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The sign
We didn't get to take a photo of the sign when we first arrived so we took one while we were walking around.
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Dog house?
Our best guess for this was dog house.
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Lake Maajärvi
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The lake
They told us the lake was the best place to see an aurora. We'll go down there later.
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Tiny cabins
We weren't sure what these cabins were, maybe storage, but they were so cute!
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Hotel
We stayed in a log suite. On the other side of the lodge was the hotel.
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Kirakka!
We really liked this name. We even thought about naming our next dog "Kirakka" but when it came down to it we thought maybe it was…
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Cabins
All of the cabins were sold out when we were there but we hardly saw anyone except for meal times.
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Close to the lodge
We were happy we were so close to the lodge. For dinner we could walk over there without having to put on so many layers.
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Outside cabin
The outside of our cabin.
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Looking around
We still had to get our super cold weather outfit from the hotel but we decided to look around a bit first.
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Two staircases
I don't think we've been on a plane that boarded and deplaned with two stairways.
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Selfie!
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Photos!
Everyone got off the plane and started taking pictures.
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Ivalo
Ivalo is 250km (about 156 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.
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Landed!
Oh boy! It looks cold!
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Off to Helsinki!
For some reason we didn't take pictures when we left home. After switching terminals at Heathrow, which took a long time, we're b…
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Sick
There was a higher viewpoint at Eira do Serrado but, unfortunately, we had been feeling sick for a couple of days. Climbing up sta…
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Cruise time!
Time to board the cruise!
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Inside!
We got SO lucky and got a seat inside the bus! Whew!
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Bus stop!
We finally made it to the bus stop! It was a much longer walk than I thought!