The weather today was cloudy, odd snow showers and bitterly cold as we walked up the street but more pleasing as we walked back down with the wind behind us. As it was Monday more shops were open so we did some window shopping - most sold arctic or outdoor gear - there was one unique shop selling items made from sustainable skins - great for this climate but in the UK I would overheat in minutes! We did however buy some good socks and felt insoles not seen in the...

We woke around 7am and had a leisurely start with a cup of tea before going to an excellent buffet breakfast -offering most things i.e. hot, cold continental and waffles. After the price shock yesterday we decided to make a couple of cheese sandwiches for our lunch as neither of us can manage a large breakfast that some seem to consume to last them all day but we would like a light breakfast and a light lunch. The highlight of breakfast was seeing an arctic fox ...

We left home at 0530 for our 0715 rendezvous with the company collecting our car from Heathrow terminal 3. The SAS self service check in was seamless and allowed us to quickly make our way to Rhubarb, a new restaurant in the departure lounge, for breakfast - Greek yogurt and berries for me and a bacon sandwich for John - both great and the atmosphere was very relaxing...just what we needed after our early start. Our gate was the closest to the lounge - that's a ...