Rica Grand Nordic Harstad

... are on tap, the matter of fact answer is: "There is no demand so why waste good beer." And, good beer it is with distinctive malt and hop combinations. The Spesialol was my favorite. At 62 NOK (a king's ransom at 5.5 NOK to the $C), a sturdy pint was handed across the bar. However, off license beer is not sold due to some Norge rule or law or tradition. I never did get an answer. So it is off to the supermarket 100 metres down the street to purchase any of six varieties of ...

... ytyy sanoa ;) Ostimme myös palan valasta kotiin tuotavaksi. Tuoretta lohta olisin halunnut ostaa, mutta ei niitä tunnuta myytävän missään! Kylmäsavustettu lohi, tai mikä liha vaan, tuntuu olevan suosiossa.

Palasimme hotellille, jossa surffailimme hetken ilmaisella wlanilla ja soitimme kotiin wlanin yli. Kävimme kaupassa ja pikaisesti syömässä ylihintaiset hampurilaisateriatkin, kun nopeasti piti jotain saada ja molemmilla oli kaamea nälk ...

... tiden siden de hadde lyst til dette i fjor også, men de fant ingen. Jeg har nå funnet et prosjekt der vi kan jobbe med dyr. Jeg måtte presse ned prisen fra 695 UDS per person ned til 250 USD per person, ellers hadde vi ikke fått råd. jeg holder ennå på å forhandle litt med han jeg har kontakt med på prosjektet for kansje å få til en 3 dagers safari med i prisen, men jeg venter fortsatt på svar.

After four nights aboard the MS Richard Wirth, I disembarked 7 AM at Harstad. From there I got bus to Narvik, Norway Where there is a train which goes to Lulea in Sweden. Arrival there about 11 PM. Several interesting conversations along the way. Norway scenery and settlement patterns fascinating.

... 1000 feet to catch a glimpse of the surrounding countryside (see pictures). This part of Norway is vast and beautiful, as you can see. Later, we were able to drive near the site of the Melsby farmstead (where Lea's Grandmother's relatives are from). We weren't able to get to the actual farmstead - both because we weren't sure exactly where it was and because the general area is a restricted ...

... center and soon to follow the most interesting lecture yet. But we couldn't stay awake. We were so exhausted from all of our travel that none of us remember his name, but Inger will give us the information. He was actually an ex-president of the Saami nation. He had served as president for 7 years? I want to say that, but I'll correct myself if I am wrong. He discussed the current issues of northern Norway, not only for the Saami nation but of the North itself. As in ...

... Italian guys Andrea and Mateo (Teo) from Milan + with Andrea and Teo, we drove around the islands checking out all the cool scenery + Teo cooked us some awesome pasta, haven't had pasta that good since I left Italy, those Italians know what they are doing. By the way, they swear by Barilla pasta. + swam in the Norwegian Sea, its really damn cold + took the row boat out for a spin on ...

... on top). The trip was so picturesque, passing under very steep mountains, then by lakes, the sea, complete with white sandy beaches, and little red painted villages along the way. I spent the afternoon in A. Everywhere there were wooden racks for drying cod. They were empty at the time, as they dry them over Winter. Apparently each year 400,000 square metres of Norway is covered in drying cod like this, which must be quite a sight. I consoled myself by ...

... who had decided to sit next to me. He was talking to himself so loudly that it woke me up. When he saw that I was awake he started talking to me in Norwegian, and when I said I didn't understand he starting saying something in English about 'carpet' and I eventually worked out he wanted to know where to get the blankets from. Later, when I had fallen asleep again he woke me up again with his loud talking, this time ...

A birthday to remember, KL surprised me with a snorkelling trip with killer whales (orcas) up in Tysfjord, a Norwegian fishing village 200km north of the Arctic Circle. It was an exhilarating trip right from the start. If you think swimming in the cold arctic waters was ridiculous, you should have seen the sight of me and KL squeezing into the thicker-than-thick double layered rubber dry suit ...