We learned last night that you have to earn your glimpse of the Northern Lights (ok, no one says that here, but I still think it is true). We totally did, after hours of driving around in a van, more hours standing in the cold, and a list-ditch effort to drive a bit closer to Finland. And there they were. It was really beautiful and Chad's photos are amazing. We got in at 3 a.m. so he hasn't had a chance to sort and upload them yet, but he will very soon I am ...

We have arrived in the Arctic Circle. And we did see the Lights a bit from the plane. No chance to take to take photos though. I finally had a chance to write up a post at the Oslo airport while waiting for our flight, that I can post now from our Tromso hotel: After our first night out with Tommy and Jan Roger, we slept in a bit on Sunday morning, and then again enjoyed our hotel's "kick-ass breakfast." On Sundays they keep the breakfast open until noon, ...