Saturday, January 19, 2008

Swimming in the Arctic Circle…….





……some Mothers do ‘ave em. We went to Sommeroy which is on the coast. It was gorgeous, we starting off in the gloom and after a few hours we came back in the dark. That’s how it is at this time of the year in Northern Norway. James kept muttering about having a swim, but who would….it was 3 degrees below zero. Anyway on the way back we stopped and James got out, stripped off, plunged in, got his gear back on and away we went again!!!!! Why??????
On the way home we saw a herd of reindeer, but there wasn’t enough light to photograph them. Home to more glorious food and Geir’s brulee……..Norway for us was about the dramatic landscapes and the hospitality…..can’t wait to return when the sun shines all day (and night!), we are hoping to get even further North to an island called Svalbard,(Spitzbergen), where the polar bears roam, (I hope to have a telephoto lens by then), otherwise it will be a postcard! As I write this, the sun will be just peeping over the horizon for a few minutes, increasing a little each day. Takes special kind of people to live in such a place and we are thrilled that we have this as part of our extended whanau. Life as a servant continues, but more about that later……..lots of love xxxxxxx

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