Vågland Traditional Cache
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Vågland was the former centre of this area and is one of the five "larger" settlements in Halsa municipality. This is also the old main road through this area. Next to Vågland is the Skålvik fjord known for having been visited by celebrity Orca "Keiko".
Box is hard to open, press the lids together and use force when opening the "lock". This box is super waterproof, hence the tight lock.
Vågland collage
NORWEGIAN:
Vågland er det gamle "hovedstedet" i denne delen av Halsa, men etter at veien ble lagt om har det blitt etablert butikk, kommunehus, skole og mer på Liabø, ikke langt herfra. På Vågland ligger også et båtbyggeri som fungerer nesten som en hjørnestensbedrift i kommunen.
ENGLISH:
After the main road was moved 500 metres, commerce and the local council, or municipality, building has moved to "Liabø" as well. A new school for all pupils in the municipality was also recently built at Liabø. Remains of Vågland as a local centre is still seen: An outlet of a hardware store, the old shop remains at the dock and a, now closed, café by the sea. Keiko's burial site is not far from here either, and it will soon get it's own cache. At Vågland is also "Vaagland Båtbyggeri" (Vaagland Shipyard). The shipyard employs approx. 50 people and is a cornerstone company in Halsa.
Halsa
Halsa has it's pluses and minuses. Great nature. Beautiful scenery. Excellent hiking possibilities. Easy access to the main road along the Western coast (E39). Still, population is declining. Urbanization has hit Halsa harder than many other municipalities, even though people leaving for the cities is a problem in many rural areas in Norway.
Different areas of Halsa have very different identities. Valsøyfjord is an old industrial area and used to be the largest industrial centre in Møre & Romsdal county. Here, people from all over the world used to come to find work. The labour movement was very strong. Traditional boat building still stands strong here.
The other side of the Municipality (Halsa and Halsanaustan) was more proned to farming the land, land ownership and running timber industries. The labour movement was, therefore, not very strong here. One can still sense "remains" of that difference today.
Halsa is not spectacular at first glance (besides the scenery), but it is a very "honest" piece of rural Norway. And, as with most things, once you get to know the place, it actually is quite spectacular and has a very interesting history.
I therefore found making a kind of Halsa themed series was a fun cache project. There are/will be caches with short snippets of local history all over the municipality. At least one for each "grend" (village) and noticable site. If you are new to Norway, this example of a typical Norwegian municipality, everyday rural life and varied scenery, could make for an interesting experience and sightseeing.
Halsa has 1595 inhabitants and 300 sq. km. land mass, whereof 8 sq. km. is water. Halsa is also known for being the place where the world famous Killer whale "Keiko" swam to and stayed until he died some years ago.
The "Halsa" chapter in every cache decription will be identical.
FTF: ChristianeW
Be careful when putting back, so that it is not too easily spotted, and sits well in it's place.
Happy caching!
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