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Kiruna, Sweden
The Swedish town of Kiruna, with a population of about 17,000, made headlines in 2004 when it was announced the center would need to move 3 km east due to ground settlement resulting from mining operations nearby. The mine, operated by LKAB, is the largest underground iron ore mine in the world and has a…
Narvik
Narvik is ice-free year-round due to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream that run along the west coast of Norway all the way to Svalbard. This makes it an ideal shipping port for exporting Swedish-mined iron ore. The scenic Ofotbanen railway that transports the ore from Sweden to Narvik is one of the reasons…
John Livingston is a very special person
John Livingston: Master Carver and Painter of Northwest Native Art…….. . Sharry and I stopped in Victoria to visit with John Livingston and his wife Maxine Matilpi. Unfortunately, we missed Maxine because she was at Gilford Island teaching women how to make button blankets, a traditional art form of the coastal people which is her specialty. John came to dinner on Starr and we talked about our growing friendship over the past 30 or so years. John carved this pole for Sharry and I many years …
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Hurtigruten
The Hurtigruten (meaning ‘Express Route’) is a system of coastal ferries, founded in 1893, that run between between Bergen in southwest Norway and Kirkenes in the far north near the Russian border. The ships operate as both cruise and local supply ships, making nearly 70 stops on their 11-night round trip to transfer cargo and…
Not Much…
Many of you are wondering what has been happening with the Red Head crew. Not much, really The kids enjoyed their week at the farm. Dora even touched noses with a llama – of course, Mom didn’t have her camera. Red Head went back into the water last Fri…
Catch Up Not Ketchup
I have to apologize for ignoring you all. Got focused on getting some stuff done and doing YouTubez. I’m sorry. I will try to do better.
I’ll try to catch you up. I know I’ll miss things but this is about the best I can do for now.
So when we last le…
Catch Up Not Ketchup
I have to apologize for ignoring you all. Got focused on getting some stuff done and doing YouTubez. I’m sorry. I will try to do better.I’ll try to catch you up. I know I’ll miss things but this is about the best I can do for now.So when we last left o…
Svalbard
Svalbard, lying 600 miles from the North Pole, is about as far north as a person is likely to get without being a polar research scientist. Despite the thousands of visitors who arrive annually in cruise ships and by plane, the area still has a real wilderness feel. The scenery is spectacular, with little evidence…
