Northern Lights At Mt Paeskatun

 

Northern Lights At Paeskatun

We kept our fingers crossed as the day progressed that the skies would be clear tonight so that we could witness the Northern Lights up on Mt. Paeska. The day was bright and fortunately nor rain or snow to down our spirits.

We arrived after about a 35 minute drive from the Viking Venus in Alta to the top of Mt. Paeska. The hosts were a family that produced slate for the area and have quite a manufacturing process going. There was a demonstration of how they make slate shingles and all around the area were slate huts housing various activities. 

The Sami tent, or lavvu, held a lovely fire in the center with benches laden with reindeer pelts for us to warm up. Of course, there was the gift shop which was small. Another larger hut held cakes and hot drinks for us to warm up in.

They had a couple of presentations while we waited to see if the Northern Lights would appear. I spoke with one of the owners to gain some insight into where the lights may appear. They tend to begin in the east, she said, but you have to look behind you as well. So really, head on a swivel is what I got out of that. 

We thought we saw a tinge of green up in the clouds but it was so faint and we couldn’t be sure. Our tour lasted for 2 hours and I’m sad to say that none appeared. However, I did take some night shots with my iPHONE 11PRO and was happy with the results. I’m waiting for the IPhone 14 to come out before I upgrade.

We had a lovely surprise from Viking when we arrived back at our stateroom. A plate with sandwiches and sweets along with a bottle of Pinot Grigio! We have to start taking these bottles of wine to dinner with us. We have three in our refrigerator now that they have given us. We managed to drink one additional champagne bottle at the start of the cruise. 

We’re here overnight in Alta and will head out to Tromso Friday evening.

Happy travels to all until next time…

Cindy

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