well. the bonbon. problem is all these guys are already tried because i would sit in front of it. it was slow going but i was determined to make it to the finish line and fortunately was waiting to give me a hand. oh. it's evolved four hours were they say about five kilometers so this is what it takes to to live and work in the arctic. who's helped me a little. bit it's been a tough introduction to moments when i thought i'd head out into the countryside to

meet some animals who are thriving in the difficult conditions. but one thing i was really looking forward to doing up here was running into some oxic wildlife but aside from that it also seems that they might have wanted to exotic guests as well as the nursery fellow watch him hi james nice to me this may be rather far from their native land spots according to keep iraq film the cold doesn't bother them at all and they're surprisingly even tempered. of course the traditional habitat of the ostrich is africa but these birds can also survive in the north especially considering that temperatures drop during the night in africa so they can live in different places as long as they have enough food. to eat. i think they won't be getting a bit hungry what they want to give them a snack for like what gets talked to ribbons. there might not be too much grass for

them to nibble around here but these ostrich is don't lack for vitamin c. and i was about to serve them a favorite cabbage and carrots combination. that oh what i've got this is like. straight for the bucket especially this big trip over here boys and girls. all. think humid. dinnerless just that this faction. there are a few nice leftovers on the ground if you would like. you might not expect to find a thriving ostrich farm in moments. but people have been surviving on here in the cold for almost two thousand years. or and alexander live across the tundra on the outskirts of moments they're part of

the sami people the most northern indigenous people in europe. so they stay. oh. got to get done up. as one hundred fifty of them all voicing up here. feeding time. so we're going to give them a treat to see. the reindeer on the siamese life blood used for meat and transport and they're well aware what the shouts of their owners mean so this is the main feeding trough it seems time to throw it out right before the girls. are all too clever to be. this one once the absolute low is going to get about two kilos or all of the greats

like to shop. the working one so maybe he does deserve a bit more. although the sami have been herding reindeer for centuries yelena says they also embrace the modern world but he just herding reindeer is not tradition it's true though that the younger generations has somewhat modified it was still used ranges can to make food where in the past they made things follow consumption now production has switched to outfits for people driving snow mobiles. might say we are more than de people but we still want to some of the old practices but we can't get away from them you know. i'm not include putting some of the animals to work after all could you really have all these reindeer without a sly. feeding the reindeer is one thing but catching them is quite another xander is going to teach me the traditional way to become a reindeer cowboy. and that means becoming a dab hand with

a rope. we usually catch the ones we think are ill or the reindeer that are going to be used for work with want it know the. and once it's cold up and ready. because nothing. was. going to him. too small for me that's above i got close but close wasn't going to pull all sleigh but if at first you don't succeed. yes yes yes yes yes. can i bring you down. some real reindeer wrestling. so that was a little odd as well if. thank you very much you would make

a good reindeer herder. with all reluctant recruits harnessed up the sleigh was ready to go if i was going to get to my next destination before nightfall i needed something a little bit cold stone. i think driving one of these might be the most fun you can have in conditions are. pretty serious weather back there. i think i heard a bit of a rest. this is supposed to be a hotel with a different. source with that welcome to the snow than it.

i was desperate for something to eat and drink but navigating your way through this place is a bit of a challenge. that . i can maybe slightly lost. the fortunately i finally found somebody to give me directions just with a hello excuse me to can you tell me where is the ball here i'll show you the way thank you it's very important. when you're surrounded by snow for two thirds of the

year it makes sense to make the most of it i'm glad the mayor and friends have created one of the region's most original and popular attractions the snow village every year the complex is rebuilt from scratch and this time the theme is countries of the worlds. and this is the room of dedicated to england. we have. this shakespeare are here. to be or not to be british bulldog. this is your kingdom. come to us that. a home away from. africa and south america and europe are all represented here the largest room is reserved for the model i. work with and you move them. finally here is the russia room. the room of mother russia is here

are some famous russian symbols such as the kremlin garron the first man in space and of course the russian troika and the russian birch tree all the wonders of the motherland are on the same play. and thankfully it also happened to be bright next to the bomb you are welcome thank you daria t. and some are just much needed. while i got to work on dinner but i deem it told me that this place really is a dream come true that the project is the result of a childhood fantasy when i was young i used to dig out small passages as i grew older the passages grew larger that's how a child's dream materialized the structure has been a run for four years i'm glad to know that this has given people some of the

moments. full time that i said goodbye to and headed to my scandinavian themed room where i was in for a bit of a surprise. ok i see what they mean now about a hotel with a difference but. it's been such a long day for a joke. at least i get to lie back and dream of the sci. fi. wealthy british style. markets why not. kendall find out what's really happening to the global economy

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the. altar braving the elements and spending evenings in r.c. hotels i was starting to feel more at home above the arctic circle and it seemed

that my benches with brain damage went over. with all these guys around i'm going to surprise the sun deplores hasn't put in an appearance but this is in fact the highlights all moments snore than elim pics i'm going to see what it takes to be a reindeer rider. the. sounds of. these races all the highlights of the games and the sammy riders tear around the blistering speech. once the competition is over anyone can have a go. the thing is about these races and most of these ranger is still quite wild.

