Just outside of Bergen is an oil rig in the North Sea. This is the main reason that it is so expensive to live in Norway. The government controls the oil fields that are several places in Norwegian territorial waters. They put a large amount of the profits that are earned from oil production into trust funds to use for the development of the country when the oil reserves run out. But the oil has produceded not only high incomes, but also high prices for all commodities. There is a saying that the only way to afford to live in Norway is to work in Norway. Much truth to that.
While on our last ferry ride, between Bergen and Haugesund, we passed several of these salmon farms. These circles are enclosures of net like material that keep salmon in them. The farmers spawn the salmon and feed and harvest them in the cold waters of the fjords. It is easier this way than to catch them in the sea and rivers. You can find theses farms all over Norway, from the north to the south.
Finally after close to two thousand miles of travel we arrived in Haugesund. After receiving the tires we had sent to Haugesund by parcel post one of the first things we did was change the studded four winter tires to summer tires. Here the two young missionaries we are replacing, Elder Brett Jessen from South Ogden and Elder Michael Guttierrez from Fort Worth, Texas are doing the job of switching tires. Of course, Elder Humphrey is stupidvising.
A couple of days after we arrived the Branch Clerk and Elders Quorum President, Gunnar Rustad, came to our appartment and went over several items of branch business with Elder Humphrey. He is 81 years old, his wife is antagonistic against the church as are his children. He works about four or five hours each day on some aspect of church work, home teaching, finance work, geneology or other things. He is an amazing man.
We didn't go in, but had to show that even in Norway there are McDonald's. We didn't have them in Tromsø, only Burger Kings. There are at least two here in Haugesund. It costs about eight dollars for a Big Mac plus extra for fries and a drink, so we don't visit Mc Donald's. While here as a young missionary I never found anyone who knew what hamburgers or pizza were. Now there are several places in each city to buy them.
Just outside of Bergen is an oil rig in the North Sea. This is the main reason that it is so expensive to live in Norway. The government controls the oil fields that are several places in Norwegian territorial waters. They put a large amount of the profits that are earned from oil production into trust funds to use for the development of the country when the oil reserves run out. But the oil has produceded not only high incomes, but also high prices for all commodities. There is a saying that the only way to afford to live in Norway is to work in Norway. Much truth to that.
While on our last ferry ride, between Bergen and Haugesund, we passed several of these salmon farms. These circles are enclosures of net like material that keep salmon in them. The farmers spawn the salmon and feed and harvest them in the cold waters of the fjords. It is easier this way than to catch them in the sea and rivers. You can find theses farms all over Norway, from the north to the south.
Finally after close to two thousand miles of travel we arrived in Haugesund. After receiving the tires we had sent to Haugesund by parcel post one of the first things we did was change the studded four winter tires to summer tires. Here the two young missionaries we are replacing, Elder Brett Jessen from South Ogden and Elder Michael Guttierrez from Fort Worth, Texas are doing the job of switching tires. Of course, Elder Humphrey is stupidvising.
A couple of days after we arrived the Branch Clerk and Elders Quorum President, Gunnar Rustad, came to our appartment and went over several items of branch business with Elder Humphrey. He is 81 years old, his wife is antagonistic against the church as are his children. He works about four or five hours each day on some aspect of church work, home teaching, finance work, geneology or other things. He is an amazing man.
We didn't go in, but had to show that even in Norway there are McDonald's. We didn't have them in Tromsø, only Burger Kings. There are at least two here in Haugesund. It costs about eight dollars for a Big Mac plus extra for fries and a drink, so we don't visit Mc Donald's. While here as a young missionary I never found anyone who knew what hamburgers or pizza were. Now there are several places in each city to buy them.
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Gunnar Rustad is an amazing man especially with his contribution to Family History in Haugesund.
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