03/02/2026
Lapland…
When myself and my great mate and fellow Viking Jim did the maddest of things at the end of 2021 and decided to buy a house and land just south of the Arctic circle…
In a part of Scandinavia neither of us had even ever visited before…
We had no idea how many challenges we would have to overcome.
And those challenges keep coming…
Temperatures of -37 degrees just a couple of weeks ago..
Every time we arrived here whilst renovating this cottage a new challenge was thrown our way.
Hot in the summer, freezing in the winter,great thaw in the spring..
24 hour daylight in summer to only a couple of hours of daylight in the mid winter
It is constantly testing us and our resilience…
But we wouldn’t have it any other way.
It is also one of the most beautiful, pure and spectacular regions in the world.
And it is an adventure we never regret…even when it creates challenge after challenge.
It’s worth it.
Resilience isn’t about being tough…it’s about not giving up when the potential reward is worthwhile.
If you have a goal you want to achieve…you never fail unless you give up. Until that point you are simply learning and gaining feedback.
Thankyou Lapland and our funky cottage for always keeping us learning.
And for providing a base for so many of our Vikings and Freyja’s to have the most special and unique reset experiences.
It sure is a cool place 👌🥶