I arrived to Gjesvær this afternoon. It's a beautiful drive from the airport at Honningsvåg. Twenty minutes along the fjord and up a mountain, then another twenty-five minutes on the Gjesvær road. Nothing but white, with one abandoned snow machine along the way. Turns out it was good that I didn't arrive yesterday. The road was closed, due to avalanches. I'm hoping it's open tomorrow, so that I can get to the airport to pick up the rest of my cameras and laptops.
I have a very comfortable apartment just a couple minutes walk from where I will set up the cameras. We were able to get the crates moved to the site and I unpacked. Tomorrow, I'll set up the tripods.
Before arriving at the airport, Nordkapp Bilservice had informed me that they would leave my rental car parked at the airport, with the key under the mat. The owner showed up anyway, to make sure I could find the key :) I was to drive to the Shell station to fill out the paperwork. This basically only consisted of them making a copy of my license. No contract, no credit card. I am to let them know when I will be leaving, drop off the car, and then pay. They will even deliver me to the airport. Why can't we have such wonderful service at home?!
Marita, the teacher, is very interested in what I am doing. Nice company, too. She speaks very good English with no detectable accent.
I was very happy to have left the flu outbreak back home. Turns out, a lot of people in town have it. Tragically, a couple died just yesterday, leaving behind their two children. When you have a town with only 120 people, and a school with only 7 children, it makes a huge impact. With no other family in town, it's uncertain what will happen to the children.
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