If you are from Norway or ever visited you probably know that the best small talk subject is to talk about the weather. Everyone loves talking about the weather. I usually check the weather forecast at the very least once a day to see if we have any warm weather coming up.
Last week, in the middle of preparing for one of my exams, the weather in Tromsø was absolutely amazing. Amazing for Norwegian weather at least... We had 20 degrees celcius and it was sunny all day long. Along with my fellow students we took the day off and spent the day by the ocean instead. Lets hope that this one sunny day was not all we get to see of the summer in Norway this year.
All of Tromsøs inhabitants gathered by the ocean this day
Made some burgers together with this lovely seagull
I absolutely love to swim in the ocean and any lake I can find on my hiking trips. Well, I do not actually swim much in Norway, because the water is usually really cold. What I do is, I jump into the water and then get right back up again. Trust me it is incredibly refreshing, and at the same time you give your body and immune system an extreme shock! I (of course) had to jump in several times when we got a hint of summer!
This is where I just had to jump in the water
I did not get a picture of myself in the water the sunny day... So I will use this picture taken yesterday as proof that I actually went into the water. It was below 8 degrees in the air yesterday. My friend who took the picture had on a winter coat while I just had to put on my bikini.
You can probably not tell since I am as pale as a Norwegian can get... But, I got some freckles and a vague hint of a tan this summer day.
10/10 would recommend (or just me) to go for a "swim" in the cold water. If you ever get the chance to jump in to the Norwegian water, I dear you!
Best regards
Maja