{"id":202824,"date":"2021-12-13T16:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/a-boy-from-bildudalur-becomes-greenlands-tourist-chief\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T23:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T23:35:19","slug":"a-boy-from-bildudalur-becomes-greenlands-tourist-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/a-boy-from-bildudalur-becomes-greenlands-tourist-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"FR\u00c1 B\u00cdLDUDAL TIL GR\u00c6NLANDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hj\u00f6rtur Sm\u00e1rason er n\u00fdr fer\u00f0am\u00e1lastj\u00f3ri Gr\u00e6nlands \u00fear sem allt er st\u00f3rbroti\u00f0. Hlekkir fort\u00ed\u00f0ar bresta einn af \u00f6\u00f0rum og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in hefur teki\u00f0 stefnuna \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i<\/p>\n

Gr\u00e6nland er n\u00e6sti n\u00e1granni \u00cdslands handan hafs fr\u00e1 Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0um, \u00e1 gr\u00e6nlensku er \u00fea\u00f0 Kalaallit Nunaat, m\u00f3\u00f0urm\u00e1li\u00f0 er Kalaallisut. St\u00e6rsta eyja jar\u00f0ar t\u00e6plega 2,1 millj\u00f3nir ferk\u00edl\u00f3metra; st\u00e6rra en St\u00f3ra-Bretland, \u00cdtal\u00eda, Sp\u00e1nn og Frakkland samanlagt. Af \u00fev\u00ed 81% undir j\u00f6kli og 19% land, um 400 \u00fe\u00fasund ferk\u00edl\u00f3metrar. Landfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega tilheyrir Gr\u00e6nland Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku en stj\u00f3rnarfarslega Evr\u00f3pu undir D\u00f6num en stefnir \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i; f\u00e9kk heimastj\u00f3rn 1979, sj\u00e1lfstj\u00f3rn 2008. Nuuk er h\u00f6fu\u00f0sta\u00f0ur. Gr\u00e6nland sag\u00f0i sig \u00far Evr\u00f3pusambandinu 1983 sem \u00fe\u00e1 skrapp saman um 53%. Gr\u00e6nlendingar eru um 56 \u00fe\u00fasund, 20% Danir. L\u00edklegt er a\u00f0 sama gerist \u00e1 Gr\u00e6nlandi og ger\u00f0ist \u00feegar \u00cdsland s\u00f3tti fram til sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0is fyrir hundra\u00f0 \u00e1rum og Danir ur\u00f0u \u00cdslendingar uppfullir \u00e6ttjar\u00f0ar\u00e1star. \u00deegar l\u00ed\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00f6ldina tali menn ekki um 20% Dani heldur 100% Gr\u00e6nlendinga. \u00dev\u00ed er h\u00e9r sp\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\u00deorri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar b\u00fdr \u00e1 su\u00f0-vestur Gr\u00e6nlandi \u00fear sem ve\u00f0ur er mildast. Fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 nyrsta odda Kapp Morris Jesup a\u00f0 Hvarfi sy\u00f0sta oddanum eru 2.650 km og strandl\u00ednan t\u00e6pir 40 \u00fe\u00fasund km, n\u00e1nast sama vegalengd og umm\u00e1l jar\u00f0ar vi\u00f0 mi\u00f0baug. Gr\u00e6nland er a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnu st\u00f3rbroti\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Stefnt \u00e1 fj\u00f6lgun fer\u00f0amanna, mikla fj\u00f6lgun <\/strong><\/h5>\n

Eftir aldalanga einangrun undir danskri stj\u00f3rn eru Gr\u00e6nlendingar a\u00f0 opna sig fyrir umheiminum og segja \u201eGreenland is open for business.\u201c Fyrir covid s\u00f3ttu \u00e1rlega um eitt hundra\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund fer\u00f0amenn Gr\u00e6nlendinga heim og \u00feeir stefna \u00e1 fj\u00f6lgun, mikla fj\u00f6lgun undir kj\u00f6ror\u00f0unum Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Gr\u00e6nland. Fer\u00f0am\u00e1lastj\u00f3ri Gr\u00e6nlands er \u00cdslendingurinn Hj\u00f6rtur Sm\u00e1rason.<\/p>\n

