Most P-days the younger missionaries love to get out and hike. We try and keep up and hike with them... Kvaløya is Norway's fifth largest island. The whole island is located in Tromsø municipality. The largest population centers are: Kvaløysletta , Storelva , Kaldfjord , Brennholmen and Ersfjordbotn , but there are scattered settlements along the coast over almost the entire island. There is also a population of about 600 Reindeer on the island. Panoramic view of Tromsø from Kvaløya . (that's Sister Stocks that made it into the shot). Sisters Stocks & Doxey; Elders Aland & Putt We may always be at the back of the pack but we always make it. Elders Putt & Aland The missionaries love taking fun poses so we had to try also. Sister Doxey & Sister Stocks Elders Aland, & Putt; Sister Stocks & Doxey The w...
Sommarøy is an old fishing village in the western part of Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway . It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city of Tromsø and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery. The village has a population of about 300. The fishing village of Sommarøy covers the island of Store Sommarøya as well as part of the neighboring island of Hillesøya and many smaller surrounding islands. The village is a typical fishing village with great local fishing fleets and substantial fish processing and other industries. Tourism is also important in Sommarøy. There is a hotel and rental cabins available. Our trip to Sommarøy on the west side of Kvaløya with the missionaries on a p-day. older home with cod drying on the front door porch. Dad was ready to break off a piece and enjoy Sister Stoc...
Borre mound cemetery (Norwegian: Borrehaugene) We visited these burial grounds at Horten in Vestfold, Norway on our way back to Kristiansand from the zone conference, about a half hour off the main road home. It is the largest burial mound site in Northern Europe. Borre National Park is home to the most extensive collection of king’s graves in Scandinavia. It is home to seven large and 21 smaller burial mounds. Excavations in the 1980s revealed that the oldest mounds may date to 600 AD, even prior to the Viking Age. They have developed a nice little museum were once there was only the mounds when Dad first served in Norway that give visitors a taste of viking life in that period. This museum is a smaller scale version of the large one we visited on Lofoten but very nice and we had a personal tour since there were only about 3 families there at the time. A Magnificent loud thunderstorm rolled through as we were touring the grounds bu...
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