This morning Facebook is trending with the amazing sightings of the aurora over Scotland and the north of England as far down as Wales! Glad someone had a good view! After breakfast this morning, we walked down the hill to once again get suited and booted for our snowmobiling. It's so exhausting getting this stuff on and off over your already substantial clothes. After a quick driving lesson, we mount our snowmobile and follow the guide into the Riksgransen mountains high above Hotell Fjället. Everything is white and all we can see are amazing snow-covered mountain peaks as we travel through the low-lying cloud, emerging into the sunshine 1228 metres above sea-level to arrive at the highest restaurant in Sweden, the Låktatjåkko Mountain Lodge. Here we not only enjoy the peace and quiet and incredible views but also delicious 'Låktavafflan' or waffle served with cheese and jam. The only downside is that we must first divest ourselves of our suits and boots which works up quite a sweat! On the way back down we are rewarded with a magical vista looking down over Lake Torneträsk. On our return, the clouds begin to close in and the snowfall increases, thank goodness we went this morning or visibility would have been nil! We spent a leisurely afternoon at the hotel as the clouds thickened and the snow came down. After dinner, we donned our snowshoes for our walk up the mountainside. I knew it was going to be a tough walk and it was still snowing so I decided to leave my camera behind. The first part of the walk was the hardest up a very steep incline. The snowshoes were very efficient and much easier to walk in than expected, a far cry from the tennis racquets I had imagined. I honestly thought I wasn't going to make it and decided it would be better if I turned back. The guide was very encouraging and assured me that the remainder of the walk would be easier. It was still tough going, sometimes through deep snow and in the pitch black. I was so glad to see the lights of the Sami Lavvu up ahead; I had made it! Almost immediately we began to see the telltale signs in the sky and could tell there was strong activity behind the clouds. Our guide lit a fire in the Lavvu and prepared hot drinks while we removed our snowshoes and kept watch outside. The clouds began to break up and the aurora became brighter. We went into the Lavvu and enjoyed tea served in a traditional Sami cup made from birch. The Sami tradition is that you can't buy a cup for yourself, only as a gift so the guide allowed us to keep our cups. It was now about 10.00pm and time to put on our snowshoes for the return journey. Then it happened, we were surrounded by bright aurora, how I wished I had brought my camera! The walk home was a little easier being mainly downhill and it was only then we could really appreciate just how steep a climb it had been. We felt we had earned a little nightcap and enjoyed the company of our fellow walkers in the hotel bar.