Hj\u00f6rtur er B\u00edldd\u00e6lingur, f\u00e6ddur 1975 en b\u00fdr n\u00fa \u00ed Nuuk \u00e1samt eiginkonu Ingu R\u00f3s Ant\u00f3n\u00edusd\u00f3ttur og tveimur yngstu b\u00f6rnum. Vinab\u00e6r B\u00edldudals er Kulusuk \u00e1 austurstr\u00f6ndinni og fj\u00f3rt\u00e1n \u00e1ra f\u00f3r str\u00e1kur yfir hafi\u00f0 til Kulusuk \u00ed nemendaskiptum vinab\u00e6janna. \u00de\u00e1 f\u00e9ll Hj\u00f6rtur fyrir landi og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 og n\u00fa er hann \u00e1 Gr\u00e6nlandi \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu lands og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar. \u00dear sem er styst milli landanna eru innan vi\u00f0 300 k\u00edl\u00f3metrar milli Scoresbysunds og Vestfjar\u00f0a og Gr\u00e6nland var greipt \u00ed vitund drengsins. Hj\u00f6rtur kom til starfa \u00ed apr\u00edl s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0num \u00feegar landi\u00f0 var loka\u00f0 vegna covid og hann \u00feurfi undan\u00fe\u00e1gu til \u00feess a\u00f0 komast inn \u00ed landi\u00f0. Gr\u00e6nland var opna\u00f0 1. okt\u00f3ber s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0num \u00feegar fer\u00f0at\u00edmabili\u00f0 var b\u00fai\u00f0. Hann segir hins vegar a\u00f0 2022 l\u00edti vel \u00fat. \u201eGr\u00e6nland er land t\u00e6kif\u00e6ra, straumar hagst\u00e6\u00f0ir \u00fev\u00ed fer\u00f0amenn \u00ed vaxandi m\u00e6li leita \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00faruna. Vi\u00f0 erum vong\u00f3\u00f0 a\u00f0 2022 h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0 sama fj\u00f6lda og fyrir covid 2019 \u00feegar eitt hundra\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund manns komu,\u201c segir Hj\u00f6rtur.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 \u00feurfi a\u00f0 byggja upp innvi\u00f0i og erfitt a\u00f0 komast milli sta\u00f0a. \u00cdslendingar s\u00e9u vanir a\u00f0 aka hringinn en lengsti vegarspotti \u00e1 Gr\u00e6nlandi er n\u00edu k\u00edl\u00f3metrar. Nor\u00f0an Nuuk s\u00e9 hundasle\u00f0inn \u00feeirra b\u00edll og svo er siglt og flogi\u00f0 milli sta\u00f0a. Raunar eru hundasle\u00f0ar l\u00edka \u00feeirra fiskib\u00e1tar og hundru\u00f0 hundasle\u00f0a skr\u00e1\u00f0ir sem fiskib\u00e1tar \u00fear sem fari\u00f0 er \u00fat\u00e1 \u00edsinn og st\u00f3rl\u00fa\u00f0a veidd \u00ed gegn um vakir.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka og leggja tvo flugvelli \u00fear sem \u00cdstak er a\u00f0 verki, \u00e1samt \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa byggt upp hafskipah\u00f6fn \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0sta\u00f0num Nuuk sem for\u00f0um h\u00e9t \u201eG\u00f3\u00f0von\u201c upp \u00e1 \u00edslensku me\u00f0 18 \u00fe\u00fasund \u00edb\u00faa. \u201e\u00cdsfjalli\u00f0\u201c Ilutissiat er me\u00f0 um 5.000 \u00edb\u00faa 200 k\u00edl\u00f3metrum fyrir nor\u00f0an heimsskautsbaug \u00fear sem skri\u00f0j\u00f6kullinn ry\u00f0st fram 40 metra \u00e1 dag og brotnar svo \u201e\u00edsfj\u00f6ll\u201c falla \u00ed sj\u00f3 \u00ed st\u00f3rbrotnu sj\u00f3narspili. \u00dear hefur Best Western byggt h\u00f3tel og er a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Rebecca Gustafsson – Visit Greenland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Uppbygging <\/strong>innvi\u00f0a <\/strong>\u00ed forgangi <\/strong><\/h5>\n

