Wow, I never thought I would actually be writing this, but for the past few weeks we have had absolutely beautiful weather here in Bergen. Sorry to all my friends and family in the UK, but March came in like a lamb and is going out like a lamb! We have had wall to wall sunshine most days, with the odd cloudy day in between, and only 18 mm rain or snow since the beginning of the month. Yes, temperatures could have been a tad warmer, hovering around 0 C most of the time, but it is amazing how many nooks and crannies you can find in town, or at the side of the house where you are in the lee. We achieved a very rrespectable 17 C on our balcony yesterday, and even got a bit sunburnt! Time to break out the BBQ?
According to the local newspaper, Bergen is experiencing the driest March in 110 years! We have had 152mm less rain than usual - don't forget, here on the West Coast, life is measured in length and ferocity of rain shower. Most days you stand to get wet at least once when you step outside your front door!
The lack of rain has actually caused problems up on the mountain hillsides around the town, as the dead grass is bone dry, and we have had several fires break out, 32 in fact just this weekend! There is a tradition here that if you go for a long walk at this time of year, you will often light a fire around lunch time and toast sausages to make hot dogs. Unfortunately, it seems as though many of these small bonfires have got out of hand. Others may have been started deliberately. It does seem strange though, to have fire warnings out now when the weather is still bitterly cold.
This clear, dry weather is set to continue, at least until the beginning of April. Hopefully, we can take some of it with us to the UK over Easter!
Dare we even start to hope that we will have a good summer here too for a change?
Click the link to the local paper if you want to seel pictures of burning mountains!
http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Lyderhorn-brant-i-seks-timer-2866926.html
A blog about daily life in Bergen, Norway. We moved here in 2010 due to work commitments (my husband's). Now having survived the first winter I feel able to write about the place without too much negativity! it is amazing how a lack of light, freezing temperatures and general horrid weather drain creativity!! I've learnt Norwegian, and work part time - so this really is living in Bergen!
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