April 2023
April 1st
- Guests / Country: 12 guests from Germany, Spain, Mexico, Bolivia, China, Ireland, Australia and UK.
- Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
- Destination / weather: Takvatnet / Sagelv / part clear.
- Aurora activity: 5/10.
- Aurora show: Several ribbons on the north sky, and a couple across. Curtains, spikes and curls. Little dancing.
- Tour km: 205.
- Tour hrs: 8.
April 5th
- Guests / Country: 8 guests from Portugal, Greece, China and USA.
- Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
- Destination / weather: Signaldalen / Takvatn lake / Dividalen / haze / part clear.
- Aurora activity: 2/10.
- Aurora show: Couple of ribbons and spikes across the sky.
- Tour km: 365.
- Tour hrs: 9.
- Wildlife: One moose.
Sometimes the weather forecast is too funny ...
I was actually planned to cancel tonight`s chase cause the bad weather forecast ... but, since I could only move 6/9 guests for the next night, I decided to still run it ... and then I got in five more guests.
And when I drove towards the city for the pickup the sky was 60% clear ... where was this coming from when all forecasts says 100% overcast ...
So, we headed south and there the sky was 90% clear, so I decided to give my guests some sightsee photo shots to some of our great mountains and landscape, for killing some bright hours before we could see any of the Northern Lights ...
And, later when the darkness begin to cover the sky, the clouds also came ... as they first had forecasted, so it went into a little stressed moment of which way we should drive for the best option for see anything ...
Far south, where I was first planned to drive the web cameras showed beautiful clear sky, but that was too far away, since I had spend the driving time on many photo stops ...
So, I had to gamble and hoped for good enough sky where we had got a tips of okey sky ... but, we arrived little too late for the best one, and got only a few stripes of it ...
But, at least I did my job as an Aurora Guide; found clear sky ... but, Lady Aurora didn`t cooperate perfect tonight ...
Late return for me home ... 5.30 am ... so, goodnight ;)
April 6th
- Guests / Country: 14 guests from Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, India, Canada and USA.
- Weather Tromsø: Clear.
- Destination / weather: Ersfjordbotn / Grøtfjord view point / Rekvikeidet / clear.
- Aurora activity: 7/10.
- Aurora show: Several ribbons across, spikes, curls and two colors dancing curtains, visble for the naked eyes. And a small faint corona.
- Tour km: 110.
- Tour hrs: 6,5.
- Space show: An huge green and white fireball was falling down on the north sky ... it`s pity that all my guests look at me, instead of where I am pointing when I scream out ... 1/14 guests saw it ...
Chase night no. 1908 during my time as a Aurora Guide since 2006 ! And today the longest running Aurora Guide in Tromsø & Northern Norway
Just an wonderful ending of my 17. Aurora season ... on the coast, short drive and Aurora on blue sky ;)
Started later than normal cause this lovely conditions ... it was just beautiful settings and the temperature was around 8 degrees plus after midnight, but windy ... I guess my guests lost theirs hope for see anything this night ...
And finally, around 40 mins past midnight the show begins ... and I went back to the city with happy guests ;)
SEASON END ! Welcome back in September ;)
