Luleå In Northern Sweden Is Home To Some Incredible ICE ROADS, Join Me On A Walk To An Island!

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4 ай бұрын

I arrived here with only 2 hours of daylight left and ended up doing one of the coolest things I've EVER done. Join me for a walk with a difference in Luleå.
Filmed on Thursday 12th January 2024
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@louisewhite9152 4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve - I came across your channel about a week ago and I’ve been binge watching ever since I find your travels Absolutely brilliant - I suffer with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and I live in a rehabilitation centre. I’m either wheelchair bound or bedbound - your channel and your travels. I can only dream about. So thank you very much for making me smile - sending love and hugs ~ Xxx Xxx

@steve-marsh 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Louise!

@jezcuffy 4 ай бұрын

That’s a beautiful comment to Steve ❤

@ryanessex7978 4 ай бұрын

Wow. I bet Steve must be touched. Lovely thing to say.

@flookoco2008 4 ай бұрын

Another brilliant video Steve, thank you for taking us along on another very interesting journey.

@ke4uyp 4 ай бұрын

@@steve-marsh The First Mall in World The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - was first designed in 1861. It took 12 years to complete and was finished in 1877. It's a four-story double arcade named for the first Monarch of Italy. The Galleria Vittorio's vast stores, cafés, and restaurants complement its magnificent architecture.

@Candyrock87 3 ай бұрын

Resident of Luleå here. If you had come here about a month later you could have watched the yearly ice skating competitions and the half-marathon run around the ice road. The ice skating competition is ran by the Dutch ice skating league in cooperation with Luleå City as the dutch canals where the ice skating competitions use to be held won't freeze over due to climate change, so they decided to move the competitions up here instead of cancelling them.

@stoferb876 3 ай бұрын

Just a correction. It's not a river or a lake, it's the baltic sea. A secluded bay of it. Technically you could walk all the way over to Finland if it wasn't for the fact that they keep a few shipping lanes open further out in the sea.

@GeFeldz 2 ай бұрын

It is the end of the Luleå river though, let's be honest =) It's where the Luleå river meets the baltic and Gråsjälören is technically in the inner fjärd.

@BoadiceanRevenge 4 ай бұрын

And lo! Steve Marsh did walk on water! Fantastic! 😃🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🥶

@leonb2637 4 ай бұрын

Now Steve, don't think you are the reincarnation of Jesus just because you walked on (frozen) water.

@nicolemurphy2629 3 ай бұрын

@@leonb2637 😂

@MichaelJ_ 4 ай бұрын

Oh, not sure someone else has commented: The building at the end is heated with “left over” heating from the district heating. After heating houses (and by the way the pavements in the city centre outside your hotel as well), they try different things to use all of the remaining heat.

@barrybrown6923 4 ай бұрын

The red writing says "Here we grow on return heat"

@roseyinthegarden6671 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I noticed the pavements were free from snow, but didn’t realise that they were heated!

@davidlittle7182 4 ай бұрын

@@barrybrown6923 it does, but in English that needs explanation

@ZipJoy 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant. As an Aussie in Sweden for 7 years now I’ll say that feeling of surreal walking to an island doesn’t fade away. And I’d say Swedes love the ice as much as anyone. It’s an energy kick in the gloom of winter. Clarion hotels never let me down, definitely a tiny room but does the job.

@saintuk70 4 ай бұрын

The light through this entire video is just awesome.

@michaelocyoung 4 ай бұрын

I love the Swedish skies - in summer/winter the colours are immense and I never see anything like it in the UK - must be something to do with their (relatively) cleaner atmosphere or something.

@iansammy620 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Fantastic. I live in the Caribbean, so this is like another planet for me! Beautiful.

@kes251 4 ай бұрын

I love the sound of walking on snow as much as some people love the sound of crunching leaves.

@gaileenross953 4 ай бұрын

I loved that sound through out the video.

@cestmoi1262 4 ай бұрын

@kes251 Thinking back I enjoyed it too while we lived up North. Walking in the forest in the fall, when it was really cold walking in winter. Living in Florida (for 43 years) we shiver at 63 degrees but it is a nice remembrance.

@dieselfan7406 4 ай бұрын

Just add a bass riff to it and you're dancing!

@getyourwillhere 4 ай бұрын

That’s what we call in Canada squeaky snow.

