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Waiting

Waiting

I was waiting for the sun rays to hit the cliff Havsten in the distance. Clear skies over the ocean and clouds over the inland got my hopes up when I climbed the hill. After two hours in the freezing wind and when the ants started to chew on me I had to give up.

Patience is a virtue but not when you turn blue, ha de Gött!

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New and Old

New and Old

The new Svinesund bridge over Idefjorden that marks the border between Sweden and Norway. Since Norway is not part of the European Union it is also an outer border for the EU. The bridge was built between January 2003 and was finished in May 2005. It’s a arc bridge with a length of 704 meters. The arc is 247 meters and has a sail free height of 55 meters.

Turning 180 degrees from my standpoint at the old ferry harbor we find the old Svinesund bridge. Building of the bridge was started in 1939, but the Nazi invasion of Norway in April 1940 put a stop to the construction work. Instead both sides armed the almost finished bridge with mines and in 1942 a massive explosion on the Swedish side almost destroyed the bridge. Inauguration was finally in June 1946. With a length of 420 meters and a sail free height of 65 it’s an impressive beauty.

Build bridges and keep the borders open, ha de Gött!

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Sunbathing

Sunbathing

A Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Storskarv in Swedish, spreading its wings in the sun, probably to dry up after a dive for fish. This large black bird can be found all over the world in different variations. Hunted to near extinction as it is considered a competitor for fishing but has recovered well after hunting ban.

Too much or too little spoils everything, ha de Gött!

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Navigare

Navigare

Lighthouse Bissen at Bisse Rännan a calm summer evening. This is the south entrance to Sweden’s first marine nature preserve, Kosterhavets Nationalpark. The preserve meets up with Ytre Hvaler on the Norwegian side at the north end. The 250 meter deep fjord is the home of one of only two coral reefs in Sweden. The low salt content in the water from the Baltic meets the high salt content water from the Atlantic, powered by the Golf Stream, creating rich living conditions under the water.

To navigate is necessary, ha de Gött!

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Lighthouse

Lighthouse

One of my favorite motives, the Väcker lighthouse. This time from the sea. Even with the calm weather there was waves. Not easy to take photos from a small boat.

Red, Green and Blue, ha de Gött!

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Sea Freight

Sea Freight

Late night sea traffic around Ramskär lighthouse. The 16 meter high lighthouse was built in 1917 with great difficulty on the naked black cliff. Situated 10 kilometer west of Havstenssund. The name Ramskär comes from the black rock. Ramn is ancient Nordic for raven. Hence raven black skerry.

See the light, be the light. Ha de Gött!

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