Frank,Robyn and Claire get crabs

Following a traditional Norwegian breakfast of fermented husky, we are spirited away to a hut in the forest and then we catch a snowmobile taxi

into the middle of a lake; a hole in the ice is opened and as if by magic a basket teeming with giant king crabs; there is a killing frenzy and we all get to touch these creatures which have the good looks of Alien and the charm of Predator.

We are then returned to our hut where this morning's catch is boiled up and served for lunch; they turn out to be meaty little buggers and we eat crab meat to a standstill.

Socializing, Asian style

We are then transported to the ice hotel where we are to spend the night. We stroll through the ice hotel and wonder which idiots would volunteer to sleep in these frigid rooms;

we are told that the rooms are kept at a constant minus 5 celsius, irregardless of the outside temperature.
We then head off into the woods for a trek on snowshoes; as it is now 2-30pm it is pitch black; all of as sudden we look up into the sky and FMD, there is the Aurora Borealis-fantastic.

Abominable Norwegian

We return to the hotel for our Xmas dinner in the heated dining room.

Traditional Norwegian greeting

We note that your Norwegian loves to eat reindeer..We then prepare ourselves for sleep in the ice hotel!!!!!!!!