@user-eg8pv2om7j 4 ай бұрын

ASMR Is the new thing.

@Markmeister1989 4 ай бұрын

The water you are walking on is the Gulf of Bothnia and is actually a part of the Baltic Sea. :)

@leofilson 4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve I came accross your video and had to watch it as I live in Luleå. The island you went on is very busy at the weekends and the cafe is open then. You can get a hot drink and hot dog usually. You were very lucky as you missed the cold spell we had just after you left it got down to -40°. I loved the video that you did its always nice to see a visitors view of Luleå it reminds me of when we first moved here. Really nice film - going to pass it on to a few friends and rellies!

@steve-marsh 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Sorry if I got any info wrong :) oh I would have loved a hot drink and snack over on the island!

@DSTWizz 4 ай бұрын

"Missed the cold spell"...My goodness, it looked pretty cold anyway, but minus 40! That must just about freeze the (well, you know what I mean 😉)

@Blackadder75 4 ай бұрын

lucky? or unlucky? For a tourist who never experienced those artic temperatures, -40 might be an adventure, especially because you can retreat in a safe warm hotel and don;t have to worry about the things you locals have to deal with . He would need to buy a complete set of gear to go outside though

@rosemarymee 4 ай бұрын

@Nostalgia-That was uncalled for. I’m sure Sweden has refugees and poor people who find the climate challenging.

@jornspirit 4 ай бұрын

...gorgeous, Steve, there is a magic about white landscapes and crossing large bodies of water on foot... brings up the time when I lived in Berlin... sometimes in Winter, when we had ongoing wind from the north-east, temperatures would drop down to between -10 and -20 C, and after just a few days you could walk across canals, rivers and the lakes around the city... my flat was only heated by coal ovens, which were hard to get going through the night... well, I was young and robust then, and the rent was cheap... good memories... 😸

@DSTWizz 4 ай бұрын

Squeak squeak, crunch crunch...Wow! Amazing, Steve - and such beautiful light. Thank you. Enjoyed every minute of that!

@kevancook2699 4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, like a previous respondent, I too have been binge watching your videos, but this one is one of your best. A very different experience for us here in the UK. The variety of your content is really engaging and your channel is now one of the ones I look for each week. Keep ‘em coming and happy travels!

@horsehollerer 4 ай бұрын

Wow. All of these shots are spectacular ... the crane and the ice road with the sun going down behind it, and then turning around to pan the Luleå shore bathing in the sweet light. Love it. Cheers!

@richardharibo 4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve 😊 two videos a week. You're amazing and I appreciate your hard work in sharing your trips. You remain my favourite KZfaqr and when your good lady joins you my favourite KZfaqrs. Take care and thank you

@steve-marsh 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much mate!

@peterlewis2 4 ай бұрын

Steve.. it gives a whole new meaning to walking on water! And your comment about -8C being relatively mild made me chuckle! You must go back in the summer!!

@maggierose2386 4 ай бұрын

Yes, please, Steve, go back in the summer so that we can all marvel at the contrasting beauty. It looks to be a wonderful place to live when all the problems of the world have been corrected😊

@tombillotto6335 4 ай бұрын

You're great at finding such interesting places, Steve.

@johnericneil2455 4 ай бұрын

Another day, another fascinating adventure. Thanks for taking us along Steve.

@christinecoates2499 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing place Steve. Thanks for taking us.

@MrGreatplum 4 ай бұрын

The Swedish tourist board should pay you, Steve! I’m sold! That looked like great fun!

@simonboulton4490 4 ай бұрын

This reminds me of ice road truckers with Lisa pulling those heavy loads over the ice.

@Basil-Fawlty 3 ай бұрын

It's not a lake nor a river - it's the Botnian sea.Enjoy mate - it's magic!

@Alan.92n 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve for the "extra" vlog. Well worth it. That walk on the snow and ice to the island and back was great. Wouldn't fancy it in the dark! Glad you got back to the hotel ok . Room was fine for the price. A pretty big town for being so far north. Would be great to revisit in the summer! 😊 👍

@Blackadder75 4 ай бұрын

locals didn't seem to mind the dark, when he returned some still started their walk the other way

@henrikjohansson9701 3 ай бұрын

@@Blackadder75 Yeah, some with dogs and some with a stroller 😅

@landinsongs 4 ай бұрын

This was fun to watch, being swedish :-) the green house sign said "here we grow on recycled heat". Quite a long walk to the island, wasn't it? If you've had a chat with the locals there I'm sure they've given you a snowmobile ride back.

