CHAPTER X.. A Reindeer Journey Across Lapland.

A REINDEER JOURNEY ACROSS LAPLAND.

Preparations for the Journey--Departure--A lazy Deer--"Long Isaac"--An Auroral Spectacle--A Night at Palajoki--The Table-Land of Lapland--Sagacity of the Deer--Driving a wild Reindeer--Polar Poetry--Lippajärvi--Picture of a Lapp--The Night--A Phantom Journey--The Track lost--A Lapp Encampment--Two Hours in a Lapp Tent--We start again--Descent into Norway--Heavy Travel--Lapp Hut in Siepe--A Fractious Reindeer--Drive to Kautokeino. 101