We landed at just before 16:00 local time. There was a delay getting the jetway to the plane which caused some amount of friction in the back of the business class. We got our bags and walked over to our hotel. It is nothing special but worth saving a couple thousand dollars on flights. The day was still "young" by the time we were in our room and so I took a bit of a tundra stroll to look for some birds. I saw a whimbrel, a couple of northern wheatears and a new "lifebird" the rock ptarmigan. A great way to stretch out my legs.
A rainbow walkway over to the hotel
Nordic design! Simplicity is not always the best solution
Our Hotel is right next to the airport
Gulls
Sculpture
The tundra was covered in a tick layer of soft mosses
Some large boulders
Five colors of green
Little bunches of flowers
We saw these green bushes in Denmark
So thick
The male northern wheatear
Off he goes
The whimbrel was calling loudly
A rather large bird
Off he goes
One legged stance
More tiny flowers
A larger rock
A big mushroom
The rock ptarmigan blends in completely
I could see the bird with my eyes but not on the camera screen
I thought this may have been a weasle
A nest or a hidey hole for some sore of beast
The female wheat ear
And the male were loving this larger rock
Peek a boo
Time to head back
