By Elisa Falco & Gianluca Allegri

Swimming under the Northern Lights

Grimur Hotel

Grímur Hotel

A double room in this small hotel in a residential neighborhood in Reykjavik. Comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. Breakfast included.

Take a look at the Grímur website

What do you think you will do if you see the Northern lights?

Could you imagine a better way to wake yourself up from the dream of witnessing the Northern Lights, than taking a dip into the ocean? Honestly, we can't. Since our friendship has begun, Gianluca and I have always been challenging ourselves: we share the love for the peace of the wilderness, for the art of photography and the thrills surfing gives you. What's more, as tradition demands, every year in February we are used to celebrating the end of winter time with a quick dive into the sea, at home in Italy. Moreover, I, Elisa (that probably suffer from an unknown form of masochism) have already swum over the Arctic Circle, in Lofoten Islands, in Norway. So, if we get to see the Northern Lights, we'll take a dip into the ocean and then we'll hopefully run straight into a nice hot water spring. Our plan B, if the conditions don't allow us to do this, would be to put our bikinis on and to go for a swim into the soft snow! Well, I'll probably be the only one to wear a bikini, because Gianluca would better put his board shorts on...