well, the hiking trip was very good. Good group. Have since then also been on one cruise with the Polar Star and am heading for the next one now. Came in last night, leaving tonight. Tough shit at the end of the season, I really don't feel like being nice to tourists and smile all the time anymore. Thank god it's the last cruise of the season.

Oh, the highlight of the trekking trip: My camera went off on its own down a 200 m scree slope. Silly little camera, to think it would survive something like that. The wreck was recovered from the snow field at the bottom of the steep scree slope and, to nobody's surprise, it was in pieces. Svalbardbutikken will probably sell one EOS 300 to me sometime soon... oh, we guides up here are so well paid anyway.

Looking forward to see you in Iceland soon!!