More than just auroras: My Norwegian adventure with The Northern Lights Company

The Northern Lights Company offers a wealth of tours for people who wish to see and photograph the northern lights and experience the best the beautiful Vesterålen archipelago has to offer.

The company's tour director Chris Percival was extremely attentive, knowledgeable and fun.

Andøya Spaceport is gearing up for its first orbital rocket launches.

In Norway , approximately 2,600 Sami still make a living from herding reindeer, and we visited a family who practices this way of life.

We learned how the Sami were once regarded by many as a "backward" or "uncultured" society, and faced years of persecution.

Fortunately, nowadays Sami culture is more widely respected.

The next day , we headed out on a sea eagle safari aboard a RIB (rigid inflatable boat) zipping across the jaw-dropping landscape.

The weather was incredibly unpredictable, alternating between heavy rain and clear skies.

The weather prevented us from hunting auroras that night.

Instead, we explored the captivating stories and lives of both the seamen and passengers of the Hurtigruten .