Blogs from Averoy, Western Norway, Norway, Europe - page 2

Looks like hiking became my favorite activity in Norway, so I decided to start short updates on every hike. The first steep hike after countless hills among fjords was near the road 64 in Averøya island. Just stopped at the first place near mountain and headed straight to it. That is kind of my weakness, cant pass a mountain without that wish.. Was kind of steep climb without any trail. Appeared, i got on Kårvagberga of 242 meters and I was so happy to see all beauty around, but by now can tell that lots of it is spoiled by visual pollution - antennas, of course, not entirely :), but still counts. Because of the antenna, i found trail going down to another less steep side and took a walk down easy way. when got down, ... read more

On the 5th of Febr I had work on Storsandøya island and after it I had a stroll in very stormy weather - wind blowing through me and waves crashing over the rocks. Also, had a tour in the fishing boat. Time - less than 1 hour in open air. Sunday, the 6th of Febr. in the morning got in the car and decided to go around Averøya island as it was sprinkle rainy. Winters in general are mild here thanks to Gulf stream, which ends few hundred kilometers to the South from here. Other remarks about weather - South winds can be very strong and makes the sea very stormy compared to the North winds. I am from Lithuania, so for me there west winds from the Baltic sea usually means storm and precipitation, here ... read more