In this hi-tech era, humanity, a word full of contradiction, has never been more connected. Perversely, from what we see and hear on a daily basis, that’s clearly not the case.
As a general rule of thumb, our trips have remained free of any TV and current news items. Since the bloody invasion of Ukraine, the madness of the Hamas slaughter, the genocidal response of Israel and now the daily US sit-com called Blow Your Own Trumpet, Mr S travels with his very own foreign affairs correspondent on board.
However, Mrs S goes much further with her reporting than Kate Adie ever did. Each morning’s news is thoroughly investigated, corroborated, dissected, and analysed. Those in positions of power and authority lambasted for showing any weakness in standing up against those she sees as evil. Praise forthcoming whenever an ounce of common sense emanates from any quarter. In another time and place a career as an activist, or resistance fighter, may well have been right up her street.
It goes without saying that the first hour, or so, of each day’s journey passes rather quickly and relieves Mr S of having to personally scan the news.
At an altitude of 630 meters, Røros, the only mountain town in Norway and a UNESCO World Heritage site, draws us towards its quaint wooden housing structures, built upon the success of its 333 years of copper mining, which ended in 1971.
Being a mountain town, Beastie needs to point his nose upwards. He’s getting quite used to doing that over here.
12K further up the road we end the day at Røste Hyttetun og Camping.
I don’t see too many potholes. Is that your experience?
If I was back in the classroom I would get out my red pen for a spelling mistake! Actually the same as on the RN Subs site I just saw regarding that submarine loss.
I have to say, I am highly envious of your travels you know.
Have fun.
Tell me more please Rog – which word are you referring to?