As we rounded the mountain towards Senjahopen on Senja island we were presented with a beautiful introduction to this little coastal town. We had to stop so I could take this picture (and so Moose could answer the call to nature.) 
Celebrate National Fårikål day with us. On the last Thursday of September every year Norway celebrates their national dish with, of course, all you can eat fårikål!
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A popular Summer activity in Norway is kayaking. The coast of Norway is dotted with thousands of little islands making the perfect conditions for a smooth paddle.
The sun never goes down during this season but the mountains to the East are so high that the sun still has to raise above them in the morning hours and an artificial dawn-effect wakes the city.
From the west, a wall of stone Saints and Prophets will confront you. All sides of the Cathedral are very textured and deserve a long walk around. You’ll see gargoyles and gothic arches, thick wooden doors with rusty floral art and Anglo-Norman/Romanesque bits and pieces ‘stuck on’ that intensifies your ground view. However, the outside of Nidaros Cathedral is even more intriguing when you know the history.
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Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
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Here is a young Lady that was named after that Island, Senja R Robey, currently Chief Flying Instructor of the Phoenix Aero Club, Camden New South Wales, I have never been in a planes cockpit before, what may seem slightly unusual is that Senja is going to teach me to fly her ‘Piper Warrior’, I being just turned 83 and Senja is 6 months older, medical papers.?…fine.
Cheers,
Bill Whicker.