Tag Archives: northern lights

More Lights

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Judy

We arrived in Amsterdam last night, but before my short-term memory fills up with Dutch food and landscapes and experiences, I’ll write about our last few days in Scandinavia. The day after we saw The Lights, we had a play … Continue reading →

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This is what we came for

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Judy

Greg has been watching his favourite websites for clues as to when we might be lucky enough to see more Lights and it all seemed like the planets – or rather the coronal hole in the sun, the magnetic field … Continue reading →

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Aareavaara, Sweden

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Judy

I know, I know! It’s been days since we posted an update. The last 8 days in our Finnish cabin in the snow seem to have gone past in a white blur of doing nothing much at all, and having … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Judy

I haven’t written an update because it feels like not much has happened, but now I think about it, we have done a few things over the last couple of days. We had another go at snow-shoeing on Monday and managed … Continue reading →

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Yllasjarvi, Finland

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Judy

We’ve seen them! After settling in to our Finnish cabin in the snow and exploring it – you know, opening cupboards and drawers, switching lights on and off and on and off, finding power points, moving furniture and making a … Continue reading →

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Back in Sweden

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Judy

3 plane fights, a 1 hour drive and about 28 hours after leaving home, we reached our first Airbnb accomodation at Palange in Swedish Lapland last night at 8,30pm. Our flights were good, and the third flight from Stockholm to … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of snow

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Judy

It’s been a bit warm here. No actually, it’s been really, really hot! 42C-type hot for the last couple of days. It’s cooler today with a forecast top temp of 26C and when I was out and about earlier and … Continue reading →

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