Northern Lights at Inari
The Wilderness Resort in Finnish Lapland.
Our primary reason for coming to Lapland was to see the divine Northern Lights. We Aurora camped, we Aurora hunted, we had Aurora apps and an Aurora alert buzzer... We had our winter fashionables--wooly gloves and hats, hand and foot warmers, twenty pairs of long johns (at least it felt like twenty pair), fleece, balaclavas (or baklava to some 😄!), and Frankenstein boots.
Finally, after several days of Aurora keeping to herself, she made a bashful showing on our third night! The reception we gave her must have emboldened her, because the next night she began to show off! It was such an incredible experience, made all the more fun being in a large group of people, all with the same dedicated purpose, and all absolutely enthralled by a natural phenomenon. No Rhianna, no gimmicks, no influencer telling us how great this is--just pure, intense awe and joy at seeing something so magical, so wondrous, so natural, happening on the world's biggest stage.
There were cheers and squeals, hoots and laughter, silence and stillness. We were all suddenly children again, and no translators needed. Reverence is a universal language, a human experience connecting everyone out on that bitter cold night.
Well done, Aurora! We can't wait for you to return and dazzle us once again!
Northern Lights at Inari
The Wilderness Resort in Finnish Lapland.
Our primary reason for coming to Lapland was to see the divine Northern Lights. We Aurora camped, we Aurora hunted, we had Aurora apps and an Aurora alert buzzer... We had our winter fashionables--wooly gloves and hats, hand and foot warmers, twenty pairs of long johns (at least it felt like twenty pair), fleece, balaclavas (or baklava to some 😄!), and Frankenstein boots.
Finally, after several days of Aurora keeping to herself, she made a bashful showing on our third night! The reception we gave her must have emboldened her, because the next night she began to show off! It was such an incredible experience, made all the more fun being in a large group of people, all with the same dedicated purpose, and all absolutely enthralled by a natural phenomenon. No Rhianna, no gimmicks, no influencer telling us how great this is--just pure, intense awe and joy at seeing something so magical, so wondrous, so natural, happening on the world's biggest stage.
There were cheers and squeals, hoots and laughter, silence and stillness. We were all suddenly children again, and no translators needed. Reverence is a universal language, a human experience connecting everyone out on that bitter cold night.
Well done, Aurora! We can't wait for you to return and dazzle us once again!