Ok so we've arrived at Eidkjosen have room on the big Pontoon had a
celebratory drink, dinner and a good nights sleep. So what do we do next?
At 1030 in the morning on Monday Aug.,25/14 we cast off our
lines and head to Tromso proper. What the heck it’s only 7 miles away and we
need to check things out right?
After another wonder full fun filled motor boat wonder
why it’s not called engine boat? After all it is an engine that propels it when
there is no wind unless you have oars or a scull which really is just 1 long
oar hung on the back of the boat. Maybe because motor boat sounds better? Any
how we engine all the way and arrived at the municipal harbour in downtown
Tromso which is pronounced trumsa or close to that anyway. So we tied up to 1
of many empty pontoons. (I always thought pontoons were what hung on the bottom
of a sea plane instead of wheels or used for bridges as in pontoon bridge) we
secured the boat and walked up the pontoon to street level. Then we read the
sign. Holy( remembering this is a family narrative) heck!!!! 260 Kroner per 24
hours. No washrooms no showers no washing machines no nuthin! No wonder it’s
empty!! Now 260 sounds really really expensive and it is but the converted rate
from Kroner to Euros to Pounds sterling to US dollar to Canadian dollar works
out to about $42.00 depending of course on the time of the day, the state and
position of the moon , whether or not there are any sun spots or the finance
ministers of all the above countries need a new car or fur coat for their
respective wives or girlfriends or boyfriends, or husbands or significant others. Your guess is
as good as mine but bottom line Holy Heck.
So we just went for a short walk got the lay of the land so
to speak and the left.
We engine out under the big bridge and made our way up to
Skattora Marina. We tied up to the fuel dock and went to find someone who might
just might know about storing the boat for the winter. We found such a person
whose name is Bjorn Admunsen. Go figure named after me and that other fella Roald.
Any way after lengthy discussions and bargaining I got a price.
We also got a pontoon for the night. After a some what
sleepless night and much thought and navel gazing I/we decided that this would
be where we would leave Kalinka 1 for the winter. Sorry had to go and put my veg on the stove.
Did I tell you that we had a new stove on Kalinka1? Anyway it’s a gas as in
propane not what you have after eating cabbage but it could probably burn that
gas to but maybe not such a nice odour. Where the heck was I?
We spent the night!
The next morning Tues. Aug 26/14 After further discussions I
was able to get an even better deal ! Great. Made arrangement as to when the boat would come out etc etc
etc. then we left returned to Tromso municipal Marina/rip off joint and went
ashore. Found out from an unnamed source(reliable) that the powers to be don’t
come around and check the boats on their docks. Go figure. Had a nice walk about and did some geo
caching found 3 I think or maybe it was just 1? Then engined back to Eidkjosen.
Wed. Aug 27/14 We braved the municipal bus and rode it into
the city and went to Polaria.
Polaria is an Aquarium/museum with live seals fishes star fishes
clams, crabs and other assorted sea life and of course Tourists. But not so
many. So we did the exhibits and were there in time for the feeding and
training session. Wow seals can jump out of the water and catch balls and zoom
about who would have guessed?
Thurs Aug. 28/14 Flip and I
bicycled 6 k to the site of where the Tirpitz was finally sunk. We got
there at low tide so were able to see some of the remains of the ship and crew.
The ship was salvaged and broken up after the war. It is in only 10 to 20
metres of water.
Fri. Aug 29. We’re up at god awfull 0430 to catch a 0715 airplane
to Oslo then to Gatwick then a train to Saltash for Ed and Helen’s wedding.
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