Kirkenes

2012/07/19 Kirkenes

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Standing in Kirkenes, at 69°43′N 30°03′E, I could feel the cold north wind blowing in over Bøkfjorden, a branch of the Varanger Fjord which is connected to the Barents Sea. 6 ºC (or 43 ºF) is a rather cold summer temperature, even in the far northeast of Norway.  In comparison, the temperature on Tuesday was more like 25 ºC (or 77 ºF). Good thing I brought warm clothes for my summer vacation.

2012/07/18 Kirkenes

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I haven’t been eaten by bears. We didn’t go fishing either. I did, however, stumble upon a quite live grouse. She flew away before I got a flattering picture of her. On the way home I also saw the remnants of a mule used by German forces during WW2. So all in all the day has been quite exciting. I’m going to save those pictures for the gallery I’ll be making on Kirkenes when I get back home. In the meantime, here’s my postaday picture for today. It kind of matches yesterday’s picture of the day.

2012/07/17 Kirkenes

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We’ve been staying in Kirkenes for some days now, in the far north east of Norway. We’ve spent a lot of time at the cabin in the woods doing maintenance and outdoor work.  To get to the cabin you’ve got row across a lake after a mile or two hiking through the woods. In the winter you ski across the lake. I have been without the hustle and bustle of my city world for a while now, and the nature surroundings and silence are leaving a trail on my lens. I’ve made my set of postaday-rules and I try to follow them. Tomorrow we’re planning on going fishing. If I’m unlucky I might bring back a snapshot of a bear. Rumor has it there are quite a few of them in the area now. I’d love the shot and hate the encounter.