A couple of years ago NASA released satellite images of Santa Claus’ summer hideaways, turns out there are two locations in the USA where old Father Christmas likes to spend the lazy summer months. Santa Claus, Georgia (left) and Santa Claus, Indiana (right), are typical of Santa’s summer retreats, says NASA, offering Santa and Mrs Claus, all the reindeer and elves the usual amenities and a nice warm respite from their chilly Polar home during the off season.
Of course, these satellite images are rather out of date now, so we should turn to Google Maps for the current view. As you can see from the image on the right, Santa Claus’ summer home in Georgia nestles among beautiful lakes that provide the reindeer with crystal clear drinking water and perfect grazing as well as great water skiing for Mrs Claus. If you put your nose close to the screen you can just about see Rudolph’s glowing red nose poking out from the water as he takes a pre-Christmas dip. Of course, FBI regulations prevent us from revealing Santa’s current whereabouts but what we can say is that he and his entourage are already now working hard somewhere at the North Pole, with a special envoy in Lapland to handle public relations.
Anyway, the official address to send your Letter to Santa is: Mr S Claus, North Pole, H0H OH 0, don’t worry if that zipcode looks a little odd, just try saying it out loud and you’ll feel okay.