Today we decided to visit Røros (a nearby world heritage site) as a group. Logistics were an issue, as there were so many of us, but we solved that by splitting into two groups - one would get the train, and the other would drive in the Tesla.
It was snowing gently. We left Jen, Andy and Charlie in peace, and departed the hillside cabin just before 10am.
We stopped at lakeside cabin to pick up David and drop off Ali. Christian treated everyone to a Tesla dance (groan). The journey was an hour and a half, and passed uneventfully. David chose tunes.
We dropped everyone off, and went to park near a charger. I attempted to use the facilities in the station, but failed. We unintentionally met the other group in the station car park, as they'd just arrived. Meelis went off with his skis to find snow.
The rest of us met in a cafe (Trygstad bakery and confectionery) for coffee and cake. We got an outdoor (under cover) table and wrapped up with blankets. It was very cosy. The cafe was busy and we waited quite some time for our treats. They had a weird gnome, which entertained us for some time. They also had a bathroom. Hooray!
Once full of coffee and cake, we walked up the hill of the main street in what felt like fairyland, looking at shops. It was snowing gently, and everything was pristine and beautiful. We stopped to look at a church at the top of a hill, and saw a horse-drawn cart go past.
Coming back downhill, Christian and I lost the others, and decided to go up the enormous snow-covered slag heap that dwarfed the town. It was a little treacherous in places, but we managed not to fall off the edge, or down any holes. The view was wonderful.
There didn't seem to be a great deal to do in Roros, so we went into the mining museum (Rørosmuseet Smelthytta), and met the others there. There was rather more detail than I was able to take in, but I learned enough to get the jist of it: mining was fantastically profitable, and had put Roros on the map, but it destroyed the nearby environment, and emerging technology had made it redundant.
Everyone met up for a late lunch in a pub on the main street - Skanckebua Bar and Restaurant. Christian had a veggie burger, and I think I had something local. There was reindeer on the menu, but I don't think it was that.
It was time to leave, so we walked back to the car in the gathering dark, noticing the beautiful nacreous clouds again. We had Rebecca with us in the car this time - once again the trip was uneventful, though we did see what we think was a ski jump lit up in the dark.
We all had dinner at riverside cabin - Andy made deconstructed lasagne, which was extremely good. While he was cooking, David baked a cake, which I don't think had all the requisite ingredients in it, and so didn't rise successfully. It was still good.
On our way out of lakeside cabin, we took the barrier card out of Ginny's car, and headed back to hillside, leaving the car beside the lake again.
Bed.
We stopped at lakeside cabin to pick up David and drop off Ali. Christian treated everyone to a Tesla dance (groan). The journey was an hour and a half, and passed uneventfully. David chose tunes.
We dropped everyone off, and went to park near a charger. I attempted to use the facilities in the station, but failed. We unintentionally met the other group in the station car park, as they'd just arrived. Meelis went off with his skis to find snow.
Once full of coffee and cake, we walked up the hill of the main street in what felt like fairyland, looking at shops. It was snowing gently, and everything was pristine and beautiful. We stopped to look at a church at the top of a hill, and saw a horse-drawn cart go past.
There didn't seem to be a great deal to do in Roros, so we went into the mining museum (Rørosmuseet Smelthytta), and met the others there. There was rather more detail than I was able to take in, but I learned enough to get the jist of it: mining was fantastically profitable, and had put Roros on the map, but it destroyed the nearby environment, and emerging technology had made it redundant.
It was time to leave, so we walked back to the car in the gathering dark, noticing the beautiful nacreous clouds again. We had Rebecca with us in the car this time - once again the trip was uneventful, though we did see what we think was a ski jump lit up in the dark.
On our way out of lakeside cabin, we took the barrier card out of Ginny's car, and headed back to hillside, leaving the car beside the lake again.
Bed.
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