Congratulation!!!
They are looking forward to the next Winter Olympics in Cortina, I’m sure:
The Norwegian Men’s Curling team is still in the running for a medal, even without their famous pants.
No they are not playing naked, just not in as colourful pants:
Spot the difference. between now and the last time a Norwegian won the Olympic Large Hill ski jump competition:(1964)
The “flying” style was very different. (Skis close together, not spread out in V-format)
Dress code was different
The “Large Hill” had 90 m. K-point (Now 120 m.)
On top of Mt. Skåla, 1843 m.a.s.l. there are two structures; Skålatårnet (Skåla Tower) and Skålabu, a hut belonging to Bergen & Hordaland Touring Club.
Seen here in summer:
Last Sunday the below pictures were taken from a small plane on a sightseeing trip in the area:
The homepage of Bergen and Hordaland Touring Club states that Skålabu is open all year round, and that one does not need a key to enter.
In practice, the cabin is not accessible in winter. We do not recommend anyone to go up there in winter, because it is both avalanche danger and hard, says Helene Ødven, daily leader in Bergen and Hordaland Touring Club, who owns both Skålabu and Skålatårnet.
She found it fascinating to get such a great aerial photo from Skåla in a proper winter suit.
Skålabu has a tunnel in front of the entrance, to ensure that there is as little snow as possible in front of the door. Nevertheless, the beautiful pictures show that there are large amounts of snow and ice there now.
If it will be possible to find the door to Skålabu when the first person comes up there, she can not say from the picture.,
PHOTOS: GUNNAR IVERSEN
(From an article in smp.no today. By Google Translation)
Video:
It is that time of the year again when cod enter Borgundfjorden to spawn and trying to avoid becoming dinner on somebody’s table. First the professional have a go with nets but from 1st March it is open for free fishing by the hobby fishermen (and some women) using rod and lines, trying to lure the cod to bite.
The fisheries take place only a short distance from the Cruise Terminal in Ålesund, as seen here:
It is as much a social event as a way of getting food on the table and some veterans have participated in the fun for decades.
This year they were joined by two footballers from the local football (Soccer) club AAFK. Both joined only last season and is trying out what the district have to offer.
One is an American and the other one from Haugesund in Norway
They were invited for a fishing trip by the local newspaper, with boat and expertise supplied by a veteran. Here is a video from their adventure
Most of the conversation is in Norwegian, but the action speak for itself.
An anecdote from the fairly recent history of North Sea Oil and Gas and a Norwegian Fisherman, Whaler and Parliamentarian by name Steinar Bastesen:
In another thread I mentioned the decommissioning of the Brent Spar in 1998:
It became a headache for Shell when Greenpeace force them to changed plans:
A few months later, buoyed by the success against mighty Shell, some Greenpeace activists decided to stop a whaler from sailing from Tromsø at the start of the Minke Whale season:
They picked the wrong boat to chain themselves to the mast on.M/V Bastesen:
Most of the crew, incl. the skipper, Steinar Bastesen had gone to the famous Ølhallen (Beerhall) at Mack’s Brewery for a pint or two before sailing:
https://www.mack.no/en/olhallen
When they were told of the uninvited guests onboard their boat the returned to find some young hippies with with signs walking around the deck chanting slogans and a couple of the chained with handcuffs to the mast. What followed became world news.
Here is LA Times report:
AS bit of Hollywood style reporting, but according to Steinar himself it went something like this;
Steinar iss a man of his word. He said what he meant and meant what he said, so I have no reason to doubt him.
Just like when he swore he didn’t tell “Capt” Watson of Sea Shepherds that he would kill him.
Steinar Bastesen actually shot his first whaled at 14 and his last at 71.
He also fished Tuna off Somalia and appeared at the UN General Assembly to speak for the whalers.
At 65 I tried to recruit him for a a fishing project in the Maldives that didn’t succeed.
No it is not a made up story. People like him actually existed in the North of Norway.
A comment about Putin, the Ukrainian War and European energy crisis in Norwegian newspaper VG today:
Spring is here and it is weekend. Lots of boats out there chasing that big but elusive Borgundfjord cod:
As the dun sets over Hessafjorden it is time to look for that big cod closer to home:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqHTkosujJ/
UPDATE:
Sun is setting , but the number of boats chasing the cod is increasing:
UPDATE 2:
Not only locals is looking for that elusive >20 kg Cod. Here is one fellow that has come a long way to try his luck fishing from shore at Slinningsodden:
Good luck with that, but at least he got good weather.
Hurtigruten M/V Vesterålen arriving in Ålesund during a rainshower, but with sunshine:
The the sea is calm, the sun is shining and the temperature is tolerable:
Cunard.s Queen Elizabeth visited Ålesund on her way to chase the Northern Lights today:
When she left they got a good look at all the boats fishing in the harbour:
Somebody got luck today:
PS> There is no such thing as “Catch & Release” during the Borgundfjord fishing season.
Norway news but no Bugge,
why the hell we must know this:
HAVILA CAPELLA
Huge battery storage, quiet electric cruising…
By the world press instead of our trustee informer???
More:
The second ship for Havila Voyages, the Havila Castor will soon enter service:
Followed by two more later this year to complete their fleet of four to serve on the Coastal Express together with 7 upgraded ships belonging to Hurtigruten:
Come visiting my home town, Ålesund and the district around:
Yap! Joined to retirement wishlist…
#1 and #3 on the list is in Norway:
PS> I disagree with their choice of Best time to travel" on the Rauma Line.
IMHO the best time is in May and early June.
Why??? Because the really heavy tourist season hasn’t started yet, so less crowded on the trains, ferries, lookout points, attractions and facilities. (The drawback is that not all are open yet that early in the year)
The MAIN reason is that this is still late spring in Southern Norway, (early spring in Northern Norway)
Nature’s colours are at their peak here in NW Norway; The mountain is still covered with clean white snow, the forests and fields are at their greenest, the fruit trees are blooming, rivers and waterfalls are at their “wildest” and the fjords are coloured in different hues, from green to blue, by the meltwater:
visitnorway.com is more expansive; they take in the whole spring season, from March to May:
Fjord Norway in spring - Fjord Norway
I added early June, since the weather is usually better, but you can still get to experience the famous “4 seasons in one day”.
Spring is in the air,
Every day starts earlier and last longer:
