Off We Go!

Today we began our long journey to the Island of Senja in Northern Norway.

Dorr ➡️ Detroit ( 2 1/2hrs 🚗)

Detroit ➡️ Newark, NJ (2 1/2hrs ✈️)

Newark ➡️ Copenhagen, Denmark (7 1/2 hrs✈️) 

Copenhagen ➡️ Tromsø, Norway (2 1/2hrs ✈️) We met up with Ron & Shannon in Copenhagen.

Tromsø ➡️ Senja (3hrs 🚗)

Northern Norway is known for the midnight sun in the summer and the polar night in the winter.

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon in Tromsø, Norway, where the sun is visible 24 hours a day during the summer from the end of May to the end of July.

The polar night in Tromsø, Norway is a period of several weeks when the sun doesn't rise. It usually begins around November 27th and lasts until January 15th. There is a subtle twilight light from about 9 AM to 2 PM when the sky is full of colors, including yellow, orange, red, pink, and purple sunsets.

During our stay sunrise will occur at a little after 8am and sunset will begin at 2:30pm. By 4pm it’s dark enough to need headlights while driving.Читать далее