'Landet av Isbjørn' literally meaning 'the land of the ice bear' is the name often used for the islands of Svalbard

Finally a week of prep is coming to an end, tomorrow we leave. We will write more soon. PG {CAPTION}

Finally a week of prep is coming to an end, tomorrow we leave. We will write more soon. PG  

After flying north to Trondheim, then south to Oslo, then back north again, we touched down in Svalbard at midnight last night. As we approached this remote arctic archipelago the entire plane was glued to the windows, staring out at the vast icy world below, bathed in a silvery light.. It was just awesome. I have never been on a plane before when the excitment was super high, even the flight atte