Tromso Norway A Little Review Part 1 - The Reindeers

 

Hello lovely blogging chums, we are back from Norway safe and sound and relishing the sun and daylight in Blighty in a way I never thought possible. Whilst we were there the sun did peek over the horizon but at this time of year that's as much as it does and only for a few hours a day. Generally from late November till the beginning of February it is permanantly dark. The local folk seem to leave all their lights on almost all the time and it does create a warming twinkly glow albeit totally artificial. 

We were extremely lucky with the weather and the day of our reindeer experience was clear and dry. We had a sleigh ride for about 25 minutes which was so beautiful, tons of thick white snow made us glide almost silently through the landscape. We then had the opportunity to feed the sweet creatures, most of whom are pregnant at this time of year, and very hungry. 

Following on, we were priviledged to spend some time in a Sami dwelling around a blazing open fire listening to our young guide explain the history of the Sami people and the political struggles they have within their various homelands. Our outing was obviously a tourist event but I did feel I gained an understanding about the real life the modern Sami people live.

I'll be back soon with some more of Norway, (I don't want to make the posts too long). 

Can I also extend a warm welcome to a new follower Janice Cooke