After three months back in the Arctic we’d only managed to get out on the kayaks once and that was in the peak of winter. We had very limited daylight, the sun wasn’t rising at all so after a bit of a pink hue touched the clouds the sky quickly darkened. The sea was completely…
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Escaping to a Norwegian Wilderness Cabin
Our boots quickly filled with snow as we walked along the powdery trail to the Guvåg hut, a wilderness cabin in Vesterålen. Ptarmigan and rabbit prints dotted the snowy ground as we walked alongside frozen sections of sea, steep mountains and overgrown forest. We visited the cabin last winter and fell in love with the…
Winter in the Arctic | Waiting for the sun to rise and the aurora to dance
It took a bit of effort to reach Vesterålen in Northern Norway where we were returning for the winter season. We left my mums house at 8am and landed in Oslo just as the final rays of sun dipped behind the horizon. It was the last time we’d see the sun for a whole month…
Volunteering in Northern Norway
The sun finally rose at 10:53am, slowly lighting our surroundings and turning the sky into a kaleidoscope of colours. We were staying in an apartment right at the end of a jetty so the view from the many windows was incredible. It’s not every day you can prep breakfast whilst waving at a little sail…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 