Arctic Chill

I was going to talk about my New Year’s trip out of town, then thought a photo would say everything. But, yes, it was dark, it was cold (-17°C – and hey, forget about the lavatories) and on one of the nights it was so cold that it took 50 minutes to grill a piece of meat on the coals outside. But thanks to that, the stars and the northern lights came out even better than I expected. And it was bright and still, except for the day of our arrival up in the mountains when it snowed. And the snow was so deep that each time we did two hours of walking, it probably amounted to six, in exercise. So, remind me to do this again some time …