Spring time up North

After Sarek, we hade two weeks on our own. Some went home, and the rest of us enjoyed a few relaxing days at Øytun. Suddenly, Bård Christian said: "What about Nordkapp (Cape North), we could go there.". "Yes, we could", said I, and then we went. We rented a car and drove the 240km to Nordkapp...or almost. 13km from the Cape, the road was closed due to wind and icy road. So we didn't get all the way to the cape, but we had a great dinner at the restaurant "Corner" in Honningvåg. "Torsketunge" (cod tongue) and halibut..mmm. And the landscape around Nordkapp is magnifiscent, with drastic changes every kilometer, so it was a nice day after all.

The next day we headed for Tromsø. I visited my friend Rikke in Nordkjosbotn, a very small place, but nice. Saturday it was time for the competition "Skittentind Rando" in Kattfjordeid. Some competed in the "rando", with 1500 vertical meters on two mountains. The rest of us were happy with the Downhill competition. We hiked up Skitntind together and discussed the best way down. Then from the top, people went crazy and didn't make one single turn, except for me of course. But I am still happy that I didn't fall. :P

This week we have rented a house far out on Sommarøy ("the summer island"). It is a beautifal place with white sand beaches and majestic mountains everywhere. The whole week, we have had sunny, calm weather. The snow has been soft at the top and then nice slush in the lower part. We also got to ski a couple of steep gullies...my first real gully. This is a place I will defenitely come back to.

In the evenings, we have enjoyed wine and beer, barbequed, played games and even swum in the sea. The week has been relaxing and lots of fun, but when we woke up to rain on Saturday, it was time to leave. So now we are back in Alta, and are getting prepared to the last two weeks of spring skiing.