Looking forward to the long, light summer nights
By Torunn
@Torunn (8607)
Norway
April 27, 2019 3:48pm CST
It's getting dark now, but we're getting closer to the time of the year when it doesn't really get dark. Tourists have a tendency to have problems sleeping that time of the year, so what they remember from the north is great nature and sleepless night.
I love those long, not really dark nights. The worse thing for me when I go somewhere in the summer is that it gets dark. We don't have midnight sun here, but it's not that dark. Picture is from last summer when a friend and I went out to take picture early in the morning. Daylight and no people around, it was great fun so we plan to do it again.
For those of you that find yourself in the north: don't sleep in the night! You can sleep in the winter. Or during the day.
Can you sleep when the sun's up?
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
28 Apr 19
The darkes place I've been must have been at about the same latitude as you. It was somewhere in the mountains in Austria (Salzburger land). We stayed a night in a hotel at the end of valley, and all other houses and lights where hidden behind mountains. No moon that night, I've never seen the summer night so dark.
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@snowy22315 (180679)
• United States
27 Apr 19
Not that well. It stays light in Alaska too in the summer. I remember trying to sleep and neighbors were mowing their lawn at 11PM. That seemed really funny.
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
27 Apr 19
Here someone would phone the police if the neighbours did that :-)
I'd like to go to Alaska in the summer. I should go to places with the same summers as here. I used to have dark blinds and all the usual things to make it dark, but at some point I decided to get used sleeping without them.
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@snowy22315 (180679)
• United States
27 Apr 19
@Torunn Well, everyone was awake so it wasn't a big deal. This was a nice suburban neighborhood.
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
27 Apr 19
@snowy22315 They would have complained even more! Nice suburban Norwegians are a complaining lot, they have opinions about when their neighbours should do what.
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
8 Jun 19
depends'n how draggin' i'd be, lol. i'd a stint'n alaska though'n found all those hours 'f near daylight most wondrous. i'd go hikin' fer what i'd figured a couple hours 'n 'pon my return to 'civilization' find 't near 5am. made the miles put'n my boots make more sense, lol.
love this pic! great vantage point from both cameras :)
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
9 Jun 19
Waiting for some better weather now, so I can take some turns outside in the night! Next Friday *crosses fingers and toes* it's time to start the summer plans.
*checks map* Alaska's like Northern Norway, so sun all night. We have dusk all night, I must go north at some point to get sun all night too.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
9 Jun 19
@Torunn i hope such 'tis soon! 'd love to see the pics'n read the tales 'f yer 'dventures :)
'tis a mix 'f magic'n 'xhaustion, all that daylight, lol. i 'rrived'n june 'n wish i'd 'ppreciated such more 's soon 'twas mostly dark, bitter cold'n mountains 'f snow. still beautiful, jest'd the need fer 14 layers 'f clothin' 'n other special gear. near 'mpossible to get yer elbow'p to snap a pic!
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
5 May 19
I was in Norway last June and loved the daylight sitting on the top deck of the ship at 1AM in the day light was an amazing experience. Have fun I would have a problem as I would seriously belacking insleep.
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@Torunn (8607)
• Norway
30 Apr 19
Depends on whether you want the Norwegian or Swedish king. For Jon Snow I'd suggest the North Pole, unless he has been chased away by the Russians ;-)
It's not endure, it's enjoy. It's the long, dark nights in the winter you have to endure to be able to enjoy the summer nights.
@JESSY3236 (19949)
• United States
3 May 19
I sometimes take naps during the day. beautiful picture.
