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A Husky Sledding Journey – Day 3
I’d expected to be woken up by the light of the 05:30 sunrise, so didn’t set an alarm. Despite the cold temps, the warmth of the sleeping bag meant I slept in only my underwear. I fumbled for my hat at first light, pulled it down over my eyes and slept soundly until 8am, when Read more
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A Husky Sledding Journey Day 2
Another cool light display last night outside the cabin. We woke to a cold crisp morning. The cabins we are in are traditional Sami huts and were lived in by families until 2023. There is a fire and stove in the centre and beds around the edge. A well in located in a separate cabin Read more
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A Husky Sledding Journey – Day 1
The weather and snow conditions have meant that our plans have had to change again, but finally, we are off on a journey by Husky Sled. The morning was spent packing and preparing. There are not huts exactly where we planned to go, so are taking camping kit for some of the nights. My sleeping Read more
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The Northern Lights & Husky Training…
We had an absolute treat last night as we were brushing our teeth and getting ready for bed! This is our wilderness lodge, which we accessed by Skidoo yesterday afternoon. It’s very comfortable inside and outside are 89 excitable Huskies ready for action! The lights were incredible. Mostly made of shifting shapes of greens. Absolutely Read more
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Arctic Acclimatising
Via a very hot Norway (21°C!), we made it north after sprinting across a terminal to change planes in the nick of time!… the final flight landed in a colder Kiruna, but still +1°C! We’ve spent today acclimatising with a trip to visit the Ice Hotel and its amazing art sculptures. And an afternoon drink Read more
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Evening Sunlight in the Valley
Clare was out first today en-route to Seattle to visit Ben, Anna and Jonathon. She was travelling light, while I was busy bag checking and re-packing with my Husky Sledding team ready for tomorrow’s departure. It’s been so glorious here that it seemed remis not to make a quick evening trip into the mountains once Read more
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