Svalbard

It is now less than two weeks before I leave for South America. For a small warm-up I have spent the last ten days in the opposite direction; Svalbard. Coincidences resulted in a trip by sail boat from Longyear town to Signehamna, slightly north from New Ålesund, and back again (for those who are not familiar with artic geography go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard). At almost 80 degrees north pretty much everything is the northernmost something. It is beautiful, it’s cold and the home to my new favourite animal; the walrus. Although it felt pretty good taking a shower after almost two weeks with limited washing possibilities and beginning dreads, I wish I could have been there longer. Everything comes to an end, but fortunately there are new beginnings ahead, Rio De Janeiro 13 days….