Lapland
This trip to Lapland was done as a surprise trip for the kids before they got to old, it was very expensive but worth every penny.
We stayed at a Travel Inn the night before we flew out as the flight was early in the morning from Gatwick (7:00am) This
way we would not have an even earlier start from home and the long drive up to Gatwick.
The flight from Gatwick was uneventful and everyone on the plane was in the Christmas Mood with a few sing songs lead by the cabin crew to jolly things along.
On arrival at the Airport in Lapland we debarked from the Plane into a nice cool temperature of -24°c, The hairs up your nose start to freeze and the tears in your eyes like wise.
We then went through customs, Met our Lapland guide for the day and boarded a nice warm coach which took us to a dressing station where we were supplied with all the extra clothing that we would need for the day, and did we need
it.
Next stop was to get into some sledges which were pulled along by snowmobiles down a
frozen river to our activity centre, at this point the temperature had dropped
to -27°c and the wind chill had taken it to -34°c, the route to the centre in Lapland lasted about 15 minutes, but it was a spectacular trip along a frozen river and the route was all the way by what was like holes cut in the ice and
then filled with oil and a wick.
Very pleasing to the eye but the coldest time of my life.
At the activity center there was Husky sledge rides, Reindeer sledge rides, a small Toboggan run, Skiing and for the more adventures you could take out a snowmobile for a ride around.
Near by was several log type cabins with open fires and warm drinks, in the main cabin there was Soup, Pancakes, Tea, Coffee and more warm drinks and food, All this was included in the cost.
During the time at this activity center the kids get to see Santa and receive a gift from him, he calls them by first names which he finds out before hand, so it makes it even better for the kids.
After all of this it was off to the Santa village shopping center to get some souvenirs before dropping all the clothing off and the flight back.
As I said at the start an expensive trip but worth every penny for the kids, and just to say that you have visited Lapland and done the trip well worth it.
