·               ‘Finland in the Raw’ – talk by Norman Maudsley Live and travel with Norman with his sled and huskies above the Arctic Circle with temperatures falling as low as 30 degrees Centigrade. Experience what life is like in these conditions with the ups and downs of the terrain, travelling across frozen lakes and through Finland's National Park's forests. Overnighting in huts, with the dogs outside on their night lines, following the routine 'The Dogs eat first', collecting water from frozen lakes, chopping up frozen dog food and firewood. We will see those elusive 'Northern Lights' And what about the Finish routine of washing! All this and more tales to tell of a team of novices with their experienced Swiss Guide, spending a holiday with a difference in the Frozen North.

Subsequent Ivybridge U3A meetings: