Welcome back!

Just guess what's making that beautiful colouring on the mountains - the sun is finally over the horizon! I haven't seen it yet, it's still behind the mountains, but just that pink colour on the mountains is making me so happy.

Hello neighbours

We had a little trip to Barentsburg, our Russian neighbourtown.

Meltwater on the front of a glacier.

During this trip we didn't get so many pink cloud - in stead clouds were dramatically dark.

I think the school in Barentsburg is painted fantastically.

It's a real piece of art.

There has been done lot of renovations in the town with fixing and painting the houses.

Time for twilight tours

During last week off we were having nice tours around. Even though the sun was still under the horizon, there was enough light for to have a "day light" tour with scooters. It felt so nice to drive out again after the dark season and to see mountains around.

Pink clouds are giving a promise that we get soon the sun back.

A huge group tourists having a dog sledge tour. With light we get also tourists back.

The waxing crescent moon is mystically hiding behind the clouds.

Twilight isn't that long and on the way home it was starting to get dark again.

The town with it lights looks welcoming.

Go out and drive!

The safety is always a big issue with beeing out in Svalbard. Even for short trips you need to properly prepared. Students at Unis (University Centre in Svalbard) get always a week safety course before they start their studies. For youth at the town it's organised a happening "Ut og Kjør!", where they go through about safety around driving with snow scooters.

 

This is not an UFO...

It's Super Puma. Youth got a rescue demonstration by helicopter and got to visit in the helicopter.

Lights of the night

The first thing when I coming back to town is to take our dog out. He gets always so extremly happy when I'm back that it's good to take him out then and start our week together so.

Even a little walk around the town can be a really beautiful experience.

Lovely light

Even though I have been mostly working inside last week, it has been nice just to know that days are getting lighter and longer. The sun is still under the horizon but after the dark season twilight is feeling already like proper light.

It hadn't got yet dark when I went to the airport after the work week.

On the way home I was able to see beautiful red horizon. The sun isn't that far away anymore!

Symphony of light

We have had fantastically beautiful week. Whenever you have looked out, it has been just so nice, even though freezing cold. At the day time we're getting a clear blue twilight - and in the same time full moon and even polar lights! 

When you are seeing this kind of weather forecast, you can't be in a bad humour. Clear sky, not too bad wind and stable cold temperatures - perfect!

It's nice to wake up for breakfast and enjoy a cup of tea while watching strengtening blue light.

The sun is still about 6° under the horizon at it's highest, but it's close enough to remind it's excistence.

I don't actually know if I'm more fascinated about the increasing day light or full moon over the mountains.

16 centigrades both inside and outside - just below and above zero. I don't actually believe we're having that cool temperature inside the house, but we're living in an old house and windows are not the best possible to keep coldness outside. But I don't mind about it. The town is heated up by surplus heat from the powerplant and at least we're having a natural ventilation in.

Town under the Moon

It was nice to come home again, got highly greeted by our dog and sleep on our own bed. Now we're having a full week free. It's almost the full moon, weather is perfect with around -16 - 18 Celcius and I have got my snowscooter from a service. What else would be asked for a nice week in Longyearbyen?