VIP Arctic Tromsø
Kaare Moursunds veg 8B, 9007 Tromsø, Troms, North Norway, NO-9008, Norway
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Tromso again
... tunes. Little little was quite intimidated because there was a 9 foot polar bear stood on his hind legs inside the pub.....well that is enough to intimidate anyone.....
Last night was the first calm night we have had at sea. It was lovely!!! Little did we know what we were heading in to............
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Bus, 2 ferries, cable car
Took a local bus from Alta to Tromso (310 km - 8.5 hours). A nice new bus that stops at every little village or campsite, if someone is standing near the road and flags down the driver. Everything started off fine....BUT...about an hour into the trip, we veer (a little too far) onto the shoulder to stop for passengers, hit a crosswalk sign and shatter 2 windows !!! Driver gets out, takes a look and ...
Where the Sun Never Sets
Aslan has well and truly emptied his lungs on this little island, nestled green and flourishing among peaks who's thick winter blankets have been shed for patchwork quilts. Waterfalls burst from every mountainside and tentative flowers poke their heads from the liberated earth.
I turn my head for a couple of weeks and in the flick of the magician’s wand, a whole new island is formed. This was my impression as I sailed slowly between the delightfully familiar ...
Rudolph stew!!!!
Im still traumatised!! After a magical experience sledding through pristine countryside with thick snow, snow covered mountains, lakes etc they served us reindeer stew when we got back. I tried to talk myself through it but I couldn\t. The dogs were amazing and when the 200 or so all started simging at once it was an incredible sound.
After Tromso we flew back to Oslo ...
God Påske
... busses running and generally leave the island, and country, ground to a halt however, is the påskeferie (Easter holidays) in which just about every Norwegian family takes to the sea or the mountains to kose seg “enjoy themselves” in their hytter (cabins). Familiar Easter traditions, such as Easter eggs and daffodils (not growing, but I saw some sold in the shops), are enjoyed here, alongside some other not-so-familiar traditions such as ...


