Crossing the Arctic Circle

We have left Gallivare -- we are on the way to Jokkmokk for lunch, a tour of the Sami Museum, and then to the Arctic Circle. The snow was so deep in Gallivare that you could hardly see the houses. It has continued to snow all the way to Jokkmokk -- the driving is slow. On the way, we stopped and met Rotarians from Jokkmokk and a wonderful stop at an English woman's photo studio featuring her collections of the Northern Lights prints. They are spectacular in this area because there so little light from any city and so the night sky is dark. She told us that they are tied to the sun eruptions and can be best seen in winter on clear nights. We unfortunately have not seen anything because of the clouds every night. Her photos and slide show were incredible.

Lunch in Jokkmokk was a treat- pizza of every kind, but especially reindeer pizza that was excellent. We were met by Lennart, Rotarian GSE coordinator for the district. He says Hi to Alma. They planned a surprise for us when crossing the Arctic Circle. We had to jump across the Arctic Circle line and then drink a cup of vodka. I am glad that it was not reverse.

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