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September 2024

September 30th
Happy couple by the lake under the sky of clouds and Northern Lights.

  • Guests / Country: 15 guests from India, Taiwan, Argentina, Canada and USA.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
  • Destination / weather: Lyngen fjord / Andsvatnet / cloudy / windy / part clear.
  • Aurora activity: 4/10.
  • Aurora show: Several stripes across the SW sky, some spikes and curtains. Two colors on camera.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: White Aurora.
  • Tour km: 400.
  • Tour hrs: 8.

Welcome Autumn storms with the tricky bad weather ...

Tonight all Aurora Guides in Tromsø went towards Finland, but the reports from the front was saying too cloudy ... so, the weather forecast was wrong again ...

So, then it was an easy choice when we got a message from the Brazilian Aurora Chaser @Marco Brotto who was located with his group in Salangen, 200 km south of the city with the message on a foreign Aurora group: "it`s partly clear here!"

It`s strange that not more of the another guides took this message serious, turned around and headed south instead ... but, as one of the most experienced Aurora Guides in the city it was the only choice, and we did it with success ... two of my good colleagues did the same, but they got only little of it, since they didn`t drove so far as me and my guests ...

My plan wasn´t to drive so far south, but the clouds and clear holes was moving from south towards north, so I decided to drive as far to we met the first gap, and that we did 140 km south of the city, in Bardufoss.

Went back to the city very late, but all my guests was happy for this extra effort ... yeah thanks, but this is my job ... thanks for your patience and your lovely company ;)

September 27th - Private Aurora Chase Combo
Snowy peaks in autumn colors by the lake

  • Guests / Country: 3 guests from Thailand.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
  • Destination / weather: Lyngen / Signaldalen valley / Balsfjord / clear.
  • Aurora activity: 0/10.
  • Aurora show: No activity! ... so, clear sky is not any guarantee for see Aurora ...
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Nothing.
  • Tour km: 260.
  • Tour hrs: 8.

After 3x chases my guests wanted to have a sightseeing tour to Lyngen Alps, so we left the city already at 3 pm.

With a ferry ride we enter Lyngen Alps in beautful sunny weather and had a nice day of sightseeing along the fjords and mountains of Lyngen and in Signaldalen valley.

When the darkness fell down around 7 pm we went to the restaurant at Vollan Guesthouse for a better meal.

On the return we had darkness and begin the chase ... but, the Lady was quiet tonight, so after one hour we ended it and went back to the city.

An new tour idea grew up: This combo will be one of my new private tours, so welcome to join! Your choices will be a visit to the Lyngen Alps or the Magic island of Senja.

The price will be: NOK 2,750 pp for 2-8 guests and NOK 2,450 pp for 9-12 guests.

This new combo tour will be available in September and from mid-March to mid-April, when the sunset is as latest 7 pm.

September 26th - Private Aurora Chase
Three happy people under the sky of Northern Lights

  • Guests / Country: 3 guests from Thailand.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
  • Destination / weather: Finnish Lapland / part clear / cloudy.
  • Aurora activity: 5/10.
  • Aurora show: Couple of stripes across the sky, spikes and curls.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Bright green.
  • Tour km: 435.
  • Tour hrs: 7,5.
  • Wildlife: Two moose, two hare and one fox.

Tonight the weather in Tromsø and on the coast was bad, so since the weather forecast showed the best weather far east and into the Finnish Lapland, then I prepare my guests for a long drive.

Before we arrived the border the clouds begin to break up, and when we only was 15 km inside the border we had to stop since Aurora was active on the sky ...

After a great show we had to move again, since the clouds begin to cover the sky again.

And since none of my colleagues was further inside Finland than us, I just had to drive the extra miles for check if the weather forecast was right ... which it was`nt ... so, after the first show we didn`t got to see any more.

For my colleagues who went down in the valley towards Skibotn and the fjord, the conditions was the same all over: Totally overcast ... so, we begin to head back home after season longest drive so far ...

September 25th - Private Aurora Chase
Aurora curtains over the moon on a misty sky

  • Guests / Country: 3 guests from Thailand.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
  • Destination / weather: Skogsfjord river / haze / part clear.
  • Aurora activity: 4/10.
  • Aurora show: All over and far south, but faint cause the haze. Curls and spikes.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: White only.
  • Tour km: 175.
  • Tour hrs: 5,5.

When I do a chase for the same guests over several nights I like to do different locations, but tonight we had to head the same direction like the night before, since the high cloud layer was coming fast from the south ...

