Today started off with a jolt as I forgot to turn off my alarm for work and so we were rudely awakened at 06:25am. Liam was able to slip straight back to sleep but I was too excited about the day ahead so decided to take a photo of the view from our window and send it to the family group chat.

As the morning went on the darkness slowly receded along with the clouds and a beautiful backdrop started appearing.

After we had sufficiently woken up we headed down to breakfast to see what was on offer. There were tonnes of the traditional breakfast type stuff like cooked breakfast, pastries, bread, cheese etc but there was also alot of fish!

The fresh fish looked lovely…although maybe not for breakfast. We tried a few different things however including what was basically a sauage but fish. It was just as unappetising as it sounds.

Following breakfast we packed up the car and decided to make our way to the supermarket and see how much food was going to set us back. The closest one we went to was called Rema. Food was pricey but not as bad as we anticipated. For reference a share bag of crisps is around £3, a bottle of coke is about the same and a pizza is £5. However you can buy a pack of maccaroni for about 80p and pasta sauce for the same. Eating in restaurants is much more though, so we were happy!

On our way back from the shop we spotted the Christmassy-est garden centre ever. So obviously we parked up and ran inside…then took a bunch of cheesey photos…

We perused the shops for a little more and then headed to a sign I had spotted on the way into the town. Narvik is actually situated within the Arctic Circle so its interesting to see all these different distances:

It was then time to head up to where we were going to be spending our night and one of the parts of the trip we were most excited about! The Arctic Dome!

The dome sits part the way up the mountain and overlooks town, fjord and neighbouring mountains. It is truly spectacular and incredibly cosy inside.

There are four of us on this trip and the dome is £400 a night which we felt was great value when divided up. The dome is wonderfully heated with two double beds, fur rugs, blankets, comfy chairs, table and chairs, tv and even a pair of cosy slippers each.

The dome is next to an old lodge house which is empty except for the kitchen which is there for the dome guests to use. The owner had filled this with all kinds of complimentary meats, cheeses, bread etc. The dome also comes with the added bonus of a hot tub!

Once we had settled in to the dome the sky opened and down came a shower of fresh snow! We knew we wouldnt get the northern lights with this cloud cover but in our opinion snow was the next best thing. It really completed the Arctic Dome feeling!

We spent some time outside in the snow acting like children on a snow day. Throwing snow around until our fingers burned red.

Following this our friends went for a wilderness walk and we warmed ourselves up inside. Admiring the view as night time fell over the town. Whilst also looking out for moose.

Once the sun had set and the snow had slowed we braved our swimming costumes and scurried out to the hot tub! Sat in the hot tub with glasses of wine and the steam swirling around us with the town below us and the mountain behind was a wonderfully peaceful and relaxing experience.

However, running from the lush hot tub across the snow was far from peaceful or relaxing!

This did mean that when we got warm and cosy back in the dome with our freshly cooked burgers and fluffy slippers on we fully appreciated it.

We have ended the day by admiring the view, under a cosy blanket, drinks in hand and reminiscing over what is clearly going to be the holiday of a lifetime.