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Well we made it to Tromsø. My worst moment was when we'd just come to the departure hall and I met a good friend from choir who was flying south for a family wedding. She's easily moved so we set eac…

Last day in Longyearbyen. June ended with a fire alarm in our building just before midnight, when we'd both fallen asleep. We threw on some clothes and dashed out onto our outside stairs, bleary-eyed…

Busy day. Last frantic day of packing. Husband no help because of a leadership group meeting with 14 items on the agenda (vs normal 4). Yesterday his director blithely dumped a dignitary from the Min…

Last night we joined the traditional pizza party that celebrates the end of a research cruise up here. The people who were out doing fieldwork with my husband included two 15-year-old girls, who won …

Teary-eyed for the first time about our impending move. And I'd almost begun to believe I'd make it through without breaking down. :cry: /Penny, so sad at the