Tromsø, 3-5 June

From Svalbard, Lucas and I headed down to Tromsø, the largest urban area in Northern Norway, where we met our friend and fellow Rotary Ambassadorial scholar, Travis. Our time in Tromsø was brief, but we were able to check out the city and pay a visit to the Tromsø Syd Rotary Club. Their presentation that evening was on hospital reform in the region so I was particularly interested.

Tromsø on a foggy day. The noteworthy Artic Cathedral with its unique design is the white structure in the photo.

We finally managed to see our polar bear. We found this guy on a visit to the Mack Brewery, touted as the northernmost brewery in the world.

Fishing was an essential part of our trip north. Here you see Lucas and I trying our luck. One nice thing about fishing this far north in the summer is that it never gets dark. I think this photo was taken around 10 p.m., and we didn't stop fishing until around 11 or midnight.

Travis was the lucky one our first evening fishing, though. He caught all the fish we ate that night.

A successful evening. We cooked up these cod on the grill back at our campsite for dinner.