Arctic Circle Return-2015
Inari - Ivalo
With a ‘Farewell’ to Lake Inari….
We then get back to the town of Ivalo where we can correct the ‘problem’ picture of the Gold Prospectors, so there are a couple more than before……
While virtually alongside was the Hotel Sauna which I am sure they would be very grateful for at the end of a long ‘prospecting day’……
Arrived at Ivalo River Camping a short while later which gave us some time to sort out a few items and then take a short walk as the heavans looked like they were getting ready with another dose from the Giant Watering Can in the Sky, so off we went…..
As we passed this house set back from the dirt track….
We looked into the entrance and spotted the Tree Trunk that had a golden colour in parts of it, while the 2 dogs started barking which brought out the house owner.....
After a short conversation about the Tree Trunk and learning it was around 200 years old, while also making friends with the 2 dogs who were very friendly and were 50/50 Malamut & Husky, the owner invited us into his house to show us a much older piece of wood used as a small table which is in the next picture below …..
OK. I will leave you to do the Maths between the next two pictures as the Rings in the Conifer Tree ‘slice’ were counted from the year it was felled back to the centre….
Further down the lane we come to an old farmstead with the lift for the grain into the silo….
While on the next driveway is this carving of a young bear climbing the entrance pole…..
As we then come to the River we see the Icebergs moving downstream as the thaw sets in…..
With some ice still hanging on just below the waterline….
On the road again tomorrow further South while the weather forecast is telling us Rain but a temperature that is higher than when we went North up this roa
Just came over to the Campsite Restaurant for some dinner and the Ice Hockey match between Finland & Slovakia is on the Telly! (TV)
WOW! Is it fast and furious but in the 2nd session now and still no score for either side......
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