First we made it up to Harstad, 1600 km north of Oslo. Spent a few days with Nina’s brother Eskil and his family Camilla, Lillian, Sofie and the dog Cosak. Being the middlle of November the sunrise was around 09:00 and the sunset just after 14:00, which means that it is pretty dark for many hours but the colours in the sky is amazing at this time of year, both in sunset/sunrise hours as well as the northern lights when dark. Follow the link to read more about Harstad . Special food: Blood pancakes! One part beef blood, two parts water and spices. Eaten cold or warm with butter and syrup. They where great Eskil! While in Narvik we were offered a very nice glass of a very special cognac at Marius and Lene's. It
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