SNOWMOBILE SAFARI (LAPLAND DAY 3)


Although I was dying of sickness, I was pretty excited for day 3 for one and only reason…snowmobile safari! I’ve always wanted to go on those mobiles and I thought why not do that in Lapland? I knew that it would be fun and, come on it is the best view in Lapland. So we went into to place and got our big suits and gear on as we were informed about the safari we would do which would take around 2 hours and what we should and should not do. After that and some horror stories, we were given a briefing of how to ride the snowmobile and not crash, which was kind of scary. I mean, I was worried since I didn’t want to pay around 800 euros so…you get what I mean. That quickly went away as we started moving because it was the most beautiful thing ever! We were going around the forrest tracks and it was so beautiful, every tree covered in snow and the nature! Also it was fun to wave to other people around and what I noticed was the fact that everyone was so kind, we would give ways and stop so other drivers could pass and be careful and sensitive about that all the time but there were also times we would go so fast I had to hold on and just scream and laugh. I think it’s one of those things you never regret in life of doing. I also enjoyed the experience when we stopped for a break at this beautiful open area to take photos and it was just magical. Lapland is magical but this experience added more to the magic. I didn’t know how 2 hours had passed by the time we were back and obviously did not want to get off the snowmobile but had to. I was pretty upset when it was over but would I do it again? Oh yes!



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