@johnallan4826 4 ай бұрын

Love the bit of “Scot’s” closed doon

@brackalack1 4 ай бұрын

Haha yeah I caught that too. The 'phone' voice got turned off for a sec there 😂😂😂

@AndreaDE-ep1iq 4 ай бұрын

And like Alicja your community, Steven, says: "be careful out there!" ❤

@michelleduncan4923 4 ай бұрын

From Las Vegas, NV, USA ....My husband and I are loving your videos, and we both marvel at your bravery in taking on these challenges so often. Thank you very much for allowing us to be with you, as you learn about these faraway places, and what it takes to get there and then return. You are enabling us to become familiar with places we would never get to see otherwise! Because you do spend so much time walking through these locations, in a way, it makes us feel as though we have been there. Thank you sooo much, and please stay safe!!

@henrikjohansson9701 3 ай бұрын

Fun and nice seeing someone from vacation mecka Las Vegas watching a Luleå video 😃

@nct948 4 ай бұрын

The first winter I spent in Denmark, I went for a walk by the beach. It took me some time to realize that in fact, I was walking on the sea. There were deep narrow cracks at the bottom of which you couldseethe water sloshing below. Such a weird experience. . Some years of intense cold, I wastold that it was possible to drive to Sweden over the sea!

@johnmurray6802 4 ай бұрын

You’re spoiling us Steve! 👏

@lemoki2 2 ай бұрын

I really loved your videos from Lulea! I lived there myself back in 1965-66 as a toddler on 2-3 years old. Last year when I celebrated my 60th anniversary, I traveled back to see where I lived back then. I even found the apartment on Mjolkudden! To see this movie was kind of a memory lane of a memory lane! Nowadays I live in Visby on Gotland. Why not make a reportage from here? Welcome! 🇸🇪😄👍🏻

@scottycat6822 4 ай бұрын

I held my breath the whole time you were on the ice, you sure were brave

@merryannmac8096 4 ай бұрын

That was neat! All of this is so unique to say the least! Very fun Steve, It's fun is not knowing what's coming. Thanks for a brilliant destination! Merry Ann from Minnesota

@gunnarbengtsson3062 2 ай бұрын

Hej Steve. Im from Stockholm Sweden, 84 year old, but glad I founnd jour site. Will be walking with you for a long time now

@steve-marsh 2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel, thanks for watching!

@vgshwk 4 ай бұрын

Hearing that crunch crunch crunch reminds me of the cold winter weather I grew up with as a child gives me shivers.

@Constantine3174 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic, it's another place that's on my list this year. Then on to Rovaniemi and back across to Narvic. Thanks for great video Steve.

@thomaskaevergaard699 4 ай бұрын

Ice roads are great fun. When I was younger, so much younger than today, me and my friends used to drive cars on the ice (much further south in Sweden to where you were). Extremely fun. Nowadays I settle with skating and skiing. Once again a great video.

@megaflux7144 4 ай бұрын

i could totally live there happily.

@vivellasmum 4 ай бұрын

OMG Steve! 😦 There's no way I could walk on those clear icy bits, I actually felt ill & had to look away! Brilliant video but freaked me out a bit 🤣

@anjavonpfeil4312 4 ай бұрын

That giant crane - first thing I thought of was HG Wells' War of the Worlds. Not the dumb TC movie, the Orson Welles radio broadcast. The scenery and light is amazing. Thanks for sharing your travels with us.

@t.m.warren2124 4 ай бұрын

Crunch crunch crunch. Wow! What a great video Steve! You are so spoiling us. Thank you.

@Jim-nt7xy 4 ай бұрын

I love that the snow and ice has remained pristine and clean. None of that dirt and soot on the snow you would find in an urban setting.

@michaelsaayman2802 4 ай бұрын

Great video Steve. The ice road was cool but scary and when you returned to Lulea the picture of the town was stunning. Had to smile at the Lions club on the island, probably the strangest place to have one. Thanks Steve

@perolden 4 ай бұрын

There is no Lions Club on the island, but a local Lion's Club chapter aids the up keep and buildings and cafe on the island.....

