We’d arrived in Svartisdal in Northern Norway the previous evening having driven south over the Arctic Circle and set up our camp on a shoulder of land overlooking the valley. They were in the third week of a camping tour of Scandinavia and had great weather throughout the trip, rather surprising considering how much rainfall Norway gets.
It had been a clear night but by breakfast time a light drizzle was threatening from further down the valley. Everyone was hoping it would hold off as today’s highlight was a walk to the impressive Svartisen glacier, reached after a boat ride along the lake at the glacier’s outlet.
![Checking out the micro-scape of lichens, mosses and critters](https://i0.wp.com/www.amateuremigrant.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-landscape-at-your-feet.-Lichens-mosses-berries-and-ling-flowers.jpg?resize=980%2C650&ssl=1)
Everyone had been advised to take weatherproof clothing, along with their sandwiches for the day. As we were finalising arrangements over the evening meal, a woman piped up with a question,“will my boots get wet if it rains ?”
You need to look closely for the micro-landscape
Leave a comment