First week of November

Well, we are now in full blown winter. We had our first big winter storm last Monday and the temperatures have continued to drop... that being said I really think Finnmark comes in to its own during the winter. It also seems that we have moved up to the arctic on a good year since solar activity has been fairly high and therefore we are getting to see the northern lights every day. My neighbors say that around January or February they will be even better... so yeah, I am looking forward to that. At home all is going well, little Emma is a handful but she is so much fun... I think she is already a better football player than I am, but then again that is not that big an achievement... even for a toddler. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Brrrrr!

Temperatures this week really started to drop in to the minus double digits (Centigrade of course, to my American readers). I am no stranger to the cold but every time it comes around it catches me by surprise... like I had forgotten how much I disliked it. Anyway other than that there is not much new really going on. I continue to spend my days haggling out with little Emma and trying to keep the cabin fever at bay! But as everyone keeps telling me, the best thing is just to spend as much time outside as I can and take in as much sunlight as possible while there still is any left. Besides that way I have the opportunity to snap more photographs =) That's all for now!

Autumns last gasp

The fall up here in Vadsø is quite lovely, to bad it only lasts a couple weeks. Temperatures in the arctic are starting to plummet but I guess the news is not all bad since the layer of snow on the groundsels stretch out the dwindling daylight hours. Over all things have been going fairly well but quite slow. Emma and I are enjoying our days together though they are quiteuneventful. I have also been working on a new project but am not quite ready yet to come out and say what it is, but it sure has been a learning experience. Anyway, enjoy the photos and keep warm! 

It gets cold in the Arctic? you don't say!

Well given that it is now October, I should hardly be surprised that it is starting to get cold. The cold itself has actually not been that bad, its those darn arctic winds. We have had some snow but the rain has been pretty good at washing it away. I just hope the winter is relatively mild (I hear last year was quite a challenge). Anyway things up here in the Arctic have been very uneventful, I am mostly spending my days at home with the baby and trying to get out as much as I can when the weather allows. I hope we are able to do a little trip at some point during the winter but the cost of just getting down to southern Norway is insane... really much worse than I thought it would be. There was a King Crab festival in town this weekend. Its a fairly small place so I was not expecting to much... and yeah, there as not all that many people out. At least Jeanette bought me a nice bowl of Crab stir fry which was delicious. Anyway that's all for now.

Enjoying the Arctic life

It's been over a month now since Jeanette, Emma and I moved up to Vadsø. Though I would be lying if I said the transition has been an easy one, it's been easier than I thought it may be... Although we are of course yet to experience our first arctic winter, so I guess I should not be getting to cocky. Jeanette seems to be enjoying her job and I am really loving the chance to be a stay at home dad to our little Emma. I am not sure how long we will be able to pull it off but for the time being I really do love spending my days caring for the little munchkin. It also helps that Finnmark is so lovely. As you can see from the photos the landscapes here are quite gorgeous and that is of course to say nothing of the northern lights. I hope you enjoy the pics and stay posted for more!