Voicy does Norway

ToxicBunny said:
That neigbourhood looks exactly like my ideal type of place to live.. just minus the retarded cold period you suffer through.
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Haha cheers and yeah it does get moer koud. Right now I'm already trying to buy firewood for winter. We have heaters all over the house including underfloor heating, but still need to fire up the livingroom when it drops below -20C or so.


PhireSide said:
Well done @Ockie. Best you bring lots of warm clothes...
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Ockielerouxenator knows he's welcome here anyday. He likes his bears and there are tons of dudes here named Bjørn. ;)

Speaking of bears, the reason I won't be home during the arctic race is because I'm picking up our own little bear cub that weekend. Which is point #3 on my developments.

3) Getting a puppy. Since everyone keeps asking when we're having kids - I figured this is a safer bet.

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10pts to whoever knows the type of breed. (Not you, Rocketboy!)
 
Voicy said:
On Saturday it was 30C here. I think in a few years everyone will want to move up here when the roads start melting further South.
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That variance is crazy. What are the houses there built out of to withstand the big swings in temperature?
 
@FiestaST this one's for you...

A mate of mine was part of the photography team for Lamborghini's Avventura trip through Lofoten, which forms part of the our island range. The video was released an hour ago or so.

 
Voicy said:
Speaking of, quite a worrying trend over here is for "girls" to have kids from around age 18-20...often with different dads. Probably because all of the oil rig and fishery workers have more money than sense and have an itch to scratch while they're on shore leave. It's rare to find an attractive woman in her late 20's who isn't a "hot single mom". Fortunately I dodged that bullet.
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A country of loose women? Sounds good.
 
So the Arctic race of Norway started yesterday. Tomorrow at 11am'ish they'll be passing through our town and my area.

Not sure if it's available on supersport or online somewhere.
 
Cool thread, not sure if it's been asked, how accepting are Norwegians to yellow, brown or black people when it comes to integrating into their everyday lives? If they are accepting, would a yellow/brown/black person start to experience some difficulties when it comes to the dating life over there?

I have a good friend over there, married to a Norwegian, but he is a bit of a hermit, so I'll ask him the question again and compare his answer to yours :)
 
This last week has been a special one, even for me.

I was sent on assignment to Jan Mayen. It's an island that falls under Norwegian territory, similar to Svalbard and Bjørnøya (Bear Island).

I'm only the 2nd ever South African to set foot on the island (according to those in the know) - the 1st being a colleague of mine, so I was delighted to remove the exclusive title from him. :D

Access to the island only possible by boat (no jetty, so you'll have to row yourself ashore) or by the military. You also need permission from the station commander to set foot on the island, and just getting on the list as a foreigner requires you to get prior approval from the national police directorate.

The island lies closer to Greenland than Norway and it took us around 3hrs fly time with a C130 hercules. Those stationed on the island (mostly in support of running the metereological institue) usually spend 6 months before being relieved.

It's also named after Dutch explorers, 7 of who died on the island in the early 1600s and it still has an active volcano (Mt Beerenberg) which erupted in the 90s and had polar bears visiting it from the Greenland ice sheet up until 1990.

Some more info for those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Mayen
 
Waiting for the C130 Hercules to land on the makeshift volcanic sand airstrip. Mt Beerenberg sticking out like a sore thumb (2km high) in the background.

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Some serious Jurassic Park vibes on this island.

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Most of the island is just volcanic rock. Almost no vegetation and the volcanic eruptions have added quite a bit of real estate in recent years.

During the last eruption in the 90s, the arctic sea water around the island was measured at 39C.

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The island is also home to 2 huskies, Storm and Kuling, who belong to the MET institute and as soon as the plane leaves, they're free to roam the island from breakfast to dinner.

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