Mekicevica's Crew North of the Arctic Circle. 5. A Great Day.

In the morning the storm had passed and there were even a few sunny spells. A herd of reindeer were really close to the cabin.

When we started the visibility was poor and we were grateful for the traces of the reindeer that provided some contrast on the snow allowing us at least to see if we were going up or downhill.
The weather kept improving and it turned to a brilliant tour: sunshine, rolling hills, beautiful landscape, and reindeer and ptarmigans for company.
Than came the loooooong crossing of Bjøllåvatnet: six kilometers of skiing over a lake.

Luckily there is an old hoise that serves as emmergency shelter half-way. This offered a place for a midday break.

As we were approaching Bjøllåvasstua on the North end of the lake, the sky suddenly became overcast creat, the wind completelly died down and it became very warm. The diffuse light, the muffled but clear sound of our skis cutting through the snow and the stiffling temperature created a surreal atmosphere.
All this lasted but a moment. By the time we were in front of tha cabin it had become very sunny again. So much so, that we decided to make a small tour to check the route for the next day.
On the return to the hut, the Skipper demonstrated the Kamikaze technique to take a steep slope on skinny skis: press the skis into snow-plough and take a straight like. Banzai!

During the evening we had the visit of a couple from Bodø (i.e., locals) but they decided to stay in the other cabin. Once again we had the whole cabin for ourselves.

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