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Welcome bears — Welcome bears

After this we went to get our cold weather gear that we wore on top of our many, many layers of clothes.

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Forest — Forest

There was forest in almost every direction around us. The nearby town was very small and a ways off. After we got our winter stuff, we took a nap. We got up for dinner, ate, and then took another nap. It was so dark and with the jet lag, we kept falling asleep.

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The sign — 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? — Dog house?

Our best guess for this was dog house.

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Lake Maajärvi — Lake Maajärvi

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The lake — 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 — Tiny cabins

We weren't sure what these cabins were, maybe storage, but they were so cute!

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Hotel — Hotel

We stayed in a log suite. On the other side of the lodge was the hotel.

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Cabins — 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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Two staircases — Two staircases

I don't think we've been on a plane that boarded and deplaned with two stairways.

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Selfie! — Selfie!

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Photos! — Photos!

Everyone got off the plane and started taking pictures.

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Ivalo — Ivalo

Ivalo is 250km (about 156 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.

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Landed! — Landed!

Oh boy! It looks cold!

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