No bus Traditional Cache
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One factor that has an affect on Halsa today, is the fact that there is no public transportation in most of the municipality. A couple of bus routes run over RV65 (the road through Rindal/Surnadal) and to Betna/Halsanaustan in Halsa. For the rest of the municipality one needs to have a car or use taxi.
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NORWEGIAN:
Det gikk en gang en buss forbi her, noe regelmessigheten av bussholdeplasser langs E39 i Halsa og Vinjeøra bevitner. Da E39 ble oppgradert mellom Engdal og Valsøya for noen år siden, ble det busstilbudet som var gjennom Halsa flyttet, blant annet til Rindal/Surnadal over RV65. Der har det tilbudet forblitt etter at E39 åpnet igjen. Halsabyggen vil argumentere med at bussen burde gå Europavegen, stamvegen, hovedvegen og den raskeste ruta mellom Trondheim og Kristiansund/Molde. De som bor i Rindal/Surnadal vil argumentere med at bussen bør gå der det bor mest folk langs ruta. Trondheimspolitikerne har sagt lite om saken, Kristiansund har sagt både at de vil ha raskeste rute og en rute med mest mulig grunnlag langs veien. Noen har ment at det må gå både "melkerute" og eskpressbuss begge steder. Andre mener at det kan gå "melkerute" over RV65 og ekspress Hemnekjølen/Halsa.
"Og sånn går no dagan...", som det heter her omkring.
ENGLISH:
Access to public transportation is seen as important. Especially in Europe and, possibly, even more so in Norway. This country is scarcely populated and cities are in some areas far apart. To feel that one can't get to "anywhere else", to the nearest city or to visit each other, could affect your motivation for living in the countryside. One gets extremely dependent on a car. Possibly frustrating for those who don't drive or own a car, i.e. anyone under the age of 18.
There used to be a bus service running through Halsa, but it was moved during the last big renovation of parts of the E39 alongside the Vinje fjord. Since the reopening of the E39, this stretch of road has been a bus-less one. The bus stops are therefore more of a sad reminder of a service the locals once had. IF you see a blue bus here, it will be the school bus transporting students to the school at Liabø or, in some cases, sixth form students to Surnadal.
Halsa politicians say that the bus route between Trondheim and Kristiansund/Molde should run through Halsa since the E39 is the fastest route and the main road between the larger cities (Trondheim/Kristiansund/Molde). Surnadal/Rindal politicians often say that the bus route should go through their municipalities (which it does today) because more people live alongside the route. Trondheim politicians have been somewhat quiet on this topic. Kristiansund politicians have said both arguments are valid. Some county politicians say that both an express through Halsa and a more local route where the buses run today, is needed. "And that's how the days pass...", as some say in these areas - shaking their heads.
A lot of public transportation in Norway is subsidised by public funds, as many areas aren't populated enough for the services to be economically self-sufficient. It is believed that a transport service is important and therefore needs to be funded.
Most Norwegians will still rely on their car. Even if there should be one bus passing thorugh their neighbourhood each day, one still has use of a car to get back and forth to work, the supermarket or any appointment that doesn't correspond with the bus schedule and route. Many smaller roads and villages will be bus-less areas no matter what, and it can be as far as 20-30 kilometres from the nearest bus stop. Public transportation in and around cities is fairly well built-out and usually based on bus services, even though Trondheim, Bergen and Oslo have tram lines. More environmentally friendly transportation is though a strong focus and electric cars, more public transportation and stricter ragulations on car usage is on its way or suggested.
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.
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