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May 05, 2017

Rusasetvatnet + Døsvik Havn Norway

In the Philippines, every Holy week we only have four days of vacation but here in Norway, the holiday starts on Holy Thursday until Monday so they have 5 days off from work. So my mom has one more day before she goes back to work.


April is the start of the Spring season but for us, it feels like winter sa lamig. Hehehe! My mom took advantage of the good weather so she went out to clean the garden with my son. I was watching them from the kitchen window and it looks like my son was enjoying picking the dry leaves and then he started cutting the grasses. After several minutes, I saw him in the swing. Then after a few minutes, he went inside and he said to me, “hirap maggarden”.


My mom shared with me what my son said in the garden. While my son was busy cutting grasses. He told my mom, “You know, you should buy a lawnmower so it is easy to cut grass”. lol He was having a hard time cutting grass using the scissors so nagsuggest na bumili na lang ng lawnmower. My mom just laughed and she said, she has a lawnmower in the garage.

Rusasetvatnet 

After lunch, we went to Rusasetvatnet. It is one of the recreational areas and one of the largest restored wetlands in Ørland Norway. It used to be the primary source of drinking water in Ørland before it was shut down in 1981. The place is good for walking, running, cycling and even bird watching. It has Ørland freshwater at the foot of Rusasetfjellet where you can see wildlife and fish.


They are developing the area to connect Brekstad, Rusaset, and Austrått. Once the restoration is finished, you can go fishing in the Dala River, Balsnes River, and Stamford River. My mom mentioned to me that we can walk up to Austrått so it means there is already a footpath that was developed. But since we already visited Austrătt before, we did not go there anymore.

Read: Things to do in Austrått Noway



One thing I noticed here in Ørland Norway, is it is not tourist-friendly. What I mean is there is no English translation in every place that we’ve been to. I saw flyers and brochures at the seaport but there is no English version of it. For someone like me who doesn’t know the language, it is hard to get the information I need. Parang mas mahirap pa dito kaysa sa Japan.

They have so many signposts around the recreational area but it is still useless to me since I can’t read and understand them. I can only appreciate the picture of it, kawawa naman nanay ko kung itranslate niya lahat ng sign post. Lol. But the good thing about here is there are so many recreational areas and it is free.

Watch the video here

Update: September 2017

My mom informed me that there is already an English Version of the signpost in Rusasetvatnet. Yey! This is good news for tourists.



Døsvik Havn 

Anyway, after walking at Rusasetvatnet, my mom drove us to Døsvik Havn or Døsvik Harbor. It is located beside the Bjugnfjorden, the place offers boathouses and holiday homes so if you are into sailing, boating, or fishing, you can stay here. Don't ask about the rates because I have no idea :) It is nice to see colorful holiday homes.




13 comments:

  1. Ganda ng place sis! I have a soft spot for small town villages, parang napaka chill ng buhay and let's you enjoy life to the fullest!

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    1. Ganda nga dito puro nature tripping. True, chill lang buhay dito, la traffic pa. :)

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  2. Sa Norway uso sa kanila either may boat or cabin no? my former boss/ninang has a cabin naman in Sweden kaya swerte ko nakapunta ko don. Ganda ng mga old houses no? akala ko sa Trondheim to eh may pic din kasi ako sa ganyan hehe

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    1. Yes, boat or cottage house ang meron sila dito. May nakikita din ko na bahay na may mga RV. :) Parang Trondheim nga. Uso siguro colorful houses dito sa Scandinavian.

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  3. I love the colors of the houses. Ang colorful lang talaga. And the place seems so clean. I bet the people there are so disciplined. Or perhaps they have a nice government who knows how to implement rules.

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    1. Yes, the place is clean and organized. People are disciplined and if you violate rules or laws, you need to pay a lot of money. :)

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  4. Wow! Hopin' someday God will take us there sa Norway, I love that there are lots of recreational areas for free hehe (as you've mentioned) pero kinabahan ako sa part ng language translation hehe. Baka maiyak nalang kami ni hubby sis sa sulok hehe!

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    1. I hope so because Norway is a beautiful country. Yes, free recreational area. :) Maybe in popular tourist spots, may mga English version like Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim.

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  5. Ang ganda! Ang linis! Norway is such a beautiful place! Sa mga nakita ko sa posts mo, talagang ang masasabi ko, ang ganda mag de-stress dito. Libre pa. Presko ang hangin! Ganda ng paligid! Grabe. ♥

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    1. Ganda noh! True, sarap magdestress dito, maappreciate mo ang God's creation. Yes, fresh air, no pollution. hehehe!

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  6. OMG that group of colorful houses! I've seen that in a photo before! So lucky you to be in Norway and with your son, too! What a great way to immerse in culture!

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    1. Yes, happy to visit this place with my family. :)

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  7. Wow! Norway is love... I so love the colorful houses, Norways looks so clean. BOATING! Oh how I wish we have like these in Philippines, wherein anyone can go boating or fishing, hindi lang maharlika... hehe!

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