Synes det er rett og rimelig at en kommune i økonomisk krise ikke bruker penger på å sende ordføreren til Arendalsuka. Derimot synes jeg det er flaut at rektoren på UiT kaller det patetisk.
#tromso
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Ah, enda en gladsak i avisa om ulovlig fisket kveite. Flotters!
(Det er ulovlig å ta opp kveiter over 2 meter).
https://www.nordlys.no/en-opplevelse-for-livet/s/5-34-2201918
Nordlys - Amedia AS · – En opplevelse for livetEn lang og dårlig kveitesommer ble avsluttet med et ekte monster.
Day 13 of #almost70degreesnorth
After a week in #Tromsø I took a flight (my first since 2019) to #Trondheim - this was a bit forced due to miseries of Nordlandsbanen. In the end I was ok with it as it saved me two full days.
During my business trip Trondheim felt always a bit sleepy and boring, but this impression changed towards the better during my stay. After landing I took the train to Lade and after some siesta I went for a run to explore a bit and find out where the #parkrun would take place.
After a week in #Tromsø I took a flight (my first since 2019) to #Trondheim - this was a bit forced due to miseries of Nordlandsbanen. In the end I was ok with it as it saved me two full days.
During my business trip Trondheim felt always a bit sleepy and boring, but this impression changed towards the better during my stay. After landing I took the train to Lade and after some siesta I went for a run to explore a bit and find out where the #parkrun would take place.
Day 12 of #almost70degreesnorth
Time to say goodbye to #Tromsø already.
I had mixed feelings. Nature around and on the island is still absolutely breathtaking, while downtown developed into one big tourist trap. Many of the old places don't exist anymore. Also it was hard to interact with locals, as they are fed up with tourists due to overtourism.
I still checked prices for flats - one never knows... Probably I'd choose another Norwegian city to move to though.
One if probably not supposed to do such a #hike 1,5 days after a halfmarathon, but I felt strong and I had to take advantage of that weather. So I took the bus to the final stop of the local bus on mainland and planned to climb Fløya from the South. Due to big amount of snow already rather low in the valley I had to abandon that plan as it was way too risky. So I went back the same path and planned to sit in the bus somewhere near the bridge. But somehow I was curious about those Sherpastairs and went up to Storsteinen. Up was rather hard, but downhill every step was pain. I didn't regret any of them though.
Time to say goodbye to #Tromsø already.
I had mixed feelings. Nature around and on the island is still absolutely breathtaking, while downtown developed into one big tourist trap. Many of the old places don't exist anymore. Also it was hard to interact with locals, as they are fed up with tourists due to overtourism.
I still checked prices for flats - one never knows... Probably I'd choose another Norwegian city to move to though.
One if probably not supposed to do such a #hike 1,5 days after a halfmarathon, but I felt strong and I had to take advantage of that weather. So I took the bus to the final stop of the local bus on mainland and planned to climb Fløya from the South. Due to big amount of snow already rather low in the valley I had to abandon that plan as it was way too risky. So I went back the same path and planned to sit in the bus somewhere near the bridge. But somehow I was curious about those Sherpastairs and went up to Storsteinen. Up was rather hard, but downhill every step was pain. I didn't regret any of them though.
Points of the Compass
A while ago I posted about the countries that I’ve visited over the years. The result is summarized in this map:
You can see that I haven’t seen that much of the world. In fact the map exaggerates what I have seen, because the only place I have visited in Canada was Toronto (and some places to the West of that); I have visited the USA too, but not Alaska. Likewise the only bit of Australia I’ve visited is Sydney and environs.
Anyway, I saw a thread on BlueSky yesterday which was asking people what was the furthest they have visited North, South, East, and West. Here are my answers:
- North. Tromsø (Norway), Latitude 69° 39′ N;
- South. Cape Town (South Africa), Latitude 33° 55′ S;
- East. Sydney (Australia). Longitude, 151° 12′ E;
- West. San Francisco (USA). Longitude, 122° 27′ W.
I was initially tempted to put Nagoya (Japan) as my furthest East, but at a mere 136° 55′ it’s nowhere near as far East as Sydney. I wasn’t sure which of Sydney or Cape Town is furthest South either, but Sydney is just a little further North (33° 52′). I went to Tromsø years ago for an Aurora watch, which was great fun. Other than that my furthest North is Reykjavik (Iceland). Many of my observational astronomy colleagues will have been to Hawaii, which easily beats me in the westerly direction. Others have been to Antarctica, which beats me down under.
So my span is about 270° E-W (maximum of 360°) and about 103° N-S (maximum of 180°). Not that impressive really.
Anyway, should you be so inclined, feel free to add your own extremities via the comments box!
Day 10 of #almost70degreesnorth was basically just relaxing from #midnightsunmarathon in #tromsø - legs felt surprisingly good, but both heels hurt a lot.
Downtown felt once more really touristy, so I rather went for a walk back to my hotel and took some shots at Prestvannet and of course from the #midnightsun
Downtown felt once more really touristy, so I rather went for a walk back to my hotel and took some shots at Prestvannet and of course from the #midnightsun
Back from our little outing in #Tromsø. Can recommend both `Hildr’ (Whale! Herbs & rhubarb from their garden!) and `Smak’ (just wow)if you’re passing through – note that they play in different (price-) leagues though!
"Hva er galt med Airbnb? Ingenting – så lenge det skjer innenfor ansvarlige rammer."
NRK · Airbnb må reguleresKommunene må få lov til å begrense korttidsleie til turister.
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@rhelune Someone with more local knowledge than me might advice you on this.
Day 6 of #almost70degreesnorth
Bus from #narvik to #tromsø my old #erasmus town. Heavy melancholy striking, also during an exploration run after arrival. Definitely no heatwave back then. #moxy great hotel choice
Bus from #narvik to #tromsø my old #erasmus town. Heavy melancholy striking, also during an exploration run after arrival. Definitely no heatwave back then. #moxy great hotel choice
Noch ein Morgenspaziergang in #tromsø 
Going to miss this bedroom view... #almost70degreesnorth #tromso #kvaløya #midnightsun
King Oscar's Nose on #kvaloya in all its beauty #prestvannet #tromso
What a wonderful day...? View from #tromsø to #kvaløya #norway #almost70degreesnorth
Excellent breakfast at the Swivel #Narvik - right call to spend a bit more and also spare me the steep walk uphill.
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Staying in the room until 11, then some walk before catching the bus to final destination #tromso
Fikk smake kråkebollerogn i dag, rett ut av skallet. Smakte ganske mildt av sjø, tror det hadde passet godt på en sushibit.
Of course things can still change and even if those are good running conditions, I really hope to see the sun in #Tromsø at least a bit...
Sunny arctic summers are wonderful.