It may be worthwhile to explain to our friends outside the Germanic language area that the Norwegian term "storm" only refers to a specific wind level. So, we don't have thunderstorms or rainstorms or any other "storm". A Norwegian "storm" starts with 10-minute average wind levels of 22 m/s or roughly 80 km/h or 50 mph. Above 33 m/s our name for this wind level is "orkan", loosely translated to hurricane in English. Most Germanic languages use the same terms for wind levels as we do.
So, the weather is not good, with wind gusting at storm levels (26 m/s) and temperatures fallen to around 8 Celsius, but outdoor activities aren't hindered much. Late in the morning we walked out to the 80-degrees beverage to terminate the end point. Three ground rods, each 75 cm long were hammered into the ground, and a 560-ohm resistor mounted between ground and antenna.
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| Two of the ground rods, collected from a previous antenna site |
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| Ready for some heavy duty action |
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| Done! A bit of camo to make the site less visible |
Having finished this job, a dough of bread was put in the oven for "heat treatment". When done we drove to Berlevåg for some shopping, including the delicious, local "fish cakes" as we call them in Norway. So, upon return, we had this excellent late lunch:
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| Home-made bread (warm), fish cakes (warm) and Jarlsberg cheese |
Nothing much else to report, we're awaiting OJS' arrival late in the evening when we will have a spicy fish soup for dinner, and fresh cloudberries with whipped cream for dessert. More on that tomorrow!
2 comments:
Everything sounds great, except for the Jarlsberg, which is a way overrated cheese. But to Norwegians it is, I suppose, something devine ;-)
/HeP
DXpeditions at their best always involves the wonderful camaraderie of fellow enthusiasts as well as some good food!
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