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    • Lofoten
      2
      Day 2

      Bodø

      December 1, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C

      In Bodø isch es chalt, sehr chalt uhni langi unterwäsch gaht nüt. 🥶😁
      aber uf jedefall isch es au sehr schü da. am abed wo mir achend isch natürli schu dunkel.
      mir mached üs am morgä am füfi uf nordlichterjagt. leider hemmer kei glück, aber derfür hemmer mit e hufä anderä sache glück🥰
      eigentli wemmer später am morgä e strömig gu aluägä, vu derä gsemmer nöd würgli viel, aber drüf üseri erstä elch🥰🦌 Mami mit chind. binerä wunderschöne morgästimmig chämer möwä und adler beobachte wes uf fuetter suächi sind🦅
      entä jaged da anschienend im rudel. spanned zum zuäluägä. alli tauched ab und zämä wieder uf.
      i dr city gsemmer de au nu en fischotter am hafe🦦🦦 super tollä tag. snäckä chunt natürli au nöd z churz😋
      es isch knapp 3 stund hell. d sunne schaffts nöd ganz überd bergä. spannend😊      Read more

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    • Norwegen 2022
      Day 17

      Bodø

      July 23, 2022 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Nach der Einsamkeit in unserer Waldhütte zieht es uns heute wieder in die Stadt. Wir fahren nach Süden in die Hafenstadt Bodø.
      Wir schlendern etwas durch die Straßen, sind hier aber eigentlich nur um uns das Stadion und Spiel des norwegischen Meisters FK Bodø/Glimt anzuschauen bevor es morgen mit der Fähre weiter auf die Lofoten geht.Read more

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    • TravelerScandinavia trip
      Day 10

      Study part II

      April 16, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C

      After a late brunch of overnight oats, it's was time to press on with the study. We applied a third and final coat of paint, then tidied up and secured the desk wrap with our old and dear friend duct tape.

      Since everything needed time to dry, we headed down to the basement to help sort Nina's storage unit; a timewarp of nostalgia and final resting place of most Christmas gifts I have sent to Nina. It's an interesting development where each flat is provided a self-storage style unit on the lowest basement level. It also includes some communal facilities like the bookable guest rooms, where Ross and I are staying; it strikes me as a neat way to provide for visitors whilst keeping the development compact and economical with resources.

      We had an early (and delicious) dinner with Nina's parents. Fom their dinner table we saw a small parade of Bodø Glimpt fans (the local football team) marching to the stadium for the Sunday match.

      Nina's dad had kindly used the lathe in his workshop create plugs for the holes left by Nina's old lights. Having collected them, we headed back to fit them via copious sanding and just a dab of frustrated brute strength.

      Ross and I have both worked on the wiring in this flat before, but it was only now coming back to us how wacky it is (even before we got to it). The 'special features' left by the original electrician include sockets that are only powered up when the lights are on (Norwegians not sharing the British convention of lights and sockets on separate circuits). When I went to the breaker panel (upgraded since I was last here) I thought my Norwegian was much worse than I had believed - the breakers didn't control what I understood the labels to say. A quick check with my host though reassured me that my Norwegian isn't absent (just awful) and it's the labels that are wrong. We cracked jokes about 'how many lights do you see?' over the echoes of the electricians' spurs and managed to get the new lighting unit fitted.

      The now mustard and dark blue study was mostly back together in time for the evening. Only the carpet and a few finishing bits left now.      Read more

    • TravelerScandinavia trip
      Day 11

      Balcony part I

      April 17, 2023 in Norway

      Today had a slow start, we ambled around town had some coffee and generally relaxed before getting down to business. First task was to drop the things from yesterday's storage clean out at the recycling centre. The centre in Bodø has a neat design with vehicles on a elevated causeway so it's easy to drop waste into the relevant bins; recyclables are free, but general waste is charged by weight which I also approve of.

      Then I got cracking on removing rust and flaking paint from the balcony rails, whilst Ross touched up some paint details in the apartment. It was about 5 or 6 Celsius out on the balcony and scraping off paint and rust with a screwdriver and wire brush was tedious, time consuming job so it was tricky to stay warm. Once I got to respraying it started out pretty well, until I finished with the first can and found the nozzle on the second can to be defective.

      Spraying completed as far as possible, tonight was lasagne night, so it was time to don my cooking gear. It was only when when Ross and Nina came back from finding more paint that I found out that my face was streaked with paint. Worryingly it had gathered around the nostrils, so I dread to think how much I might have breathed in despite the well ventilated balcony.