more to do. he said than the. speed of the two the hooked up. ready for some sleigh rides a child the transceiver. writes so rain there's a ready i'm already this is the big question. lads they seem to know what they're doing. one just had to hold on tight. oh. over there this is the. i mean there is the office of. oh it's. all blitz and all the proud. to. be. sure but exhilarating ride

later i walked to the nearby river to get my breath back. i was still dreaming of sailing on the bering sea but i knew there was still plenty more to do before i felt comfortable heading out on two more months frigid waters. but there is a place in the city where the locals have a pretty high tolerance for an icy did. well as well as being a place that entertains visitors the ocean or and also doubles as a research center and today i'm going to take part in one or two little experiments with the residents it was time for the grand entrance of dick all fantastically facial head greenland seal. is really. trained to respond to the frequencies of sounds. underwater city. which.

sasha was three hundred. seals have incredibly sensitive hearing and the trainers here are looking to find out exactly what sounds they can tell apart. so they don't quite go down still in the learning. it may still be a work in progress but they're having some excellent results and we want to find out how sharp a series here and when and seals can distinguish sounds there's a little difference as little as twenty has between them a human's hearing lies outside to the two hundred has limit seals very sensitive hearing. trainers hope that given time the work they're doing will both benefit

science and perk up their performances. so there are some really interesting behavioral studies going on in this oceanarium but it just goes to show that at least in the case of decay you can't teach an old seal new tricks and that writes oh boy i. can do this one dick. i left to take a well earned rest and i went off to explore some more of the city. more months because one of the young use regional capitals in russia it was founded in one nine hundred sixteen and it's the largest city in the world north of the arctic circle. and it's most impressive monument is at its highest point. safe to say that moments because one city during world war two it was

a vital supply port for the soviet union and be allies and in fact the germans want to cut it off so badly that they dropped more bombs here than anywhere else apart from stalin grat and just like the readiness monument in stalin the locals have built their own enormous tribute to the defenders here and they've nicknamed him as your ship. with fantastic views of the city it seemed like the perfect place to begin my moments experience and luckily i had someone to put me on the right track . with more months of the port came first followed by a nearby settlement accommodating the port workers it's ice free but sometimes it does get frozen over because of fresh water from the local rivers the gulf stream prevents it from freezing over because it is this current that enables europe to survive without it the european continent would freeze with. more months is

also home to russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet and mamma. hose of the city's nautical past easy to find. this is a monument to. which was the very first polar ice breaker in the world at becoming one of the longest lived ice breakers ever in history and that. is its original anchor. we finally made it to the city docks and a place which has particularly fond memories for better slough. in one thousand nine hundred four of the boat we had built sailed out from here the women were sobbing as we left port many of them felt they would never see us again the weather was fine we were wearing shorts those two days before we entered the arctic were great and then the temperatures dropped and i was treasured memories of the voyage not just because i built the boat. but just love was forced to leave his boat in

the arctic but he and his crew made it back safely it was an inspiring story and i felt i was finally ready to take to the water so this is what it's all been leading up to my final test in more months and i'm coming aboard. catarina here to see if i can master some oxic see which. captain larry over here hello. so what do i need to do to be a real arctic sailor i'll show you the great thank you very much. we've set sail. and immediately i was sent to work on the take. the fun of being on their butts and obviously you can't have. a great big lengths of rope lying around in the way of

the ship. is a section. we couldn't have picked a better conditions to head out in but you always have to be on your toes out here . for right now the weather is come with lots of sunshine but it may change at any moment the northern seas are no one for the magnificence you know the water appears to be black now but it will turn yellow when it's stormy our yard is well equipped to face icy conditions. and apparently it's a certain type of person that wants to explore these waters mother but you move them to people sailing through the arctic are adventurous by nature but of course there are some tiny risks. one of them is the fact that the temperature of the water is always plus four degrees if you spend more than fifteen minutes and there you should probably call your wife to say goodbye.

as valeri had warned the temperature dropped quickly and we moved into the cabin to take a look at the instruments. that were heading almost directly north zero degrees compass is pointing at my current job is to make sure that we just don't crash into the port but fortunately it's a reasonable distance over there. and in case the weather is to foul there is the latest technology to rely on. going to crash into that number about rates or have to avoid that sort of little way down the line there. everyone gets to place it was going to take us nearly two days to get into arctic waters if you like i wasn't going to be seeing an iceberg on this trip but then valarie said he had one extremely chilly final challenge for me. he wanted me to go in there and find this is what's free a lot to explore is how to do. at least i was being given

a survival suit it's capable of keeping you alive in the water for a couple of hours if you can get it all in time. this. morning. but finally i was ready to take the plunge the last big tits. out to do this very quickly before i changed my mind. yet also both. even with the suits on it's not exactly a pleasant experience i couldn't wait to get back on board. them now james. we can consider you a real sailor finished more than a true sailor should wear

a real uniform for stripes. and i tell you it's much better being on the barents sea and being in it. certainly put myself through the wringer a bit up here but expedition is going to have to wait although the locals do say that if you flip a coin into the water here you will come back. you know years. today more months or more of the poll.

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