Greenland goes under the skin.

"The fruits of nature, while the icebergs go by": A gourmet restaurant in Greenland's Disko Bay promises unique. Dimitri Ladischensky has by dog sled on a search - and experienced a nervenzerreißende odyssey.

 

On a beautifully set table and the fruits of nature, while the icebergs pass by. The Greenland Tourism Board has in the coastal town of Ilulissat loaded. The program promises a culinary experience that is nowhere else in the world.

H8 The restaurant is located a bit outside, not to say, 20 miles away on an island in Disko Bay. It is only in winter by dog sled to reach. Then taste it in the H8 certainly times as good! H8 The name comes from the Second World War. At that time, the Americans painted signs on roofs Greenland, after which the pilots were able to navigate.

Fast Eisbärfell gemummelt and go. We experience the sun and snow, heat and cold, storms and silence. We enjoy in the sparkling dance of the northern lights and let us of myth and magic mask dance. To help us reduce the white fog. It's snowing. But: We travel with experienced guides sled. We equip them with satellite telephones on trips that last longer than one day. But no matter how wild it is not today. Two-sled tour. A good introduction to get a feel.

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My guide says Klaus Rasmussen, half Dane, half-Inuit. With four other teams sledge we are flying blind on. A piece about the country, passing by beautiful mountains schneegezuckerten, then the sea to the island. But the panorama is playing. For anything in the snow drift to recognize it needs the creativity and imagination, the chef's hats Greenland flourishes.

Soon we hear the dogs behind us no longer hecheln. "The others are determined already at sea. I know a shortcut," says Klaus. "When you see the other, give notice." After 30 minutes, Klaus again. "If you see something, give it. As should his country." He shows the whites. He changes a few times the direction that he finally stops. "We are lost." He smiles embarrassed. With Blowing Snow put the dogs back and simply wait for better weather, it does not freeze, even if only the muzzle of the snow herausschaut. We can not wait. We have no tent. We do not have a Primus stove. We do not have a GPS. We are in the middle of nature. Close to calving glaciers and huge icebergs. Seals, whales and polar bears make our society.

"Klaus, there is no country more"

"All remain calm," says Klaus, "do not worry. We will probably again tonight at home." Probably? Once your first breath of fresh ice-cold air with the snow capped mountains in the background eingesogen have to feel it: Greenland is directly under your skin. A meditative silence spreads in the body and soul, and all your senses are awake. Indeed, Klaus gets a different look. The "Weather Kundler" over. Hand on chin, he lifts his head in the sky.

"Half Hour", he proclaims, "half an hour, then everything is clear again." Two hours later, where we go, wait, drive, wait, the storm still increased. In between re also shine in his eyes, the tail of view. "Look! A mountain! Country!" It is a frozen iceberg in the sea. How can ice clouds in the sky the most incredible forms: here a couple of elephants drinking, then a small seal or a Eisbärchen and further away a U-boat. The imagination knows no bounds.

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After a while Klaus again gets another look. An inquiring. "What should we do?" It is impossible to feel stressed out here - the weather can change in travel plans and knock, but that is part of the experience. We are looking sled tracks. Perhaps lead them to land. Perhaps, but also further away, next to the sea. And if the sea, perhaps into the water. The ice cover is not closed.

Here you can find peace for the soul and the things in a different light. Internet access is possible at any time, and the mobile network is better than in some places in Europe. Sometime dive huts in the haze on. The coast. "You see, I knew it. Country." He smiles. "As soon as you no longer see land, you must always say: Klaus, there is no country more."

And so we get yet the famous Greenlandic dishes served with respect and ingenuity of gifted chefs prepared. As promised, the culinary experience that is nowhere else in the world. When it finds.