      It was difficult to get some of my usual ingredients up here, so the lasagne was a bit of an improv. I made a conventional roux based white sauce, with mushrooms, paprika and some vegetable stock in lieu of more typical flavourings like nutritional yeast and miso. The red sauce was a medley of vegetables with chopped tomatoes - probably a contender for the most nutritious meal my friends will have all year. Topped with sesame seeds and hot from the oven it was really yummy, and I was very pleased with it for a hack.      Read more

    • Skandinavien
      Day 54

      Bodø 🇳🇴

      July 11, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      Gemütlich startet unser Tag und wir fahren um 10.45 Uhr weiter.
      Ziel: Bodø Golfplatz, ca. 52 Kilometer.
      Beim Golfplatz angekommen zieht eine bitter schwarze Wolke auf.. wir entscheiden um und fahren in die Stadt. Parkplatz am Hafen (über Nacht gratis). Wir schlendern durch die Stadt.. Apero am Hafen und anschliessend gut gegessen.Read more

    • SMASH i Norge og Frankrike
      Day 45

      Tschüssli Norge

      August 30, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Heute sind wir mit dem Speedboot nach Bodø gefahren. Mit dabei war auch Yohni, unser lokaler Opa auf der Insel. So viel der Abschied erstmal nicht so schwer, aber eigentlich wollen wir gar nicht weg.

      Die letzte Party im Restaurant fand am Samstag Abend statt. Schnelle Brillen, spontane Opernauftritte, geplante Irish live Musik und ein live Liebeslied für den Döner auf polnisch bleiben uns in Erinnerung. Snuze und selbstgemachte Bilder verkauften sich von selbst und wir hatten alle Spaß.

      Tschüssli, wir sehen uns bald in Frankreich.      Read more

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    • TravelerBig Adventure
      Day 2,129

      Bodo - day 4

      March 22 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

      Upon waking we looked out of our cabin window as we sailed past mountains covered in snow. We soon received an announcement to inform us that we would shortly be crossing the Arctic circle, which we did whilst sitting at breakfast. There is a metal globe on an island in the sea marking the position of this. However, we discovered that, apparently the Arctic circle moves 15 metres north each year - all due to the pull of the moon. The morning was spent at sea as we journeyed towards Bodo, our next stopping off place. We passed through snow-covered fjords - all very beautiful. Jo and Karen attended the Arctic circle ceremony. This involved a cupful of ice being poured down people's backs, followed by a drink of "pure vitamins" (a mix of chilli, lemon and grapefruit juice - quite revolting!).
      The ship meandered through the small passageways, which hug the coastline, giving us great views of the countryside with its smattering of local communities. At Ornes, the final stop prior to Bodo, a number of people disembarked the ship. We had planned on disembarking at Bodo to take a walk around the town. However the rain upon our arrival there put us off, and we opted to stay on board. We visited the bar for cocktails for the girls and beers for the men. We played cards (Barbu and Phase 10) - great fun.
      The night-time stop overs were in and around the Lofoten Islands, apparently a particularly beautiful part of the journey, Stamsund, Svolvaer, Stokmarknes, Sortland, Risoyhamn and just prior to breakfast Harstad..      Read more

    • TravelerNordkap
      Day 18

      Bodö

      July 22, 2022 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Ist es nicht schön?? JA, es ist nicht schön, 280 km bei 9 -11 Grad, fieser Niesel, richtig Regen zu fahren. Auch wenn ne Stunde Fähre drin ist. Die letzten 40 km waren dann zum Trocknen. Dabei haben wir jede Menge Tunnel durchfahren, dann geht die Temperatur noch ein paar Grad nach unten.Read more

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    • TravelerRoadtrip to Lofoten
      Day 4

      ARJEPLOG -> Bodø

      July 30, 2022 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Nach einer ausgiebigen Kaffeepause in Arjeplog ging es weiter über die schwedisch-norwegische Grenze richtung Bodø.

      Ab hier wird die Route unbeschreiblich schön. Die arktische und etwas "urzeitliche" Landschaft lässt sich kaum in Bilder oder Worte fassen. Man möchte am liebsten überall anhalten und die Landschaft erkunden. Spätestens hier würde ich jedem diese Route empfehlen und immer dem Weg an der Küste vorziehen.Read more

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    • TravelerScandinavia trip
      Day 9

      Heating refit part II and study part I

      April 15, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

      The day began relatively early with emptying the study for today's jobs which center on the study. The intent was to replace the study's radiator, completing the heating refit; paint a feature wall; replace the light fittings; and wrap the desk to give it a new look.

      Unlike it's living room based cousin, this radiator had the good sense not to be in front of a vent and could be mounted without modification; it was up in a flash. When we popped the can open, the paint was the most separated I've seen; so separated it was probably in a protracted custody battle. Even so, after putting some elbow grease into mixing it, the first coat of paint was applied without issue.

      You might imagine this would start us on a roll... it did not. Vinyl wrap, might have been more aptly named vile wrap; it is a member of the class of inanimate objects that makes you feel like there is a vindictive and stubborn quality to the ways it goes wrong. I would say that trying to wrap the desk left us in a sticky situation, but since the problems were largely caused by the 'self adhesive' film's complete disinterest in adhering to the wooden desk it was more just irritating.

      We'll leave the first attempt overnight to see how it looks but may have to start from scratch tomorrow; it will be a case of double, double toil and trouble - vinyl learn and do not bubble!      Read more

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