\u201eVi\u00f0 leggjum \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 byggja upp innvi\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur en fer\u00f0amennirnir koma og uppr\u00e6ta helstu fl\u00f6skuh\u00e1lsa,\u201c segir Hj\u00f6rtur. Mikil breyting hafi or\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 Icelandair t\u00f3k yfir gamla Flugf\u00e9lag \u00cdslands og Flugf\u00e9lag Nor\u00f0urlands. Icelandair heldur \u00fati flugi milli \u00cdslands og Gr\u00e6nlands um Keflav\u00edk. N\u00fa er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka flug fr\u00e1 K\u00f6ben, London og New York til Nuuk me\u00f0 millilendingu \u00ed Keflav\u00edk. Ekki \u00feurfi lengur a\u00f0 fara um Reykjav\u00edkurflugv\u00f6ll. \u00deetta s\u00e9 afar d\u00fdrm\u00e6tt og d\u00e6mi um \u00fe\u00e1 opnun sem eigi s\u00e9r sta\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 haldi Norlandair \u00fati flugi til austurstrandarinnar \u00e1 Twin Otter-v\u00e9lum en f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 var l\u00edka stofna\u00f0 \u00fat\u00far gamla Flugf\u00e9lagi Nor\u00f0urlands. Eimskip sigli \u00e1 Nuuk. \u00deannig hafa hlekkir einangrunar fyrri t\u00edma brosti\u00f0 einn af \u00f6\u00f0rum og samskipti \u00cdslands og Gr\u00e6nlands st\u00f6\u00f0ugt n\u00e1nari.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Mads Pihl – Visit Greenland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Brattahl\u00ed\u00f0 Eir\u00edks rau\u00f0a <\/strong><\/h5>\n

Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 skrifa um Gr\u00e6nland \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 geta Br\u00f6ttuhl\u00ed\u00f0ar Eir\u00edks rau\u00f0a \u00deorvaldssonar \u00ed Eystribygg\u00f0 s y\u00f0st \u00e1 Gr\u00e6nlandi. Samk v\u00e6mt Gr\u00e6nlendingab\u00f3k og Landn\u00e1mu var Brattahl\u00ed\u00f0 reist um 985 en Eir\u00edkur l\u00e9st um 1008 nokkru eftir a\u00f0 sonur hans Leifur heppni sigldi til Amer\u00edku. Handan Eir\u00edksfjar\u00f0ar er Narsarsuaq-flugv\u00f6llur nor\u00f0austur af \u00feorpinu Narsaq. \u00dear reis fyrsta kirkja Vesturheims \u00e1 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0hildarst\u00f6\u00f0um; kirkjan \u00ed Hvalsey stendur enn. Hausti\u00f0 1408 voru gefin saman \u00ed heilagt hj\u00f3naband \u00deorsteinn \u00d3lafsson og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir. \u00deau h\u00f6f\u00f0u lent \u00ed vegvillum fr\u00e1 Noregi \u00fear sem Pl\u00e1gan geisa\u00f0i. Hj\u00f3nin settust a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00d6krum \u00ed Bl\u00f6nduhl\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Skagafir\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0an sem \u00deorsteinn var \u00e6tta\u00f0ur. Innan vi\u00f0 h\u00e1lfri \u00f6ld s\u00ed\u00f0ar var \u00f6ll bygg\u00f0 og f\u00f3lk horfi\u00f0 sem er ein af r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tum s\u00f6gunnar. \u201e\u00deegar elsti sonur minn fermdist 2009 \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 fe\u00f0gar \u00f3gleymanlega vikufer\u00f0 til Br\u00f6ttuhl\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 gengum um s\u00f6gusl\u00f3\u00f0ir,\u201c sag\u00f0i B\u00edldd\u00e6lingurinn Hj\u00f6rtur Sm\u00e1rason sem ungur t\u00f3k \u00e1stf\u00f3stri vi\u00f0 n\u00e1grannann \u00ed vestri, Gr\u00e6nland og \u00fej\u00f3nar n\u00fa sem fer\u00f0am\u00e1lastj\u00f3ri<\/p>\n

Eftir Hall Hallsson<\/p>\n