This is a short video from a weekend trip to Tromsø in February. This is also my channel’s first instalment from north of the arctic circle. Hopefully I will be back next winter for some more northern light, reindeers, arctic mountains and snow!
I visited Tromsø during the Sami Week, and the main events were Nordic Reindeer Racing Championship and Norwegian Lasso-Throwing Championships barriers go down along both sides of the whole of Tromsø’s main street, to create a track for some fast and furious reindeer racing. When the start signal goes, the reindeer burst out of their stalls, pulling their drivers after them on skis. Lasso-throwing is an art born of necessity in reindeer husbandry. It has become a regular sport practised by the Sami Sports Association, and the event in Tromsø is the official Norwegian championship.
I also went on a northern light safari. We were a small group of people in a mini bus chasing the solar winds from around 9PM until 2AM. We were really lucky and got to see some spectacular “aurora-dancing”.
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Music: Persian Funk
