We packed snowmobiles down with kite and ski gear and set off.It looks like Twilight Midnight Sun is back in the news again, and this time, for some reason, it appears it’s being linked to Netflix on social media.
Luckily, Gunvor had a friend who was an experienced guide that wanted to join us on our trip to Isfjord Radio. The entire crew arrived over the next few days, and we excitedly prepared for an icy expedition. I was lucky not to have encountered him out in the snow, but picked up a rifle I could carry while kiting just in case one of his friends wanted to stop by town! The local authorities attempted to scare him away with a helicopter and snowmobile, but after several attempts had no choice but to tranquillize him and fly him to the other side of the island. Two days later, a hungry young polar bear came into town, right through the area I had been kiting in. I forgot all about the polar bears and revelled in the stunning nature surrounding me. Gliding up mountains, riding over the frozen water, and navigating through untouched was better than the dreams I’d had. Exploring this winter scape was unimaginably fun. We were kiting in Adventsdalen (close to town) and were told that we wouldn’t run into any of the aggressive isbjorn there. I was a bit nervous about walking around after hearing stories from the locals of polar bears coming into town, but it wasn’t a daily occurrence, which gave me some comfort. They are the largest bears on the planet and vicious predators, but they look terribly cute. Svalbard is also home to thousands of polar bears, something that you won’t find in mainland Norway. They have short legs and absolutely no fear of people. Svalbard reindeer don’t look like typical mainland reindeer.
Citizens of Svalbard had the right to hunt one reindeer per person every year. Reindeer wandered the street and Christian – our local friend – informed us that they had the run of the entire island. What a place! Norway never ceases to impress me. It was the season of the midnight sun we could be outside 24/7.
The first day was spent around town with Tom and Christian as we waited for the rest of our crew to arrive.
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