I’ve got an idea and I can’t stop thinking about it, so I’m sharing it with y’all in the hope we can build it together. It’s about schools reopening, and teachers, and class sizes, and social distancing, and the sad sad sadness of closed theatres, and self employed peeps. THREAD
Well that brightened up my night! Glimmers of aurora between the cloud tonight. So many people jumped up on deck to see it and it was amazing to be among all the happy cheering travellers. Our last night in the arctic circle too!
#aurora#auroraborealis#norway#vestfjorden#gre
Hammerfest won’t see the sun come up until Jan 22nd. Even then it’ll be for an hour between 11 and 12. Until then they have this remarkable twilight in the late morning, going totally dark again after midday.
There are rumours of polar bears walking the streets here and you can
Vardo. Norway’s easternmost town. As well as the big golf ball radar on the hill and the stylishly Scandinavian church, on the other side of the town sits a star shaped fortress and an exquisite memorial to the victims of the witch trials, Steilneset.
#Vardo#Norway#arcticadven
Kirkenes and the Russian border. It’s said that new year near here is celebrated in the 3 time zones for Norway, Finland and Russia - making for a big party! Here the nationalities live, work and party together ❤️ (Metres not miles!) #Kirkenes#Norway#arcticadventures#Arcticsun