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Chuck down a mound of snow & ice, grab your shovel or a chainsaw & get carving.

Somebody didn’t get the memo about the Libraries!

There are 4 seals here, two of each. I guess Dooley would want to be friends but they seem better trained than him.

Our visit to the Polar Museum has exposed some gaps in my knowledge of Arctic exploration. Seems Nansen was a bit of a boy who needs reading up on. From what I can grasp he came up with a plan … Continue reading →

This bear lives in the lounge of the hotel. He looks a bit grumpy. Probably a bit warm holding that pose until we relax our guard.

This is a key man for Tromso & we are off to find out some more about him. “I’m just stepping out for a while . . . . .” as a chap he never met once said.

Took the bus-ferry-bus-ferry-bus-bus-Hurtigruten combo today. Eight hours of seamlessly perfect public transport that – as you can see – has to deal with some weather.

Well, you’ve seen some of the pictures so now a few words. We set out with very low expectations as whilst we had a beautiful cloudless sky the solar activity forecast was ‘quiet’. Turns out Arctic Guide Services (AGS) weren’t … Continue reading →

Unbelievable night. Woke up this morning thinking we must have dreamt it. But no, the pictures prove it & we have loads more.