Far North Norway
We had to spend 2 days working in Vardo on the north coast of Norway. Although Kirkenes and Vardo are not far apart, there is a very long fjord between them that made driving take many hours. We got on a Wideroe Airlines plane in Kirkenes and flew less than 15 minutes over the fjord to the town of Vadso. From Vadso there was a 1-hour drive along the Barents Sea coast up to Vardo.
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This was as close as I got to reindeer, we all took pictures with this reindeer in Vadso early in the morning before the shopkeepers opened up.
Brent and I stopped on the road to Vardo. I think that the road stopped at Vardo which is on an island and reached by crossing a bridge
The old fort at Vardo is called the Vardohus Festnig. It has been there since the 1300s and has the only tree in that part of Norway.
Brent and I were standing by it but it was already wrapped up for the winter. The Arctic tree line was very far south of Vardo.
More pictures of Vardo. It has a nice bay and a lot of fishing ships. I really like the houses in Norway as they are painted with pastel colors and all look really nice.
