At the Lantern

At the Lantern
Originally uploaded by Elfworld

I’m on a high. Not the sort of high that you have to use substances or alcohol to achieve. No, this is the kind of high you get when the sun is shining from a clear blue sky, and the last remnants of the long winter and cold spring is thawed out of your body. There’s life in the town of Molde. It’s hard to believe, so I’ve taken on my reporter’s hat and brought with me my camera and notebook. I’m on a mission to write a “summer is finally here” item for the local paper.

I start down by the docks. At the Lantern I find four people who seem to be enjoying themselves immensely. Among them is a married couple who comes from an island further to the north of Molde. They’ve taken a week end boat trip down here, and since the guest boat parking is situated right next to the Lantern, it’s the perfect spot. I ask if I can take their picture, and one of the women around the table jokes that I must not publish it in the paper. – My family will se what I really was up to today.

As I take my pictures I begin to realize why they’ve chosen to sit here. The skyline is dominated by the 333 (a number that seems to increase every year) mountain tops at the other side of the fjord. Sea gulls are flying around and right by the dock is the big cruise ship, Albatross, moored. It all creates a really nice maritime atmosphere. I thank them and I walk towards the centre of downtown.

Uploaded by Elfworld on 19 Jun 07, 2.21PM