CLIPFISH WOMAN

 

This is the famous statue of our clipfish woman.

Dette er den berømte statuen av våre klipfisk kvinne.

All illustrations are the property of Terri Tynes Armstrong. Please do not use without permission.

 

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SKETCHING IN KRISTIANSUND

After I finish my Norwegian language course,sometime in July, I hope to start a sketching club in Kristiansund. I've noticed they have a camera club,art club,knitting club,diving club, and many other clubs here so why not a sketching club. I was inspired by the URBAN SKETCHERS blog where correspondents from around the world send in sketches of their cities. I hardly ever see anything from Norway. Time to get some sketches of Kristiansund out there! So I'll start with some of mine.

Of course one of the things I had to sketch was our famous lady,Clipfishwoman . The next two sketches are from the other side of Kirkelandet. The first one is looking out towards Averoy Lighthouse and the second one is looking across a small inlet to some summer houses in Karihola.

 

 

 

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Sightseeing in Kristiansund

Friday in Kristiansund was another blue sky windless day. Rare,incredible and not to be wasted. So I went down to the harbor. We are very proud of our harbor ferry, the Sundbåten, or the sound boat in English. Here she is just coming in.

Sundbåten carries passengers to the four islands of Kirklandet,Innlandet,Nordlandet, and Gomalandet. Nowadays there are bridges and you can drive to the different islands or "lands" as the locals call them, but many still prefer to use the Sundbåten. The ferry was begun in 1876 and is listed as the world's oldest continuously operating ferry system. Today was an extra special day as the first woman is working on the Sundbåten. And here she is....

The only downside to all that sunshine was I couldn't get a better photo of the Klippfiskkjerringa's(Klipfish wife's) companion, Sildegutten (herring boy). Both statues were created by the very talented Tore Bjørn Skjølsvik.

Behind him you can see the Sunbåten they have built for children to play on. There are several around town.

 

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