During their explorations and tours of the MEMORIA NORWAY project, SpringerParker will update the Logbook on a regular basis. It documents their route and events in forms of on location photos and descriptions sent directly via the mobile phone to this website. Clicking at the geographical data to the left of the entries lets you follow their route on the map.

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PERFORMANCE TOUR 01

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Unfinished business


During our trip back from Murmansk, we are passing several military towns with unfinished building complexes.


Zapolyarnyy


We're approaching the town of Zapolyarnyy which means "Beyond the Polar (Circle)". The first astronaut, Yuri Gagarin, was stationed here from 1956 - 1960.


Sputnik


We passed by Sputnik, a pure military town.


The Russian tundra


Around us, the Russian tundra. A very sublime sight.


Clear sky


The clear sky stayed with us for a while, but you can see the dark clouds ahead, signalising the next snow storm.


Diamond dust


The attempt to capture the so called diamond dust in a photo. It is a ground-level cloud composed of tiny ice crystals. It generally forms under otherwise clear or nearly clear skies and is most commonly observed in Antarctica and the Arctic.


Titovka


The "Titovka" is the most popular road café between Murmansk and the border to Norway. One reason might be, that it is the only one. Open 24/7 for travelers to get all kinds of food (peanuts for Parker!) and beverages, but most notably, homemade soup and apple pie, and a damn good coffee. In case you need to use the nearby facilities, after having paid the lady at the counter behind the glass, please keep in mind to grab enough toilet paper from the single roll that is attached to the desk.


Lookalikes


When we are crossing borders during our journeys (i.e. Sweden, Finland, Norway), we're used to notice more or less simultaneous changes in the landscape, due to natural borders like tree lines or mountains. But here it looks like driving through central Finnmark.


Sand that covers the road


Towards the highest points of the hills, the streets are covered with sand, so heavy trucks have a better grip. Although we saw two trucks during our trip, that were just being pulled back to the road by the army.


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