Anthony’s Blog

Tonight the sky was perfect, so clear and the fading daylight was so golden. The view from our hill top over the Lapland landscape was beautiful while we watched and hoped. Some shooting stars gave a chance to make a wish while the sky continued to darken. Some time around the fire for warming food…

Finally the northern lights danced for us, but it was worth the wait. As usual they showed up in the middle of something, this time our Lappish shamanism was interrupted by the appearance of the northern lights. You cannot escape the beauty of the northern lights, they show when they show and that is that.

Time around the fire tonight was cut short, the sky brightened and sure enough it was the northern lights putting on quite a show. The cloud now breaking up gave us the chance to watch the display through the holes in the cloud. It didn’t matter where in the cloud the hole was as the…

So for one lucky traveler the birthday wish to see the northern lights came true. As midnight passed so began her birthday and shortly afterwards the northern lights brightened to stand out in the twilight sky so we could watch them dance, soon half the sky was filled with tall streaks of light wandering around…

The sky brightened and through the camera the cloud was glowing green with the light from the northern lights. The patches of brightness moving around above us giving a clue to what was happening over our heads. The cool night air made the fire side warm glow an attraction, time to explore our futures with…

Tonight the northern lights were with us for the whole of our trip. The first signs of activity were spotted on the way out into the wilderness and once at our hill top viewing spot we waited for the sky to darken, then the northern lights filled the sky above us. Wow what a spectacle…