Entries Tagged ‘Fjord’

Alt for Norge S01E04

This week’s show opened with the competitors zooming down a fjord, Nærøyfjorden, in a speed boat.  Their destination –  Gudvangen!  The folk enthusiast twinkled her fingers in the water and popped them in her mouth.  ’I taste my ancestry’, she said.  Gudvangen is where her Norwegian family come from.  She had always seen pictures and [...]

High and Low in Alta

High Summer and low tide in Alta.  A sleepy Summer’s day.  When the tide is out you can walk into the middle of the fjord or you can sunbath on the beach and watch other people do it.

The Evening Sun at Djupvik

The back of the Lyngen Alps at Djupvik on the E6 between Alta and Tromsø.

The Evening Sun at Kvænangen

Kvænangen is the highest point on the E6 between Alta and Tromsø.

The Evening Sun at Oksfjordhamn

Oksfjordhamn is between Alta and Tromsø on the E6.

Easter Blue

At this time of year it is hard to be at home when outside is filled with lovely sunshine, Easter blues and thick, fluffy snow.

Southern Sunset: Row Boat

This cute wooden row boat has become a feature of the landscape.  It is always sitting in the same place.  I know it gets used in the fjord but I have never seen it floating on the water, only sitting on the beach.  Soon the ice will come and freeze itself onto the boat.  It [...]

Kayaking Tromsø

kayaking-tromsoA 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.

Sandnessund Bridge

Textures of Tromsø.  When you live in whiteness for six months all of a sudden colours are so amazing.

The Morning of the Midnight Sun

I wish you were there, then you wouldn’t have to rely on my measly words or pictures to tell of this moment.
These are the days of the midnight sun.  The mountains are so high that sunrise is mimicked each morning.  The city lays dark but the sky is bright.  The sun makes it’s climb over [...]

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