The real stuff

Saturday the 10th of March

This is the day. Today we start our two-day guided tour in Lappland. At 9 o'clock (véry early), our guide, Henrik Taube, arrives at our hostel and picks us up in his huge Dodge van. Half an hour later, we arrive at the start of the tour. Time to take some really warm clothes (although we didn't need them that much). Enormous trousers and even more enormous boots. Perfect. After we got a long speech with instructions, it is time to prepare the dog sledges. The dogs are waiting in a trailer and are very anxious to run. Dog after dog is fixed to the sledges. Time to go. The dogs start howling and are difficult to restrain.

The guide gives the long-awaited green light. Go! The dogs start very enthousiastic. At a considerable speed we are pulled in the Lappish landscape. The sensation is unbelievable. The vastness of the Lappish snow plains, the excitement of the dog sledge, an unforgettable moment.

Halfway to the camp site, we change to the snow scooters. Another fantastic experience.