We are really enjoying our time in Lapland. It's seriously COLD - somewhere around -20C - and the snow is so dry it won't even stick together to make a snowball! As we walk outside we can see the tiny ice crystals sparkling as they form from the moisture in the air. It's not snowing but ice crystals form on everything.
Today we've been on a snow mobile excursion. What a blast!!! About 2 hours driving snow mobiles at 20 to 30kph along trails through the forests - truly a winter wonderland. The snow mobiles are easy to drive and manage and the heated handlebars are a godsend, keeping hands warm as well as keeping the controls defrosted and working. It gets light here about 10am and is dark by 3pm. Everything looks monochrome - grey and white - except for the sunrise and sunset which streaks the sky with pink.
We're still waiting to see the Northern Lights. Over the next few days the temperature is expected to rise. This is not such a good thing as it causes the snow to melt and refreeze into ice - c'est la vie.
Further to our train trip from Sweden, we've heard that our bus detour was caused by a tree that fell onto the lines bringing down the electricity wires.
Our Lapland Experience has been organised and co-ordinated by Claudia Pallaspuro from The Travel and Cruise Co. in Maroochydore (ph +61 (0)7 5408 4700). We discovered this adventure purely by chance when we parked our car outside a travel agency when we were in Maroochydore in September 2015 getting some work done on our caravan. A once in a lifetime experience and adventure for us.
No comments:
Post a Comment