So, same island; Ringvassøya ... passed my home, but choose to drive to an another fjord ... where we ended up by the river between Skogsfjordvatnet lake and the fjord ...

And lucky for us the weather forecast was little wrong, so the cloud layer was thin and we got to see many stars through it ... and therefore a much better display of Aurora that we first thought we should get.

September 24th - Private Aurora Chase - My chase no. 2024 ;)
An lovely bow of Aurora between the clouds in moonlight over the fjord

  • Guests / Country: 3 guests from Thailand.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
  • Destination / weather: Dåfjord / clear / part clear.
  • Aurora activity: 7/10.
  • Aurora show: All over and far south, curls, spikes and dancing curtains in two colors. A couple of coronas.
  • Visible for the naked eyes: Pink and green intense dancing.
  • Tour km: 135.
  • Tour hrs: 5,5.

Heavy clouds was on theirs way from the south, so it was only one thing to do; head further north and hope for a early show before the clouds capture the sky ...

70 km north in Dåfjord the sky was super clear, and just when I stopped the bus we had Aurora on the sky ... in a lovely combo together with the moon where them moth made reflection in the fjord.

First time since September 12th in Finnmark I got to see bright dancing colors of Lady Aurora.

September 22nd
Group of people on the viewing point over the city, in sunset sky

  • Guests / Country: "Aurora" for myself, and hundreds of another tourists.
  • Weather Tromsø: Clear.
  • Destination / weather: Cable car top station / clear.
  • Aurora activity: 0/10.
  • Aurora show: No activity ... it started after midnight, but then I slept ...

An night off for me, and finally I took me time to visit the "new" cable car ...

Was planning to shoot pics of the Northern Lights, but it was quiet ... so I ended up to be an Aurora teacher for all the travelers when they figured out that I was one of the Aurora Guides ... nice ;)

Maybe I will begin my 2nd business up there: Renting out tripods! It`s needed!

September 20th - Arctic Excursions Aurora Autumn
Aurora between the clouds over the dark mountains and fjord

  • Guests / Country: 7 guests from Malaysia.
  • Destination / weather: Mefjordvær, Senja / cloudy / part clear / hail.
  • Aurora activity: 4/10.
  • Aurora show: A couple of stripes across the sky, curls and spikes.
  • Tour km: 0.
  • Tour hrs: 2.

Tonight I trusted the first weather forecast, since the 2nd showed totally overcast ... and the first one was right ;)

We was first planned to do a long drive (4 hrs) towards and inside Finland, but cancel it cause the weather forecast showed same sky on the coast and in Finland ... the last one won that game, but we got to see the Northern lights, so that`s most important for my guests.

I went early to bed cause the long return drive the next day, but my guests stayed awake to 1 am and got the best show after midnight too ;)

September 19th - Arctic Excursions Aurora Autumn

A moon bow over the fjord and a jetty.

  • Guests / Country: 7 guests from Malaysia.
  • Weather Mefjordvær, Senja: .
  • Destination / weather: Grunnvåg (east) / Tranøya (south-east) / part clear / holes in the clouds / rain.
  • Aurora activity: 2/10.
  • Aurora show: A stripe only across the sky.
  • Tour km: 170.
  • Tour hrs: 6,5. 
  • Wildlife: 2 owls, 5 hare and 1 stoat.
  • Space show: A lovely moon bow.

We was close to stuct in the really bad wet and stormy weather at the coast, but the weather forecast showed better weather at the south part of Senja island, so we headed that way ...

Only 40 km away we got a huge gap in the clouds towards east and saw the evenings only sighting of the Northern Lights, before the clouds and rain took over ... so, we contiuned further.

A new place for me, I finally arrived this new lovely spot I only had seen on the map before ... and it was perfectly clear in five mins before the rainy weather arrived ... then super clear again ... but, then Lady Aurora was over for tonight ...

September 14th
Green and purple Aurora over the dark forest

  • Guests / Country: 9 guests from Germany, India and Brasil.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
  • Destination / weather: Skibotndalen valley / clear.
  • Aurora activity: 7/10.
  • Aurora show: All over and far south, curtains, spikes and curls. Little dancing and a couple of coronas. Red Aurora visible with the naked eyes.
  • Tour km: 270.
  • Tour hrs: 7,5.

September 13th
Colorful Aurora over the sea house and the fjord

  • Guests / Country: Aurora for myself, on the return drive from Finnmark.
  • Aurora activity: 9/10.

