As part of our Hydrology and climate change class, we went to Kap Linne for three days. We got there by speed boat and we passed lots of “ghost towns” which was really interesting! There were villages from old mining days and they have just been left the way they were. They now looked all bashed and run down due to the bad weather.
We stayed at “basecamp” which was so nice inside! Basecamp is accommodation for the most remote areas in the world. It had a sauna, library and lovely rooms and it was really cosy decorated with big sofas and fires. The food was really posh- we had lobster soup one night for starters, and we had a fancy fish dish with a port sauce! I tried to eat as much as I could but I would of preferred pub food!
When we arrived we went for a short hike to look at different features around the area, this was our relaxing walk as the next day was going to be a killer! Kap Linne is completely different to longyear- it had a lot more greenery and big lakes, whereas Longyear is a lot dryer and I have only seen one lake here. When we got back from the hike, one of the British lads in my class jumped into the freezing cold water for a laugh- he must be mad!!! I didn’t even have the courage to put one of my toes in… maybe next time!!
The next day we went for a 30km hike which this took us from 8 in the morning in till 7 at night. It was such a lovely day for it and everyone had a brilliant time! It wasn’t a hike following a track so we were on steep parts sometimes then on flat ground and crossing rivers as well which made it really interesting! This class has a really good group of people and we had such a giggle all day in till the last hour, I actually thought I was going to die of sore feet!
The next day we went for a 30km hike which this took us from 8 in the morning in till 7 at night. It was such a lovely day for it and everyone had a brilliant time! It wasn’t a hike following a track so we were on steep parts sometimes then on flat ground and crossing rivers as well which made it really interesting! This class has a really good group of people and we had such a giggle all day in till the last hour, I actually thought I was going to die of sore feet!
When we got back from our long hike, we had a lovely meal and all sat around the table talking with our lecturer (Carl). He bought us red wine so we were all chuffed to bits! One girl in my class from England had all these really crazy stories that had us all crying with laughter so we sat all night and listened to them! No-one else told any stories because next to hers, they just weren’t crazy enough! We all ended up having an early night and the next day I woke up not being able to walk properly because my legs hurt that much! Carl had organised another hike but I physically couldn’t move so I stayed behind with a few others and fell asleep on the couch. When they all came back after one hour because it was raining, I slept through them all talking and laughing for three hours!
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