Friday, 25 February 2011

Spitsbergen Preparation

All booked, itinerary confirmed. Plane Oslo, train Oslo-Trondheim-Bodo, Ferry Bodo-Tromso, plane Tromso-Longyearbyen. 78O North, 700 miles from the North Pole, likely -30C. Got boots, socks, thermals, jumpers, fleeces, gloves, scarves, bodywarmer, windproofs, fur hat. Got NOKs.Got hotels.Got Kindle, camera, phone, travel wash. I may need a gun but that can be sorted there. Hello Polar Bears!
If ex work is still reading this, then I am gone! Photos to follow.

8 comments:

Stu said...

Have a great trip!

Trouty said...

Good for you.
I do hope you're not going on your own.
Can't wait to see the photos.
But I'm wondering what NOKs are.
P.S. Are there any caches there?

omally said...

NOK = Norwegian Krona, Trouty. (had to look it up myself!)

Hutters, if I ever find the lovely kids pome about polar bears in Spitzbergen I shall share it with you.

Anonymous said...

GPS? Cache details?

Gottle

Lord Hutton said...

There are caches all the way, inc Longyearbyen/Spitsbergen. Whoopee!

Trouty said...

Woooo hooooo!!
I hope you have a really lovely time.

Lasse said...

That's going to be a great trip! Looking forward to future blog entries and photos.

(Whoa, the word verification for sending this comment is dyingeat. Make sure you have that gun when surrounded by polar bears.)

Beeb said...

Wow! What an amazing trip. Can I come?!!!

Just make sure you enjoy every second - even when you're lying in your tent, freezing, surrounded by whiteout and wondering why you embarked on this expedition.

Look forward to the blogs. It's not every day you get to hear of such adventures first hand.

Beeb x