Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition

94
Journeys
In the kingdom of the polar bear
Last station: Isfjord
Radio
After some days, everyone arrived
at Svalbard and it was time
for a trip. We used snowmobiles
fully packed with kite gear and
ski gear. Gunvor had a friend
working as a guide and we were
lucky he wanted to join us. We
were going to Isfjord Radio, a
radio and weather station where
we booked a place to stay. Gunvor
used to work at Isfjord Radio
before and was super excited to
show us the place and also to get
back to this amazing area.
We started up in amazing sunny
conditions with no wind and
just moon landscape around us.
The guide made a route we followed.
We told him that if there
was wind, we wanted to kite, so
he knew that we all were looking
for wind. It is crazy at Svalbard.
It’s split in different areas and
suddenly we came to a place that
was Russian, Barentsburg. We
had to stop and just look around.
It was very different from the
Norwegian town.
This was Russia if you know
what I mean. There were a hotel
and a bar serving Russian beer
and vodka.