As I may have mentioned (*cough*), we don't do snow. We don't ski, unless we're meaning "Spending the Kids' Inheritance". We don't climb mountains. And we don't, normally, visit the Arctic Circle. Except now, we do. So we need all the right clobber.
In her usual superb fashion (pun half intended), Nikki dived into this project with alacrity and eagerness. She made a list (obviously) and began to work her way through it. So, starting at the bottom (of our bodies, not her list), each of us is going to need:
- (redacted) pairs of winter-weight socks. No, I'm not telling you how often we change our socks
- a pair of non-slip shoes for wearing on-board. These could theoretically be regular "daytime" shoes, but it's gonna be cold and slippery, so we feel we need something with "extra-grippy" soles.
- a pair of walking boots for arctic weather. Gonna have to wear those puppies in, too
- a set of crampons ("YakTraks") to wear over those boots if it's extra icy. We're not allowed to wear these on deck because they chew up the boards, so they need to be easy to take off, and put on
- 2 pairs of long thermal underwear (i.e. longjohns, God help us). One to wash and one to wear
- 2 pairs of wind and water resistant trousers (for excursions. Thankfully there is no dress code on board ship, so we can wear whatever comfy clothes we like there. You'd better believe this was a huge part of why we decided to go)
- 2 "layered" (fleecy) tops / jumpers
- a warm winter jacket (that fits under the Hurtigruten one if it's really cold and wet, or to wear on its own if not
- winter-weight gloves that are flexible enough, and finger-conductive enough, to use our phones
- thermal hat (essential for baldies)
- scarf / fleece tube
- sunglasses with UV filter lenses (snow blindness! OMG!)
There's also a handy reminder that batteries don't last as long in cold conditions, so we might like to bring spares. Not sure we'll bother with that, as we're not planning any huge excursions.
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