Arctic Circle Norway

Oh, come let us worship and bow  to our Creator and Maker.

Psalm 95 :6

The Arctic Circle line of latitude around Earth is at approximately  66 degrees30′ N because the Earth’s inclinatiom is about 23 1/2 degrees to the vertical, it marks the Southern limit of the area within which for one day or more each year the sun doesn’t set.

Thursday, 20th June, today, the sun will not set at all.

This is the globe, and an announcement is heard from the ferry that we are entering artic space, nearing the top of the world.

Our first day in the Arctic

Two distant glaciers.
Homes and farmsteads ,
orderly well cared for
and mostly with grass cut and bailed.
It must have been warm here in May, too.
Our wing mirror is broken and held on with gaffer tape after a close encounter on a narrow downhill pass.
Route 17 is excellent.
Bugzy and another van just got too close.

The countryside is filled with different greens. The browns and greys of the steep rock mountain sides enhancing the pleasures of greens.

Our parking area for the night.
A small sandy beach just to the side of Bugzy. A very good place along the road to park and sleep safely but with no facilities.

We are waiting to have the wing mirror replaced, but here are some thoughts about gaffer tape/duct tape.

All solutions are temporary, so why not go for the gaffer tape.

Garrison Keillor 1942 American author, singer and humorist.

Magnetism is one of Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Gaffer Tape (Duct Tape) Whining, Remote Control,and The Force That Pulls Dogs Toward The Groins of Strangers.

Dave Barry 1947 American author, columnist. He has written numerous books of humour.

A smile and a laugh are the duct tape of life; they can fix anything.

Mike Wallace 1918-2012 American journalist,  actor, media personality.

It will be great to have that wing mirror back.

Take care.

Sandy 🙂

2 thoughts on “Arctic Circle Norway

  1. How fortunate to be there! Beautiful and it looks so peaceful Sandy. I love the bits about the gaffer tape uses in life🤣 hope your wing mirror is fixed soon Close encounters of the first kind🤦‍♀️

    1. Yes, it is strange to see lilacs and dandelions. Beautiful. There are many motor homes with easy parking. I guess it will only become more popular. The mirror is now fixed, which is great!

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