We ate Rudolph for dinner.
Ok, not Rudolph, but reindeer. Guess what, I regret none of it because the stew was delicious.
Let’s rewind though. After a day of sightseeing we chilled out in our hotel for an hour or so before bundling up and heading out dog sledding. Our tour provided us with full onesie snowsuits to wear as we rode in the sleds. We looked pretty silly, but dang those suits kept us toasty.
Before we got out on the sleds, our tour guide brought us into the special yard to play with the sled dog puppies. Fun fact – most sled dogs are alaskan huskies.
We then went into the main yard and got to see and play with all of the dogs who were off duty. They each had their own dog house and some just lay there and slept while others came out to play.
Next up was the actual dog sledding. Once they were hooked up to the sleds they started wanting to pull right away, you could see the excitement in their eyes.
After riding around with the pups, they brought us into a traditional Norwegian yurt to savor some reindeer stew – again, sorry Rudolph – and warm up by the fire. The stew reminded me of a cross between a chili and short rib ragu, aka heaven.
The night concluded with making s’mores outside (my god, the S’MORES….well, the toasted marshmallows for me, but still… I’m drooling thinking about them) and finally seeing the Northern Lights! They were very faint, but after a couple failed attempts in Iceland, I still call it a win. People are not joking when they talk about how magical they are. Also, even with a nice camera (just a step below a DSLR) it is almost impossible to capture the beauty of the lights. My poor attempt is below, but I’d recommend a quick google search if somehow you’ve been hiding under a rock and have never seen a pic of the Northern Lights.
We used the Tromsø Villmarkssenter for our tour and I’d highly recommend going with them. They picked us up from our hotel right on time, were efficient while still letting us play with the pups, and got us back right on schedule!
Seeing the lights was a great nightcap before heading back to the hotel. We only had a little more time in Tromsø before heading to destination #2 – Trondheim!
xx
Nicole