September 12th - Into the Sami District of Finnmark - Karasjok
Colorful Aurora over the Karasjok village

  • Guests / Country: 3 US tour operators on a study tour.
  • Aurora activity: 8/10.

September 11th - Into the Sami District of Finnmark - Alta
Aurora over the lit up farm houses

  • Guests / Country: 3 US tour operators on a study tour.
  • Aurora activity: 4/10.

September 9th - Private Aurora Chase
Colorful Aurora on blue sky together with the glow of the sunset

  • Guests / Country: 7 guests from Thailand.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear / incoming clouds from south.
  • Destination / weather: Grunnfjord, Ringvassøy island / clear / part clear.
  • Aurora activity: 6/10.
  • Aurora show: several stripes across the sky, curtains, spikes and curls. Three colors on camera. An colorful corona.
  • Tour km: 145.
  • Tour hrs: 5.

It was only one thing to do tonight; Head north far as possible, before the clouds from the south arrived ... so, I headed to a fjord on my island, which I normally not are visiting, since it`s too crowdy during the season ... but, tonight we was alone up there.

And tonight Lady Aurora started super early, so we got a lovely colorful show on blue sky.

More activity was on the way, but at 11 pm my guests was happy, so we returned back to the city ... on my private chases the guests decided the time of return, and a early evening is totally ok for me.

September 6th
Colorful Aurora across the sky over the dark forest, partly lit up by a truck

  • Guests / Country: 2 guests from USA.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy.
  • Destination / weather: Finnish Lapland / clear / incoming clouds.
  • Aurora activity: 7/10.
  • Aurora show: All over and towards south. Curtains, spikes and curls, little dancing curtains. Red Aurora visible for the naked eyes, and three colors on camera with intense purple, pink and red.
  • Tour km: 345.
  • Tour hrs: 8.
  • Wildlife: One fox, one moose and two otters.

It was only one way to go tonight; the Finnish Lapland, since the weather forecast showed 100% clear ... they also showed it should be better into Norway later, but the weather forecast was wrong, so after midnight the clouds came into our beautiful clear sky.

But, Lady Aurora had already give us a great show, where we also saw deep red Aurora with our naked eyes.

The best show of 3 on my first week into my 19. Aurora season.

Please check out the amazing pics on GuideGunnar`s FB account >>

September 5th
Skibotn - Lyngefjord sign over a swing with Aurora on the sky over the fjord

  • Guests / Country: 15 guests from Singapore, Mexico, Germany, USA and UK.
  • Weather Tromsø: Part clear.
  • Destination / weather: Signaldalen valley / Beach Skibotn / part clear.
  • Aurora activity: 5/10.
  • Aurora show: Several stripes across the sky, also little towards south. Curls and spikes and little moving. 3 colors on camera.
  • Tour km: 245.
  • Tour hrs: 7.

By starting at 7 pm then we`ve about 3 hours before the sky is dark enough, so since it was heavy clouds over the islands, we headed instead towards south where I gave my guests several photo stops with lovely views towards mountains and fjords.

The final stop was at a beach I normally not stopping during the season since it`s too busy of the big buses, but tonight we was alone there ...

First we got a short glimpse of Aurora, but after a short break The Lady was really coming back ... so, by midnight wI returned to the city with a full bus of happy guests ;)

The forecast showed a huge drop, but it didn`t happen ... so that was fake news ...

September 4th
Faint purple Aurora spikes on the sky over the dark mountain

  • Guests / Country: 8 guests from Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Argentina.
  • Weather Tromsø: Cloudy / rain.
  • Destination / weather: Sommarøy / part clear / changing clouds.
  • Aurora activity: 0/10.
  • Aurora show: No activity! Only a few very faint purple spikes which only the camera caught.
  • Tour km: 175.
  • Tour hrs: 7.

My 19. Aurora season started little tricky with heavy incoming clouds and rain ...

So, we headed north just for better climate away from the rain and relaxed for a moment on my own beach north of the city, before we returned as planned towards Sommarøy in SW.

The weather forecast was right and just after we arrived the clouds begins to break up, but The Lady was shy ... so, a couple of times the camera caught some faint purple spikes ... that`s all.

On the return I decided to drive the shortest way back, since I gave my guests a nice 50% discount for chase no. 2 ... but, I should think little longer by following my colleague who drove the long return, since he got a new clear hole in the clouds and a short, but a great colorful show while we was driving in the cloudy area ... little further north.

When we returned to the city, the sky was also clear there, but then tonight`s show was over ...

 

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