A Tog's Trek

My culinary tour (and random number generator) took me to Bulgaria, where the national dish is Bob Chorba, a bean soup made for centuries (if not longer) in monasteries, as well as Patatnik, a potato pancake made with egg and mint.

Bohusleden's hikes run from Lindome to Strömstad and are broken up into twenty-seven sections of an average length of 12.6km giving a total of 340 kilometres. Over time, I have been exploring sections in one or multi-day hikes.

Despite the Corona virus, more than four hundred cities around the world have marched in protest of George Floyd death and the lack of accountability for the detaining officers. Gothenburg's march brought thousands out in peaceful protest. Starting at Heden and travelling in a large circle around the city past Vasa, past Domkyrkan and past the stadium.

Recently, the Elk (or Moose if you are American as the North American Elk is a different species) in Slotskogen park have given birth to two calves (or Mooselings). These babies have caused much excitement and many visitors.

Fårikål is Norway's national dish, and its position was reaffirmed recently in a national vote. It is a deeply simple meal with only six ingredients assuming you count water as an ingredient.

Something of a taste from my childhood, Nasi Goreng is a staple of Indonesian (and Malaysian and Singaporean) cuisine, spicy fried rice with omelette pieces its a filling dish.

An early start landed us on Neko Harbour, discovered by Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache, and named for a Scotting whaling boat, the Harbour is the site of a Gentoo penguin colony and a viewpoint over the waters.

Fish Islands are a group of small islands lying in the northern part of the entrance to Holtedahl Bay. They are home to breeding colonies of Adelie penguins as well as Imperial Shags. The Fish Islands.

Another Antarctic island discovered by Jean-Baptiste Charcot of the French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910), Pourquoi Pas was named for Charcot's ship in the 1930s by the British Graham Land Expedition who first charted the island.

A short distance from the Lemaire Channel, Petermann island is a common destination for tourists as it offers a landing, historic importance and a great number of Penguins.

The Lemaire Channel is one of the top tourist destinations in Antarctica, comparatively protected the waters are often still, though its location means it is equally often impassable due to the icebergs that accumulate in the Passage and remain for weeks or months due to the calm waters and narrow width.

Sunday evening was a cold clear night and a half moon over Gothenburg. I got out my 1D MkIII, 100-400mm Zoom and 2x extender and took it out into the cold of my garden. Learning from my previous session, I plugged in my laptop to do remote shooting rather than shooting from the back of the camera.