Finally… I see the northern lights!

Northern Lights update! As I said in my last post, when I arrived on Sunday, the skies were clear. The forecast for the week looked progressively worse, so my best shot to see the elusive aurora borealis would be tonight. I canceled my Tuesday tour and booked a tour aboard a super yacht going out into the harbor.

We left port at 10 pm aboard the Amelia Rose. The interior bar, living rooms and bedrooms were pretty extravagant… I felt like a Russian oligarch! On top deck, we (lots of Brits all around me) listened to our guide explaining the phenomenon, trying not to get our hopes too high while slightly stoking our anticipation by citing the online prediction websites. Tonight was a KP of 3… which = a good possibility!

Around 11, she excitedly directed our attention to 1 o’clock for a sighting. Hmmm… all I see is a smudge of light. And then it was gone! Other smudges of varying sizes, shapes and intensities came and went over the next half hour. They were faint, not dancing like you see in the best conditions. But they were there! As we headed back to land, I sipped a hot chocolate and counted my good fortune in being able to check mark one item on my bucket list!