March
March 1st
Guests / Country: 14 from Germany, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Clear. Destination / weather: Kaldfjord / Grøtfjord / clear.
Aurora activity: 8/10. Aurora show: All over, far south, curtains, spikes, curls, a couple of coronas, pink dancing.
Tour km: 75. Tour hrs: 5,5.
March 2nd
Guests / Country: 8 from Germany, USA, India, India and UK.
Weather Tromsø: Clear. Destination / weather: GG`s Camp Aurora / Ringvannet / clear / part clear.
Aurora activity: 6/10. Aurora show: A great show between the clouds and snow shower, intense dancing with a short time pink colors dancing curtains, curls, spikes.
Tour km: 85. Tour hrs: 6.
March 3rd
Guests / Country: 11 from Germany, USA and UK.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy. Destination / weather: Dividalen / clear / haze.
Aurora activity: 4/10. Aurora show: First just a band on the NW sky, then all over with curtains, spikes and a couple of coronas, but faint. But, I got picture of a lovely eagle...
Tour km: 280. Tour hrs: 8.
March 7th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 10 from Canada.
Weather Evenes airport: Clear. Destination / weather: On the road to Lofoten / clear.
Aurora activity: 7/10 (9/10?). Aurora show: A great show, intense dancing with a short time pink colors dancing curtains, curls, spikes.
Tour km: 165. Tour hrs: 3.
On the road from the airport to our first night at Thon hotel in Svolvær, Lofoten, I had to stop so the guests get theirs first view of the Northern lights on theirs first night of this 14 days Trans Arctic Norway package. Wish that we had take the dinner close to the airport, and then did a chase on the way to Lofoten, since what we saw from the bus, in a rush for reach a late dinner was great... Next time I will plan different...
March 9th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 10 from Canada.
Weather Reine, Lofoten: Part clear. Destination / weather: Hamnøy bridge / Reine harbor view / part clear.
Aurora activity: 4/10. Aurora show: A couple of bands on the north sky, curtains and spikes.
Tour km: 10. Tour hrs: 4.
March 11th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 10 from Canada.
Weather Henningsvær, Lofoten: Part clear. Destination / weather: Henningsvær / clear / haze.
Aurora activity: 6/10. Aurora show: A couple of bands on the north sky, curtains, curls and spikes.
Tour km: 0 (just a local walk). Tour hrs: 3.
March 12th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 14 from Canada.
Weather Lyngen Alps: Part clear. Destination / weather: XLyngen, Nord Lenangen / clear / part clear.
Aurora activity: 6/10. Aurora show: A couple of bands on the north sky, curtains and spikes.
Tour km: 0 (just a walk around the sea houses). Tour hrs: 4.
After five lovely sunny days in the Lofoten islands we met the "snowstorm" in Tromsø, but after arriving our next accommodation in the Lyngen Alps, the sky went beautiful clear again, ready for a new okey Aurora show...
March 13th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 14 from Canada.
Weather Lyngen Alps: Part clear. Destination / weather: XLyngen, Nord Lenangen / part clear / haze.
Aurora activity: 7/10. Aurora show: Several bands across, bright dancing, curtains, curls and spikes.
Tour km: 0 (just a walk around the sea houses). Tour hrs: 2.
March 16th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 14 from Canada.
Weather Suolovuopmi: Clear. Destination / weather: Suolovuopmi Mountain Lodge / clear.
Aurora activity: 9/10. Aurora show: All over, far south, curtains, spikes, curls, a couple of coronas, pink dancing.
Tour km: 0 (just a local walk). Tour hrs: 3,5.
March 19th - 14D Trans Arctic Norway
Guests / Country: 10 from Canada.
Weather Kirkenes: Part clear. Destination / weather: Kirkenes city / clear.
Aurora activity: 6/10. Aurora show: Intense pink dancing, curtains, curls and spikes.
Tour km: 0 (just a local walk). Tour hrs: 2.
March 24th
Guests / Country: 11 from Germany, Italy, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy. Destination / weather: Skibotndalen valley / part clear / clear.
Aurora activity: 2/10. Aurora show: First just a faint band, visible only on camera with two colors, then a little bright one and spikes all over the sky. Gone in five mins.
Tour km: 245. Tour hrs: 8.
Tonight my guests experience what good patience is while you`re out for a Aurora chase...
After 3 nights with no activity, then she showed up with just a faint one in five minutes...
I am glad that lady Aurora waked up again when I was back home for chasing her again..;)
But, the main thing for a Aurora guide is to find clear sky for the guests, so what lady Aurora are doing, we have no control over...
March 25th
Guests / Country: 8 from Germany and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / snow. Destination / weather: Inside Finland +30 km / clear.
Aurora activity: 8/10. Aurora show: A intense Aurora show, with 3 colors dancing, curtains, spikes, curls and a couple of great colorful coronas. This is a typical Equinox; More colorful, more powerful..;)
Tour km: 370. Tour hrs: 7,5.
Equinox Aurora - More powerful, more colorful, and the environment settings is great too with long light day, blue sky and the glow of the sun in the horizon...
In September you'll have the landscape colored in Autumn colors too... noting more beautiful than this...
I love the end and the beginning of the Aurora season..;)
Please book your Equinox Aurora with me online! https://guidegunnar.no/a/guidegunnars-equinox-aurora
I run the Equinox Aurora until April 7th, and begins next season with this chase at September 4th!
March 26th
Guests / Country: 12 from Germany, UK, USA and Taiwan.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy. Destination / weather: Skibotndalen valley / cloudy / part clear.
Aurora activity: 1/10. Aurora show: Just a few minutes faint curtains, two colors on camera.
Tour km: 240. Tour hrs: 7.
Some nights are more tricky than others... which can frustrate the guests a lot, but then its important to build them up with a lot of patience...
Sometimes its a hard job, but I guess that split up the guides in good and less experience once...
For a Aurora Chase, the most important a job the guide are doing is to find clear sky, and stay there with enough patience so they will get what they came for...
This night was really tricky and it was overcast all over, with only a few stars visible, but we got a really nice partly clear sky, but just before the little Aurora show begins, then also the clouds came back...
Every night are different, so its a question of little gambling and good luck, but our best recommodation; its to stay here in the north at least five nights for increase your chances for a good one... and that you're where the sky is clear, when she begin to dance...
So, with over 1500 nights outdoor in my 13. Aurora season, and I still counting...
I can only hope you also will join one of the most experience Aurora guides in Tromsø and Norway, for your life experiences.
Please check out my chases here, https://guidegunnar.no/ac/northern-lights
Ends this season at April 7th, and start up again at September 4th..;)
March 30th
Guests / Country: 8 from Germany and Hong Kong.
Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / snow. Destination / weather: Skibotndalen valley / Inside Finland +15 km / part clear / clear.
Aurora activity: 3/10. Aurora show: A couple of bands on the NW sky, spikes.
Tour km: 335. Tour hrs: 7,5.
