Paid off the £31,000! BUT - still scrimping!

in_need_of_direction

I remember that road trip, I was terrified.  I also remember the husky sleigh ride and am so so jealous.  Enjoy

moving_forward

Remembering sleigh ride in Austria **considering if M_F dog and cat would mind being attached to sleigh and giving a ride** erm think that one might be ruled out 😂
Enjoy your ride and give huskeys a cuddle from me x
 fiords cruise is now firmly on my bucket list. I have done a cheap med one a good few years back but yours does sound so exciting.

Seasidegal58

Thank you all!😁

The husky ride was fab!  We were lucky with the weather which although below zero was crisp and clear with no wind so it didn't feel that cold - had a marvellous sled ride through a snowy forest right next to the Russian border.  The dogs are gorgeous - got to pet them and also one of their beautiful puppies that they breed. 

Relaxing afternoon now with a lecture soon. 

Sunshine_girl2

All sounding amazing SSG , especially the husky ride . The weather seems to have been ok as well . You are making me want to look into a cruise of some sorts .

Sun_Addict

Glad you enjoyed the husky ride 👍

I react to the hand sanitiser too, I feel bad not using it but it makes my hands so sore. 

Seasidegal58

Hi @Sunshine_girl2 and @Sun_Addict 👋👋

I'm not using the hand sanitiser anymore!  

When we were having a lecture this afternoon, the tannoy announced that there were whales swimming next to the ship. We all bundled out and just managed to see some water spouts. However suddenly a pod of dolphins appeared - there were loads of them swimming fast next to the ship!  Magical!🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

Tonight we have turned around and we're now sailing back southbound. We're hoping for a nice clear night with some Lights. Last night there were lots of lovely stars, but only very faint lights so DD and I went to bed about half one. However we forgot to turn on the button on the phone in our room which links to the ship's tannoy as they will announce through the night when the Lights appear. Apparently there was a better display a few hours later!😠. So we've switched it on tonight!

milann

It all sounds amazing. 

Skinnylatte

What a dream holiday. I've always wanted to se the lights. I used to live in the North of Scotland, woke up one morning to find they'd been in full glow over night, and I'd missed it. You're living my bucket list ... enjoy xx

Seasidegal58

Hi @milann and @Skinnylatte!  We've just come back from the deck and having a coffee as there was a good display of the Lights earlier! 😀😀😀. They've died down a bit now and we've come into port so there will be a bit of light pollution. DD has an app thing that was recommended to her by our lecturer which gives you an indication on when the Lights start to appear and how strong. So we raced and got our warm togs on - she was up there before the tannoy went off!  

doingitanyway

I've always wanted to see a whale. The dolphin experience sounds wonderful. 
So uplifting to read of you enjoying your trip. 
Your retirement is so, so close now...