I am Chris.
Summer almost at it..s end and fall is just something grown ups invented.
Summer festivals have been tons of fun this year too even though we..ve only played aprox. two hands full of them.
Thought I..d tell you all about a very fun thing we did before the show in Bodö, Norway.
We were offered to go on a boat ride to "Saltströmmen" Here..s a little info about it incase you were wondering what it is:
-Saltstraumen is a
sound with a strong
tidal current located in
Nordland 30 km east of the city of
Bodø,
Norway. The narrow channel connects the outer
Saltfjord with its extension, the large
Skjerstadfjord. It is the strongest tidal current in the world. Up to 400 million m³ (tonnes) of
seawater forces its way through a 3 km long and 150 m wide
strait every six hours, with water speeds reaching 20
knots (about 37 km/h).
Vortices up to 10 m in diameter and 5 m in depth are formed when the current is at its strongest; this feature is commonly known as a
whirlpool or
maelstrom.
Saltstraumen has existed for some two to three thousand years. Before that the area was different due to the pressure from the glaciers that had covered Norway for tens of thousands of years. The current is created when the
tide tries to fill the
Skjerstad fjord. The height difference between the
sea level and the fjord inside can be up to 1 meter. The speed of the current can be up to 22 knots (40 km per hour or 25 miles per hour). When the current turns, there is a period when the
sound is navigable. At these times the current is almost calm.
- The boat we were gonna hit the water in broke down so the guy who was taking us took his private 29" Goldfish rib and rolled out the red carpet for us instead. Here..s a little info on the boat incase you..re wondering what kind it is:
Length overall 8.90m/29’8”
Beam (inflated) 2.73m/8’10”
Beam (deflated) 2.10m/6’11”
Draft to props 0.92m/3’0”
Bridge clearance 1.70m/5’7”
Displacement (min) 1600kg/3527pound
Engines See pricelist
Propulsion Stern drive
Max speed range 54–80kts/62-92mph
Passengers 9
Fuel capacity 320l/85usgal
Water capacity 25l/6,6usgal
Construction GRP Sandwich & hypalon
Hull design Two stepped decompressing V
Classification B - Offshore
Design & Construction Pål Sollie
Builder Goldfish Boat AS
Boat + ride was fucking amazing and so was the show later that night.
Hitting Hivemanor hard again on thursday, to create what will later become your new favourite songs.
Take care fools.
Chris "Hookoak" Dangerous