To or from the Norwegians 3
This is one of four caches along the way to or from Settime. These are all published in conjunction with my Meet the Norwegians event 30.08.2015.
Hopefully the turnout on this event are good enough to make this a yearly event.
I did have some Norwegian themes left after making the Norway Geo-Art, so I thought I give you one on each of these four caches.
Narvik
Narvik is the third-largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Narvik.
Narvik is located on the shores of the Ofotfjorden. The municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten of Northern Norway, inside the Arctic Circle..
Narvik has access to numerous outdoor activities. This is the best known location in northern Norway for alpine skiing.
There are lifts, and several of the slopes are floodlit. There is also a cable car to Fagernesfjellet, with a stunning view and the possibility to walk even higher up in the mountains. A signed mountain bike route is also available. Narvik Winter Festival (Norwegian: Vinterfestuka) takes place in early March. Mountain hiking is very popular in the area, and the mountain area near the Swedish border has several places of accommodation. Wreck diving attracts divers to Narvik, as there are a lot of wrecks in or near the harbour, and more spread out in the fjord. Fishing in the fjord or in lakes and streams is a popular leisure activity. There are salmon rivers in Skjomen, Beisfjord and Bjerkvik. Narvik was destroyed by the fighting in 1940 and hastily rebuilt, hence the architecture is rather functional, but private homes are often painted in bright colours.