WHAT I’M WEARING TODAY

Think of this as a Fashion Blog, with a bit of a TravelBlogue thrown in.

So you’ve gathered it’s cold here, St Petersburg was very cold, Helsinki (oops where’s the blog for Helsinki – coming I promise) had the most snow in more than 100 yeas, so it was even colder, but Lapland – we’re on another level of cold up here.

One must dress appropriately for the cold.

Plan your wardrobe carefully,

Think Layers,

So

Here’s the strategy for a sightseeing wardrobe:-

Layers for your body

 

It’s all in the detail

Layers for your feet

 

Layers for your hands

 

 

Layers for your head

 

 

Then you can go meet these guys,

(Note – no way I was taking off gloves and digging out glasses to take photos  –  sorry they are a big blurry)

Have a good look at their faces

 

 

The rest of the photos are rear views only

 

 

While you’re here, how amazing are the trees?

 

They run so fast it started to get even colder

and

Someone’s regretting not wearing all those layers

 

Just as fingers and toes lost all feeling

Lunch was served inside a log hut, in the forest,

with authentic heating.

Note the people in the background demonstrating how warm the fire was NOT.

But too many coffees required a Comfort Stop after lunch,

Which of course had to be taken back outside

Naturally one had to rug up again to go outside and pee

Georgie ignored the rule that boys pee on trees and girls go to the loo

She chose the tree option

(PS  You have no idea how much I wished I owned a willie at pee time at -22C)

And she got so cocky she tried to cadge a lift home on a snowmobile instead of the dogsled

But in the end, it was dog’s bums all the way home for our Georgie.

I have to say the Dog Sledding adventure was amazing.

The dogs really do love to run and pull.

No RSPCA intervention needed for the Siberian Huskies we visited and sledded with.

They live to 13 at least,

They each have a private kennel

They have hot meals 3 times a day

They have enforced days off

They have full hospital facilities

The only injuries they suffer are from rough play with each other, and guess which dogs get injured that way?

Yep – the young males!

They are very clever, the girls of course are the smartest ones.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I’m just rushing off to Santa’s village now.

Love

L

xxxx