@roseyinthegarden6671 4 ай бұрын

@@peroldenThank you.

@michaelsaayman2802 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information. I bet it is just as beautiful in summer@@perolden

@Jimsraisedbedgarden 4 ай бұрын

Great update Steve , me and my wife Pat loved this one , like you say it was a bit different but very enjoyable, keep up the good work 👍

@Bob8091 4 ай бұрын

I am officially now a grumpy old man. I used to say there are two good places for snow. Ski resorts, Christmas cards and now a Steve Marsh video.

@trollnystan 3 ай бұрын

One of my favourite memories from school is surprisingly a PE lesson that had us skating across a lake to get to a café located in a castle, and our PE teacher had her toddler with her and she dragged them behind her in a plastic sled as she skated. This would be further down south of course, near Uppsala! Thank you for taking us with you on your travels =)

@erinmcgrathejm4985 4 ай бұрын

I loved the mid-week bonus. The sound of the snow “squeak-crunching” was oddly comforting. Looks like a beautiful day there. I think your winter adventures are so great! Cheers and ATB!

@metrovic 4 ай бұрын

Steve, thanks for another interesting video. I visit Sweden fairly regularly and for the past couple of years I have found that I now have to set the network manually rather than allowing automatic selection whilst roaming on my UK network based mobile phone sim. I just try the networks on offer until one works and then keep that for the duration of my stay. Hopefully this helps for when you return. Stockholm really is an absolute must, particularly in the Summer. One of my favourite cities in the world. Summer Night City as a certain pop group called it is 100% accurate !!

@DantheBatt16 4 ай бұрын

Excellent Steve, I love the crunching sound of the snow when you’re walking

@MargaretMckenna-jc1ee 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely brillant thank you Steve spoiling us again the sunset just can't the words to describe it

@jamesburt6520 4 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, well that certainly was something different. Great video, everything looked cold but very lovely. Looking forward to your trip further north. Thanks again. Take care.

@wendycavanagh9370 4 ай бұрын

What a great wee video Steve 👌 Thanks for the bonus video this week. 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@MrStinkpot64 4 ай бұрын

Watching you since the start mate...but got to comment, that was magic 🎉

@djmark143 4 ай бұрын

Oh the sound of real crackling snow, how I miss that in Ireland.. Growing up in The Netherlands I have seen my fair share of fresh snow and icy ponds and rivers.. Lovely wee video Steve and nice walk up to that smal island.. ❤️

@coolinmac 4 ай бұрын

Ireland? It rarely snows here tbh

@djmark143 4 ай бұрын

I was on about The Netherlands, where I was born.. In Ireland I have seen 3 flakes of snow in 8 years 😂

@mathiashellberg1153 3 ай бұрын

I use to live in Luleå from 2001 to 2012, best time in my life tbh! So nice and awesome city!

@paulinemcfarlan-ug5pd 4 ай бұрын

Well Steve another excellent video😂. Have been waiting patiently for your next video Be careful walking on ice.

@gerardvanteeffelen8437 4 ай бұрын

I like the noise of knispering snow under your feet, specially in the evening 😊

@MsCroatianCanuck 4 ай бұрын

I must say a bit of a nail biter when I saw you on that body of water. Brave is all I can say. Awesome sunset and some sunlight is always appreciated. You are missing a tea kettle in your room, glasses, cups, etc. time for my cup of ☕looking forward to your next adventure Cheers

@chuckbradley1 4 ай бұрын

Steve Marsh, Lets Make a trip, Planes trains and everything. 3 must watch channels.

@ianmckenzie5303 4 ай бұрын

🎶Watch out where the huskies go🎶🐺 Great video Steve

@magnumass 4 ай бұрын

How I miss squeaking snow under my boots... Sweet memories :)

@willar7179 3 ай бұрын

Those looked like tomatoes in that little house at the end. Thank you to the commenter who explained they were being grown with leftover heat from keeping the sidewalks cleared.

