Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Polar Expeditions

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Some journeys see us going home as quickly as possible because they put us through so much that we started missing home work and everyday routine. Some leave us wanting more and make we resent the very thought of having to go home. Sometimes we must stand at the crossroads - on the one hand we might want to hug our loved ones and on the other the heart yearns to continue exploring the world. These two things rarely go hand in hand.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(249 249 249 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The return from Abisko was difficult. I longed for my family but on the other hand I felt an irresistible desire to stay there in frozen snow under a starry sky illuminated by magical flashes of green light. I sometimes wonder what my life would be like now if I had chosen to continue my journey. Would I freeze and starve to death or would I discover my forgotten Viking soul and somehow survive until spring? Or would I simply die broken-hearted longing for my wife and sons? Thankfully I will never know the answer. I came home with a red face covered with facial hair and skin chafed by wind wearing clothes that reeked of body odor.</span></p>