Our last activity on our last day on Svalbard, which was our last Scandinavian destination, was a tour of Mine 3. This layer of coal (its origin: an ancient forest blanketing this area, compressed with time and pressure into its carbon basics) is the reason Svalbard was first settled by humans in the early 1900’s. Such an interesting way to wrap up our (too-short) time in this singular, beautiful place.
Tonight we fly back to Oslo, and tomorrow, on to the States. I have no idea when and where my next travel/contract adventure will be, but whenever it happens I’ll see you here!
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