landscapes and what a wonderful boardwalk in which to see your surroundings.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Vicki! Well, that boardwalk was very good for me as well as my balance is not 100 percent anymore. You are free to look without fear of falling.
First of all, I owe you a very sincere apology! I’ve been calling you Leya and today I discovered you are ”the” Ann-Christine. I’m so very sorry.
Your post is wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed your narrative, and I learned a lot, thank you. Your pictures are spectacularly beautiful and I had so much fun looking at them over and over again.
Great challenge idea thank you. pp
Pam, don’t be sorry – it’s much easier to write Leya, isn’t it!? Many people do – I like it. Happy you enjoyed the theme.
Wow A-C what an amazing adventure you’ve experienced. And your images are spectacular. What a great way to return from your break. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you so much, Teresa! It was all breathtakingly beautiful!
What an adventure! Stunning shots of the glaciers, the kayaks and all the adventure, Anne-Christine! My Sunday Still post will work nicely with this!
Thank you – please do!
Ann-Christine, what an excellent choice for our return from the short break. You took us on your adventure with these great photos. Here’s my response:
https://throughbrazilianeyes.com/aleijadinhos-masterwork-a-pilgrimage-to-congonhas/
Thank you, Egidio! A lucky coinsidence!
Ann-Christine, Wow! Thanks for taking us along on your amazing adventure with your breathtaking images. I love the opening shot of the village with the ice in the background. Thanks for a great challenge!
Thank you too, Beth! You picked my favourite shot too! Breathtaking views every day – that was the view through our hotel window – a bit zoomed in of course.
What a beautiful adventure and country. I would love to visit and tour the island, especially by kayak.
You would love it, I am sure. So fresh air and water, and breathtaking views everywhere.
Yes, I would.
Marvellous adventure, A-C. Fabulous photos.
Thank you, Tish! I think you know I loved every second…
Love the prompt, and you have shown us a great selection of images!
Thank you, Sue!
A great story
I am so impressed with your photography, again. These are amazing and the location is so unique to us, beautiful. Amazing nature, you are lucky to have experienced these moments. An adventure to be remembered for sure.
Thank you, Ritva, you are very kind about my photo graphy. And, I am very grateful we got the opportunity to go there! True beauty, crystal clear air and the water tastes soooo fresh and cold. In 1982 I even brought home a bottle of water – in fact did so now as well…
What a wonderful selection of photos to whet our appetites! I’m surprised to discover that the image that engages me most is the one of the kayakers. It must be so thrilling to move round the waters in those conditions. Not for locals of course. It’s all old hat to them. And I’d love to go on that boardwalk hike too. So many sights to discover, while being enabled to focus on them, rather than wondering where to put your feet next. And such marvellously atmospheric seascapes! So very, very different from your African adventure. Thanks for taking us with you.
I am so glad you liked them, Margaret! Yes, very different from Africa…I agree with you on the boardwalk hike – I am not that sure footed anymore, so I appreciated the possibility! But that was the only boardwalk – the other hikes were tougher.
I am happy to hear you enjoyed the kayakers! – it looks exciting to me as well. We did not try it though, too cold in the water should you fall…