Bird watching… I think for me that was one of most anticipated activities this semester. I was a bit disappointed that we didn’t see any birds that we were supposed to.

Despite that, it was a cozy overnight with some useful knowledge provided by our guide Svein. Svein showed us around the area where we were staying. Telling us what we can eat and what we can’t. We tried out some tree buns (or gems) – taste like marzipan! Some of us even tried out tasting some ants – great source of proteins. Sorry ants… We were also advised not to pick mushrooms here as there is a big chance to confuse good ones with bad ones.

The weather was brilliant! We stayed up until stars showed up in the sky. Svein started wandering around the sky with his smart phone, which showed constellations around. It seemed a bit funny using these technologies in an environment such as this.

The only signs of birds we’ve noticed was noises when it was still dark. I am not sure if I heard some of those or it was just my imagination, because I was sleepy. I was a bit disappointed that my colleagues were a bit too loud late in the evening and that there was no signal in the morning to wake us up when the birds started making sounds. I think this should be done with a slightly smaller group.

In the morning we collected our gear and went back to parking place – then back to Uni.