I'm back from the Arctic

[jubieanna]

I've just returned from my arctic adventure. it was absolutely brilliant. a million times harder than i expected and far far colder than I could ever had imagined!! It was -35 and everything froze! nostril hair and eyelashes!!!!
I husky sledded in Kiruna and stayed in a wilderness cabin where we had get water from the frozen lake and take care of our own team of huskies. it was hard work but needed to be as it was a challenge that I was raising money for a local mencap centre. I saw a fantastic display of the northern lights which was the icing on the cake. what an adventure! you're never too old to realise your dreams x

[jubieanna]

thanks to you all for your support
special thanks to ttfn for donation
gingejbee- no not really a holiday more of a challenge but so so enjoyable! the cold is something you cant describe eh!! I will never forget it.

Dris - get that bike revved up. route 66 is calling you x

[Dris]

Nice one jubie -definitely work in progress -cant think of anything better !!!! x
Hey bet if felt like a summers day when you got back ;)

[jubieanna]

yeh I had to peel a few layers off at stockholm airport and then again at heathrow lol
I have vowed never to moan about being cold again! although OH doesn't believe this for one minute!!

[swedeheart]

Oh wow jubieanna, what an experience...! What you describe is "exotic" even to me as a Swede. Sweden is a very elongated country and I'm in Stockholm now but grew up down south where one year the temperature was the same on New Year's Eve as it was on Midsummer's Eve later that year: 9°C... (ABOVE zero, I hasten to add:)

Your pictures are just marvellous. The huskies enjoyed it too didn't they:) Thanks for the update!

[jubieanna]

thanks swedeheart. you have a beautiful country with with most stunning scenery i have ever seen. it was a surreal experience which i will never never forget.