@kathleenlynch5763 4 ай бұрын

Whar a lovley place and that sunset.and walking on the iced river that would be great.but i too would have to keep on the snow part.i don't think these old bones would stay upright ha ha. Thank you Steve another film .❄️🌨☀️

@sven-erikjohansson2484 3 ай бұрын

You should return to Luleå during the summer and maybe hop on the boat to Klubbviken or Kluntarna and stay the night there. The contrast between winter and summer is amazing

@clintromine802 4 ай бұрын

That’s good advice Steve, yellow snow ❄️ is always sketchy 😂

@lauraautry6992 4 ай бұрын

I love this video..this is a country I have always wanted to visit and thanks to you I have. It is beautiful and I can only imagine how beautiful Spring and summer would be. You have guts walking across the frozen lake or river. Thank you 🤗❤️

@Kent. 4 ай бұрын

10cm hard ice like that there you can see through it is all you need to walk on it really safely.

@Blackadder75 4 ай бұрын

@@charinajohansson3890 yes , it;s far thicker here, but 10cm is already enough for walking or skating. (not for motor vehicles)

@Kent. 4 ай бұрын

@@charinajohansson3890 No shit... You didn't understand what i was saying!! It's a answer to @lauraautry6992 "You have guts walking across the frozen lake".

@RandomerFellow 4 ай бұрын

I live in the south of Sweden and realize that I need to visit the northernmost parts of the country. A completely different "world". We have the lake Vättern down here which the traffic authority makes an ice road to Visingsö when it is frozen properly. Nowadays very rare. Well filmed and a great speaker.

@Asa-or2uk 4 ай бұрын

How fun Steve to come along on your journey of discovery in Luleå, my hometown, I live in Stockholm now. Unfortunately, they have ruined "Shopping" both inside and out. The old, genuine and cozy Shopping now belongs to history, unfortunately, it's so sad...

@PapaHaynes 4 ай бұрын

Love a bit of Midweek Marsh!

@meryuk 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Everybody else is doing some beach destinations which I find extremely boring. Thumbs up

@kevinseymour8793 4 ай бұрын

Incredible - quite a journey and expense to get there but what an experience. What a bonus video that was

@grapesodatravels 4 ай бұрын

That's amazing! The squeak of footsteps on ice was travel asmr!

@GGLEGO 3 ай бұрын

I like Luleå! I've visited a few times and it feels a lot like Oulu in Finland, both are in the north by the sea. I recommend the Stadshotell Luleå very warmly, a stunning building with a historic touch to it.

@carolynstewart9103 4 ай бұрын

Oh my giddy aunt.was cringing when you walked over the ice.you are right.we would not do this confidently in scotland although lake of menteith used to hold the curling competitions..look forward to next video steve.👍

@AlfaGiuliaQV 4 ай бұрын

It´s thick enough to carry a lorry and a bus. Probably safer there then on land.

@mr.145 4 ай бұрын

Loch Lee Glenesk,had a bonspeil last, in 1979 i think

@timrosenburgh8597 4 ай бұрын

Wow what a fantastic place to visit. The crane was really impressive, absolutely massive. It looked bigger than the Titan crane in Clydebank. When you were walking over the ice and then heard what sounded like cracking I started to cringe. Really cool to be able to get to the island on foot. I knew you couldn't resist having a go on the kicks led. Decent room for the money with breakfast was good value, especially there. Look forward to the next one mate.

@TheLastCrusader22 3 ай бұрын

Well Luleå both historically (especially) but even today is a pretty major port for the shipping of iron ore from Kiruna so large cranes are kind of to be expected :) There's also a steel mill in Luleå using the iron ore from Kiruna so, yeah the port is quite important, to put it mildly. The iron ore mines of Kiruna and its environs is the whole reason for why there is even a railway or ports this far north, tbh

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 3 ай бұрын

Hi Steve. Oh my, having been brought up in Southern England any idea of walking on ice has always been a big no no. So to see you trudge across the ice kind of freaked me out. I did however feel your joy. 👏👏👍🥶

@TheLastCrusader22 3 ай бұрын

I understand that. Even up here far in the north you still want to check beforehand to make sure it's safe, even if during winter you can expect that barring some unusual circumstance it will be. The point being, not even Swedes (unless they're pretty daft) walk onto the ice without checking it first, or without someone that knows their stuff telling them it's thick enough

@carrielovesmoxie 3 ай бұрын

In the Northern U.S. state of Maine and this year we can't catch a break with warm temps...but usually frozen lakes are the norm, ice fishing is a big deal...nice to see your enthusiasm...reminds me how amazing it really is.

