Moving our Family to the Arctic Circle!

Yay catching on to you guys, love Norway, would love to visit one day

Great video! I wondered where Svalbard was located and why the ship has a dutch name. Just realised after watching this episode it’s Spitsbergen. 🤣

Love Riley's and Lenny's new cuts! So funny to hear your call it "sled dogging!"

Not one to write in often. I have been with y’all since the get go. You have now taken your amazing videos to an even higher level with a truly off the-the-wall adventure. Everyone’s enthusiasm is palpable and the scenery is beautiful. Can’t wait for the next video.

Wow!!!

I had no idea sleds have been pulling dogs for so long :-)

How much curling you these days Riley?

So beautiful! Enjoyed this pre-adventure

All of your new hair looks great, especially Elayna's hair.

I absolutely love Lenny’s haircut! You go all the way up to the arctic circle and I comment on your kids hair! 🤣 But seriously, what crazy extreme beauty. I also love how you called it “sled dogging”! So funny and cute! Dog sleds are a thing in AK where I spent some of my childhood. But in more snow, so seems a little less bumpy or rough! I do remember how riled up the dogs get - they so want to run and run and run!! Thanks for taking us along! Way to get to things on the bucket list!

Riley, got to give it to you, you try to be prepared what ever you do! Sailing has made you tough! The closest thing I ever did to this was coming out of a group "hot tub" @ 0 degrees C and diving straight into the swimming pool beside it! Alayna, you are the "glue" that makes "La Vagabonde" work, but you were, forgive me, a "slacker" on the bathtub of ice water lol! I liked the "green plaid". I've seen many beautiful places, but don't travel as much as I used to, I love the videos of YOUR adventures, I get to sort of live vicariously through all the exotic, beautiful travels you record, the photography, underwater, the drone, is amazing! Thanks!

I have been looking forward to this series.. Dan and Kika, Sailing Uma spend a lot of time up in Svalbard last year. I was a wonderful series as well.

your videos have gotten sooooo good in the past year. Lovin' em

That moment when Lenny says he wants to go see the seals, and you and Riley cannot contain your laughter but you muffle it so Lenny doesn’t hear or think you’re laughing at him…THAT. That right there is hands down my favorite type of moment in parenting. When your child says something so innocent, so cute, so funny, and it moves you to such laughter and you laugh even harder when you look at your partner so you turn your backs and muffle your laughter and refuse to look at each other. If I could bottle that feeling and keep it forever, I would be set for life. The sheer joy in that moment is what makes parenting wonderful. I love seeing how you and Riley laugh at/with each other so much in your episodes, but seeing that specific moment between the two of you with your kids…I’m so happy to see it. It brought me so much joy feeling it through the screen. ❤️🥰

Amazing video! The scenery looks incredible . . . from my 71 deg living room! The boys are growing up soooo fast . . . they look amazing, as do their parents! Why submit your anatomy to a 0 deg bath session? Just asking!

You GUYS! The hair is👌. All of you!! Agree with the above comment. Riley is absolutely Uhtred. 🔥🔥🔥

Loved this episode looks amazing place.

I loved Riley’s comments about Elayna’s excitement filming in Svalbard making him so happy and reminding him of the early days and how far they’d come. Such a sweet sentiment. I tried to make a similar point when meeting them at the Annapolis Patreon meet up -mainly how impressive it is that they grew from charming inexperience to running a good sized business and raising two kids but I don’t think it came out right. I love watching the old videos juxtaposed to the new ones. Neither is better or worse but they’re super different.

Love it! ❤️ Can’t wait for Part II 🥰

This was well worth the wait! When Bob and I returned from our Alaska and Canada adventure and saw some references to Svalbard, we thought we had missed the trip! I’m so glad we did not. I’m also seriously jazzed that I didn’t participate in the summer dog sled trip in Alaska. Thank you guys so much for doing that for us! You’re the best! Sail On!

Totally enjoyed this video! Really looking forward to the next!

You may want to try out dog sledding in the snow sometime. A much better and more realistic experience! And warmer! LOL. Lots of places in the U.S. have races, etc. I live in Finn country in Michigan's Upper Peninsula which is stunning in the winter, complete with dog sledding, saunas and snowy pines on Lake Superior. Anyway, that was a very creative, colorful and different video! Loved it.!! Looking forward to the Tall Ship video.

Wow! The "dog sledding" (that's what we call it in the US) did not look fun to me! But, I do agree it's beautiful there. I'll never get there - I'm too old, but I can live through your family. Oh, and Riley, I believe the dogs pull the sled, not the other way around. I just had to say something because I thought it would make you laugh that you made that mistake. Love you guys!

Super cool adventure!❄

Whoa!!! Talk about IMMERSION in another culture!!! Breathtaking =]

Yes you need to go dog sledding on snow. Much more comfy. Carts are much more dangerous and not comfy but at any time you can be wrapped around a tree or meet up with a Moose! The dogs love to pull sleds so they will always be screaming. I know as I used to Raise Siberian Huskies for 20 years and have been wrapped around a tree, head first down in the basket. Training is tough and number one rule, never lose your team. Hang onto the sled at all costs!

Can't wait for next week soooo wonderful 🥰

Yay "the practice of sleds to pull dogs..." I laughed much more than I should have :)

Very cool! Love Norway, another beautiful country. There's also a big seed bank at Kew Gardens in England.

I'm not sure I can wait another week for episode 2

The best dog sledding is in Alaska! When you go through the snow and you don't get bounced around so you break your butt.

Sled dogging? Dog sledding?

You guys are experiencing the great adventures that I would have liked to do when I was your age, having heliskied ,bicyled sailed, and motorcycled all over Europe and North America in the 1960's through 2010. I am now 85 and finally experiencing your thrills remotely. Keep it up.

So cool! I just love being able to experience so many cool things vicarious through all of you! Thanks you so much for sharing.

Ooh i am so excited for these videos!! Good on you for your honesty (dog sled review … I feel if it had been on actual snow it might have been a better experience 🤷🏻‍♀️) and just seeing Elayna‘S genuine excitement about this place makes me feel so happy!! Safe travels SLV fam⛵️🧡. PS absolutely loving all your new ‘hair-do’s 🥰

I never have done it my self yet, but i think dog sledding is a better experience in the winter with actual sleds. maybe someone who has done both can tell more. never the less, grate video and my wish to visit norway is ever increasing. For all who can't wait for the next video of norway, check out saling uma, they stayed nealy a year in norway with there boat.

Awesome! I've been waiting for these videos to be released. Can't wait for the next.

Love Riley‘s transformation into Uhtred Ragnarsson. Brilliant!