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Content Published June 22, 2017

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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Content Published June 22, 2017

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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Content Published June 22, 2017

Dog house?

Our best guess for this was dog house.

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Lake Maajärvi

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Content Published June 22, 2017

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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Content Published June 22, 2017

Tiny cabins

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

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Hotel

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

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Content Published June 22, 2017

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.

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Content Published June 22, 2017

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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Content Published June 22, 2017

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.

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Outside cabin

The outside of our cabin.

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Looking around

We still had to get our super cold weather outfit from the hotel but we decided to look around a bit first.

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Two staircases

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

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Selfie!

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Photos!

Everyone got off the plane and started taking pictures.

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Ivalo

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

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Content Published June 22, 2017

Landed!

Oh boy! It looks cold!

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Content Published June 20, 2017

Off to Helsinki!

For some reason we didn't take pictures when we left home. After switching terminals at Heathrow, which took a long time, we're boarding the plane to Helsinki!

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Content Published June 18, 2017

Sick

There was a higher viewpoint at Eira do Serrado but, unfortunately, we had been feeling sick for a couple of days. Climbing up stairs to get to the next level would usually be something we would power through on a vacation like this but between the cold temps and the coughing and wheezing, we had seen enough of the view for the day.

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Content Published June 18, 2017

Cruise time!

Time to board the cruise!

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