The lake
They told us the lake was the best place to see an aurora. We'll go down there later.
Tiny cabins
We weren't sure what these cabins were, maybe storage, but they were so cute!
Hotel
We stayed in a log suite. On the other side of the lodge was the hotel.
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 a bit harsh for our teeny puppy. Maybe if we get a bigger dog.
Cabins
All of the cabins were sold out when we were there but we hardly saw anyone except for meal times.
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.
Outside cabin
The outside of our cabin.
Looking around
We still had to get our super cold weather outfit from the hotel but we decided to look around a bit first.
Pretty view
The views outside of the windows was so pretty! It was hard to capture.
Eek!
A driver picked us up from the airport. It took about an hour to get to the hotel. Boy, were we glad we had the driver. First, it was snowing a lot. Second, as we drove on we could see less and less of the road and this guy was driving fast! He was definitely used to driving in the snow. I had to zoom in so much it kinda looks like a painting but you can see all the snow and no road visible out the front windshield.
Two staircases
I don't think we've been on a plane that boarded and deplaned with two stairways.
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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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Bill in to the tunnel!
He has the map!
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Another tunnel
Up the ladder to a different tunnel!
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The end
We finally reached the end of one tunnel. It took a while!
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Movie
They were playing a short movie about the underground tunnels.