FROM THE FALCON
Just hanging around.
CAULIFLOWER AGAIN?
Yep. We’re back in the Netherlands for a couple of days. We have some appointments with serious and less serious people, family and friends and hopefully we’ll even do some funny things.
Maybe we might visit Vlieland for a quick meet and greet with more serious and less serious people, family and friends.
Then perhaps we’re heading towards Makkum to check if it’s all ok with the serious and less serious people at the marina, the M-jetty, the supermarket and the boatshop in town.
And i’m pretty sure we’re even going to visit some more people, serious and less of course.
It looks like it’s going to be a busy week.
4SM TRAVELGUIDE
I really need a holiday after all that traveling. But before I’m going back into sailing-mode I have some very important information to share with you.
Of course it is all carefully considered and in some cases further specification is omitted for reasons of safety and in the interest of the country!
Most dirty toilet: on one of the ferries, forgot which one, i think it was the second one on our fourth day. Found none toilet out of toiletpaper.
Polserbun: the best one we had at a gasstation near Narvik, we didn’t eat any bad ones.
Most clouds during flight: between Tromsø and Oslo.
Unfriendliest person: none any more unfriendly than we are used to @home.
Best looking oilrig: Haugesund.
Lookalike coffee: almost everywhere, but you get used to it.
Most birdpoo: Tromsø.
Cheapest place: that’s an easy one, nowhere.
Most rain: Moskenes, Lofoten.
Longest roadbuildingsite: near Gullesfjord.
Campers: way to much everywhere and the ‘allemannsretten’ should definitely be reconsidered.
Most sea weed at low tide: Vesteralen.
Best looking cemetary: Oslo.
I hope this information helps if you’re ever going to plan a trip to Norway and the same regions we visited. Please let me know if I forgot something or if you have other important questions.
TROMSØ
So yesterday we ended our little race around Senja, Vesterålen and Lofoten where we started it a couple of days ago, in Tromsø. Yes we drove a lot, in fact way too much to get a good impression of these islands. And beautiful it definitely is. There’s so much to see, so many different landscapes, mountains, fjords, woods, tunnels, little towns, ferry’s, waterfalls that you probably need more than a lifetime to explore it all.
I think we found our favorite, but to be sure we need to come back one day. With our 4wheelmachine in winter and with our beloved floating lady in spring. We just need to find some time.
THE MOOSE
Now I’m a bit confused myself because we also know a funny couple named ‘The Mu’s’.
Anyway, the moose I’m talking about now is the one on the picture. We only saw a few in the last days, one just crossed the street in front of us, three were done shopping and walked through the neighbourhood back home and the last one finally posed for us in a field.
This beautiful lady kept a safe distance, gave me a wink and then danced away.
Next time I’ll ask for her number.
WE’RE IN TORSKEN
I’m telling you right away, so you don’t have to worry about it all day. Torsken, we are in Torsken. If you have been here before you probably know everything about Torsken. But we haven’t, so I know nothing about this place, Torsken. Maybe I know more about Torsken tomorrow morning after breakfast. I let you know.
And feel free to remind me in case I haven’t figured everthing out about Torsken by tea time.