The Sky was Full at Paeskatun

The sail into the town of Alta was beautiful. We passed snow covered mountain after snow covered mountain. The sky was clear and the sun was shining. A beautiful morning. We had no tours today until the evening. We exercised, read our books and played bridge online.

Our tour started at 9:30 PM. It was around -12 C when we started. It eventually got to -17 C, a balmy 3 F! The landscape is pretty, lots of snow covered low mountains. The snow looks like whipped cream. It is pure white. We got to Paeskatun after a 1/2 hour ride. We were greeted and told the lay out. There were several small houses – 2 were for warm drinks and cake, a museum, a shop, a Sami tepee and an ice house. But the real reason we were there was to try to see the Northern lights. When we first arrived there were some small wisps of the lights, but they quickly disappeared. We walked around some and then went inside to warm up.

Then, the lights appeared. The sky was full. Long trails of lights, curtains. It was amazing. Once again, Bob got some great photos. For some reason my photo skills were lost. It was an amazing night.

I am still unable to post photos to my blog. Hopefully when we get to places that are not so remote I will be able to add photos.