Here I am at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Almost as far as I can get from work so to speak - when the ship hits Moffen island above 80 degrees latitude then that's the farthest. This is the world's northernmost settlement consisting of approximately 2000 people. I'm just amazed that people live in such places. It's beautiful but the max summer temp averages 6 degrees and winter can get down to -30 plus it's dark for several months. Still they get the northern lights and polar bears.
The flight from Gardermoen was fine and views beautiful - I do my best to get a window seat. As we flew over Svalbard there was a break in the clouds and the views were breathtaking. Huge glaciers, lakes and mountains.
