On Saturday the 20th September 2014 there was a
relay held in town in order to support and raise money for a Norwegian charity. Above is a picture of the UNIS team that I (Lucy) was part of. In total UNIS
entered 3 teams and the event was a great success with several participants
including the local fire service personnel and medical centre in fancy dress as
patients.
The Monday after the relay, Lucy and I (Emily) had a field trip to Barentsburg, another Russian mining town in the nearby fjord of GrΓΈnsfjord. After two failed attempts at this field trip due to weather conditions, we took the tourist boat to Barentsburg which was a delightful pleasure! (no orange suits!) The boat was very leisurely and quite slow but the weather was beautiful! We first had a BBQ infront of Esmarkbreen glacier along with some seals!
The purpose of our trip to Barentsburg was to assess the pollution to the surrounding area because of the power plant in the town..
The entire day was pretty relaxed and we enjoyed a pint in the worlds' northern most brewery! (even if it was only 2%)
The sun is getting lower much earlier in the evening now, and the polar night will soon be upon us! Hopefully soon we'll be posting photos of the Northern Lights soon!
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