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We got as close to Santas workshop as we could
... to land.
As it was Axe need not have feared as he overflew the VOR for the ILS just as Granite settled on the ILS straight in.
After uneventful landings we taxied to the bays. Axe bolted to go watch his beloved Roar (a soccer team apparently) and Granite eyed off the new FA recently recruited in Oslo.
Next leg back to Stockholm and some Spendrups for New Year. Tonight we dine on Yak fat and sip on whale blubber.
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Polar Bears
... one bunk bed, a separate bed by the window, a small hanging wardrobe and a couple of cupboards with shelves. Perfectly adequate, especially as I was wearing most of my clothing all at once, all 5 layers of it!! My duvet jacket is about the equivalent of a tog 10.5 duvet, so you can imagine I looked like the Michelin Man’s sister. How I got through the cabin door is beyond me - sideways mainly!
I took the lower bunk bed. The magnetic polar bear Ingeborg gave me before I ...
Bear with us.
... and we have 3 other travellers.Walter an Austrian and a father a son duo from Norway Paul and Kjetil.Klaus decides that we will all converse in English.Excellent decision!So off we go to get kitted out in our snowsuits,gloves,boots,helmets and balaclavas.Its two degrees PLUS outside.Once we have got all our gear on along with thermals we are roasting.we then head down to the scooter park to be given our instructions on how to drive a snow mobile.The lesson is a ...
Up North.
... difficult.Trying to work out where the mountains end and the sky starts is impossible.It is like almost walking into a movie set.The whole landscape is massive and it is majestic.Unreal.And then tomorrow i have to drive a snow mobile with Wendy as a passenger off into the distance towards a ship frozen in the ice cap for dinner and an overnight stay.At least there wont be any dogs in sight!We cant wait.The locals well what ...
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous...and Polar Bears!
... would first be scouted by bear guides to make sure there were no polar bears in the area we would be exploring. Considering that we all wanted to see polar bears this seemed a little oxymoronic but the bears are very dangerous and we were not allowed on land with them. During our landings the two bear guides kept watch on the perimeter to make sure no bears were approaching while on land. ...
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