Kiruna slog blog!
When I was told I had the opportunity of experiencing things
that people could only ever dream of doing I was like a little boy in a sweet
shop, I even thought about having a Kiruna advent calendar to count down the
sleeps!
When I arrived at Manchester Airport I remember strolling up
and down the check-in area wondering if they would think my bag was too packed
for the plane. Then Claire and Jac turned up with what looked like the whole
contents of Mountain Warehouse. I took a sigh of relief. Pheeeew!
When we arrived we all had our own jobs I was thankful that
I drew water duty over poop croquette! Then I realised that a walk up a hill with
four, five gallon drums of water on a sled whilst wearing 25 layers of clothing
was shifting more weight than my 7 minute workout!
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| Top Chopper! |
I quite enjoyed wielding the axe for fire wood and the
female camp members were very impressed with my chopper action!
The sledding was both challenging and calming at times. I
found I had time to soak the beautiful landscape of trees and untouched snow.
Great time to clear your mind and put things in perspective.
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| Ready to mush! |
The time that I found rewarding was not just the activities
or adrenaline of Claire Kamel screaming behind me as we hit 70mph on the snow
mobiles but the down time of an evening with a few glasses of red and makeshift funnels for siphoning Amaretto!
I
found getting to know the whole team and learning about them in and out of work
has helped me feel apart of Access Point which otherwise would have taken more
time due to my current location and position.
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| Snow Buddies! |
It was with regret that we had to come home I could have
stayed a few extra days but it was what I would consider a game changer.
The whole experience has also allowed me to
form some great working relationships and in some cases people I would call
friends.
....When are we camping in the mountains David!?
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| That cost how much!!??? |
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