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Tomorrow morning, your dear author is doing something a little unusual. She is going to the motherfucking Arctic Circle.
There, she and her companions — two hard-partying New Yorkers and a ruddy-faced Englishman — will spend a week dogsledding, snowmobiling and eating reindeer.
And, of course, looking for these.
This picture was taken just three days ago, very near where we’re going. If it looks more dramatic than usual, it’s because this week is the biggest solar storm in years.
As for me, I’m equal parts nervous and excited. After all, as Berkowitz would say, our people are a desert people. But this will be the first trip I’ll take where instead of feeling like a tourist, I’ll feel like an explorer — a chance most people will never get, and I’ll be lucky to get twice.
Most importantly, I think, is to note that this trip gets me close to my lifelong ambition: becoming Joanna fucking Lumley. If I hadn’t seen this documentary years ago, I probably wouldn’t be going. But as a general rule, if something makes Patsy Stone weep with joy, I want to be a part of it.