@eileenmclean1274 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Fab video. I always knew you could walk on water!!! Thanks very much ❤❤❤

@Blackadder75 4 ай бұрын

A few decades ago you could do this more closely across the channel on mainland europe , but those days are gone. I miss it, this give me the idea to do a winter trip to scandinavia myself next year, to get that good old winter feeling again

@CallieMasters5000 4 ай бұрын

About 10 seconds of that crunch crunch crunch was enough for me. Lovely visuals, though.

@steve-marsh 4 ай бұрын

I'll always try to put real sounds over some backing track

@Erknersalex 4 ай бұрын

Hej, I love how you call it a lake all the time. I mean it's the northern end of the Baltic Sea, so a little more impressive than walking on a lake. 😅 Hoping to see Kiruna in the next video.

@gracesmith6199 4 ай бұрын

Hi again Steve, rather you than me. Thanks for that, it looks very cold. You do well taking us to all these places. Bye for now from bme in Irvine 😊😊

@stevewilson5292 4 ай бұрын

The missus and I enjoyed watched this extra offering at mid-week. Steve's travel observations are always interesting. I have to admit that my background thinking was "Big deal - he's walking across the ice of a frozen lake to an island ! - been there; done that- like everyone else." Then I realise for Steve and so many of his well-travelled followers - that is still a pretty unusual experience. I don't know if we'll ever get to Sweden though - it seems very similar to my part of Canada - with higher prices ?

@aj1654 4 ай бұрын

The crunchy snow sounds so cold 🥶

@christinamacaulay6169 4 ай бұрын

Oh wow Steve I was so excited to see an extra video, I was a bit feart for you on that river but agree it was cool. I love your channel it makes my Saturday, I plan my dinner round it 😅 ❤

@edwilson5416 4 ай бұрын

I was sat by that crane at 11pm in full daylight in June. They had an intersecting exhibit on the work of English architect Ralph Erskine in the local museum when I was there. He was involved in some notable housing projects in north Sweden.

@temper44 4 ай бұрын

If you take the train west into Norway, you can take the boat to Svalbard next!

@steve-marsh 4 ай бұрын

Oh I wish!

@johntaggart1176 4 ай бұрын

Water walk in the winter is unusual but nice, room neat and tidy, maybe no phone or radio, otherwise an interesting video. All the Best Steve.

@hamsteronthepaintingtable6465 4 ай бұрын

Amazing, loved the ice walk Steve, “closed doon” made me laugh, speaka my language 😊😅

@teresahill6356 4 ай бұрын

That was beautiful Steve thank you❤

@noahcount7132 4 ай бұрын

After checking into your hotel in Lulea, Steve, you went back out for a wander and mentioned your big boots. You walk a great deal in your videos, and it would be enlightening if you'd post a video that's all about your footwear. 👍

@adamburgess1287 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful place. And what a time o day to capture it

@susangauci3278 4 ай бұрын

Wooow amazing. Thank you for showing us this expirience.love these midweek bonuses.xxxx

@paristen8556 4 ай бұрын

Steve, I hope you did get above the Arctic Circle and we'll see the video soon! I've been above 67 deg N several times, but in summer and by canoe, in Alaska and Canada. Spending a month going down the river when the sun never sets is unforgettable. You lose all sense of clock time - sleeping when it's wet or windy and moving on when the weather clears, getting ashore and making camp at midnight, eating at 2 am under the endless sunset/sunrise. I'd love to get up there in winter!

@steve-marsh 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Yes, made it into the circle, but only just!

@krimke881 4 ай бұрын

I have never seen such a small room in Scandinavia for that price, and expecially windowless. wow.

@beachman8106 4 ай бұрын

Great adventure. Love the hat. Tomorrow’s max temperature in Mornington is 37 Celsius! 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️ from 🇦🇺

@yogiaol 3 ай бұрын

So nice! I was there on 27.02.2024 and I walked on the ice sea by the sunrise.

@gurra63able 4 ай бұрын

Table tennis by the dock and open water it must be very windy, maybe with a heavy rubber ball?, love the crunch under the boots then you know it's fresh and dry winter weather.

@ThamesShips 4 ай бұрын

Amazing video. It must have been an incredible experience walking out over the frozen lake to the island. Nice sunset too.

@sarahlogan2075 4 ай бұрын

Loved the crunchy boots on snow sounds. I ice skated once on a frozen lake in South Dakota USA. Its a weird feeling for sure. Looking forward to the arctic circle trip.