Henna Traditional Cache
tormodel: Cannot be maintained
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Henna is a small settlement and it is somewhat "spread out". Most of the residential villas are between the main road and the fjord, but they are not visible from the road. There ar e also a couple of farmhouses on the hillside towards the mountains.
Henna collage
NORWEGIAN:
Henna er ei ganske spredt grend, og mesteparten ser du ikke fra veien. Hvis du kjører av fra E39 ned mot Vinjefjorden (Arasvikfjorden), så finner du noen hus. Det er også noen gårder på oversiden av veien her, som totalt sett utgjør Henna. Grenda får navnet sitt fra en gård, og et stykke oppi fjellet (hvor det går fine merkede turstier) ligger Hennasetra.
ENGLISH:
Henna is a small settlement and it is somewhat "spread out". Most of the residential villas are between the main road and the fjord, but they are not visible from the road. There ar e also a couple of farmhouses on the hillside towards the mountains. The name "Henna" comes from the Henna farm that you can see from the road. A bit further up the mountain (with marked paths for hiking) is the Hennaseter (outer summer farm, away from the "main" farm).
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 worse than many other municipalities, even though people leaving for the cities is a problem in many small rural areas in Norway.
Different parts 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, having larger properties and running timber industries. The labour movement was, therefore, not very strong here. One can still sense 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. I will put out 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 scenery, might be an interesting experience. The "Halsa" chapter in every cache will be identical.
FTF: MAJO36
Be careful when putting back, so that it is not too easily spotted, and sits well in it's place.
Happy caching!
Additional Hints
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