Norway, Lapland, Lofoten

THESE NEXT WEEKS I WILL SHARE WITH YOU MY JOURNEY IN LAPLAND AND LOFOTEN, INTERCALLING SOME ACTUAL PICTURES OF MY PLACE AND SURROUNDINGS. HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY AS I DID!

IN TROMSØ AS THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE FORECAST BAD WE HURRIED TO THE TELEFERIC THAT TAKES US UP THE MOUNTAIN AND ALLOWS A SPLENDID VIEW. LAST SUNRAYS NOW AND TEMPERATURE AT MINUS 17ºC...

IN TROMSØ AS THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE FORECAST BAD WE HURRIED TO THE TELEFERIC THAT TAKES US UP THE MOUNTAIN AND ALLOWS A SPLENDID VIEW. TEMPERATURE AT MINUS 17ºC... AND SURELY WORSE WITH WINDCHILL FACTOR. THERE IS A PLACE INSIDE WITH A COFFEE SHOP, PEOPLE GO IN AND OUT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY LONG OUTSIDE, THE WIND FREEZES US... AND THE GEAR! FIRST TWO DAYS WERE VERY DIFFICULT, COMING FROM A +20ºC TO UNDER -15ºC IS QUITE A SHOCK FOR THE BODY...

WE HAD TWO CARS, THIS ONE WAS THE LEADING ONE, I WAS JUST BEHIND. THE LORRY CAME TOO FAST ON THE BEND AND THE LEADER HAD NO OTHER CHOICE TO AVOID COLLIDING. FORTUNATELY I COULD STOP MY CAR ON TIME. WE SPENT OVER ONE HOUR TO TAKE THE LEADING CAR OUT OF THE DITCH...

YES ITS ME... IT ALLOWS US TO SEE DIFFERENT THINGS BUT IT IS NOISY, TOO NOISY, NO PLEASURE FOR ME. THEY PUT US TWO ON EACH BIKE, WE DRIVE BY TURNS. ON THE WAY BACK MINE'S DRIVER DITCHED US, I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ONE KNEE... AND SPENT YESTERDAY'S AFTERNOON AT THE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EXAMS. HOPE I WONT NEED SURGERY...

SEASON GREETINGS TO ALL IPERNITIANS AROUND THE PLANET ENJOY THE TIME, WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE OR NOT, WHATEVER YOU DO, WHEREVER YOU ARE !

PIPs ABOVE

JUST TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I MISS SNOW...

PIP ABOVE

SOMETIMES A LITTLE TI E OF BLUE SKY...

CLOUDS QUICKLY ERASE BLUE SKY...

ANOTHER REFRESHING ONE FROM THE VAULTS !