September 2019
September 4th
- Guests / Country: 7 guests from Germany, Australia and China.
- Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
- Destination / weather: Skibotndalen valley / Finnish border / part clear.
- Aurora activity: 4/10.
- Aurora show: All over, far south, but faint. Curls and spikes.
- Tour km: 310.
- Tour hrs: 8.
- Wildlife: 2 foxes and 4 moose.
September 7th - Aurora Chase Dinner for tour operators
- Guests / Country: 8 guests from Norway, Sweden, Finland, China, Germany, France and UK.
- Weather Tromsø: Clear.
- Destination / weather: GuideGunnar`s Camp Aurora / clear.
- Aurora activity: 8/10.
- Aurora show: All over, far south, spikes, curls, curtains anda couple of little dancing in pink and yellow.
- Tour km: 85.
- Tour hrs: 6.
September 8th
- Guests / Country: 4 guests from Norway and Germany.
- Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
- Destination / weather: Inside Finland +60 km / cloudy / holes in the clouds.
- Aurora activity: 2/10.
- Aurora show: All over, far south, curls...
- Tour km: 435.
- Tour hrs: 9.
- Wildlife: 2 owls and 6 foxes.
"Skyene ble grønne av misunnelse.."
Some nights are more tricky than other... so, we went far east where the only chance for little clear sky could be found...
First we only had a thin high cloud layer and all sky was lit up of the strong Aurora... on the return, she suddenly begin to dance stronger and we could see some of the bands and curls... without a lot of patience we shouldn`t have success this night..;)
September 11th
- Guests / Country: 3 guests from Germany.
- Weather Tromsø: Clear.
- Destination / weather: Grøtfjord / clear.
- Aurora activity: 3/10.
- Aurora show: A short show early in the evening on blue sky together with the glow of the sun; Couple of bands, curls, spikes and little pink / yellow dancing.
- Tour km: 90.
- Tour hrs: 6,5.
September 14th
- Guests / Country: 5 guests from Germany, Brasil and South Korea.
- Weather Tromsø: Clear.
- Destination / weather: Sommarøy / clear.
- Aurora activity: 5/10.
- Aurora show: Very faint in the beginning with some strikes across, but then she went south and gave us little a small show with curls, spikes, curtains and little dancing in two colors. When you`ve patience enough then you`ll get paid by waiting to the best show..;)
- Tour km: 110.
- Tour hrs: 6,5.
September 15th
- Guests / Country: Just myself on my driveway.
- Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
- Destination / weather: GuideGunnar`s Camp Aurora / part clear.
- Aurora activity: 9/10.
- Aurora show: A bright show with lovely Corona in 3 colors, visible for your naked eyes. Curtains, curls, spikes and Rock´n´Roll dancing.
- Tour km: 0.
- Tour hrs: 1,5
September 17th - Private Aurora Chase Dinner
- Guests / Country: 7 guests from India, and one from Brasil.
- Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
- Destination / weather: Snarbyeidet / part clear / haze / cloud holes.
- Aurora activity: 3/10.
- Aurora show: Some spikes, curls and little two colors dancing.
- Tour km: 130.
- Tour hrs: 5,5.
A tricky night with part clear sky over the city, and arriving clouds from all direction... headed first north towards Ringvassøya, but returned after 25 km and headed north of the city on the mainland... found a spot with clear sky above and got the first spikes across... then a lot of waiting (patience is king), and then we got a short show with little dancing... more was on the way, but then all sky got covered again...
September 18th
- Guests / Country: 7 guests from Brasil, Vietnam, Denmark and USA.
- Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
- Destination / weather: Kvalsundet / Langsundet / part clear.
- Aurora activity: 2/10.
- Aurora show: Just a band across and couple of spikes.
- Tour km: 135.
- Tour hrs: 6.
September 20th
- Guests / Country: 7 guests from Denmark, Germany, Italy, USA and Brasil.
- Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
- Destination / weather: Grunnfjord / part clear / rain.
- Aurora activity: 4/10.
- Aurora show: A short show with a lovely curl, spikes and curtains.
- Tour km: 150.
- Tour hrs: 6.
September 21st
- Guests / Country: 7 guests from Germany, UK and Singapore.
- Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
- Destination / weather: Finnish border / part clear / cloudy / clear.
- Aurora activity: 6/10.
- Aurora show: All over, far south, spikes, curls, curtains and little dancing.
- Tour km: 315.
- Tour hrs: 8.
- Wildlife: 3 moose; Mother and her 2 kids
September 22nd
- Guests / Country: 7 guests from Switzerland, USA and India.
- Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
- Destination / weather: Kvalsundet / Kattfjordeidet / part clear / clear.
- Aurora activity: 4/10.
- Aurora show: Couple of bands across, spikes, curtains and two colors on camera.
- Tour km: 80.
- Tour hrs: 6.
September 26th
- Guests / Country: 14 guests from Philippines.
- Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
- Destination / weather: Sommarøy / clear.
- Aurora activity: 5/10.
- Aurora show: Couple of bands across, spikes, curtains, curls and a small corona (two colors on camera).
- Tour km: 215.
- Tour hrs: 7
My first plan was to head south of Tromsø for meet the forecasted clear sky, but when we came 45 km away we met heavy fog, so that`s not help the clear sky, so after checking with a colleague on the coast who told me it was already clear out there, then we headed back to Tromsø and went west of the city.
Got our first little show on Kattfjordeidet where it was partly clear, and then it was a long wait for us, when I found a new place I never have been standing before during my over 1500 nights out... several guides left the area before midnight since it was just a very faint band of the Northern lights all evening...
We waited to 00.50 am when she really begin to show what she is good for, and my 14 Phillipines guests was more than happy cause I didn´t went to early back to the city..;)
Patience is King!
September 27th
