Longyearbyen, Svalbard

For the second part of our day at Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost town, we have a nice lunch and then walk around town a little to get a taste of this unique, rustic, but also modern town. From the interactions of the permanent residents and the playfulness of the kids, it seems that people here have a comfortable and happy life. No one is born here - many have come as visitors and have stayed! We then board our expedition ship to start our Arctic adventure circumnavigating the Svalbard archipelago.