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It is always fascinating how the landscape changes so drastically right after a national border. As soon as we arrived in Norway, we only saw small, stunted birch trees and soon after, the first 'mountains' appeared on the horizon. On our first day in Norway, we cycled through the Sami village of Kautokaino. Coincidentally, the book "The Children of Kautokaino" is one of Fiona’s favorite child-book. Unfortunately, the village does not look particularly inviting today; it is not as picturesque as shown in the book. For our first night in this new country, we pitched our tent by the roadside in a huge berry field. For breakfast, of course, we had plenty of berries.
With a wonderful tailwind we reached Alta on the west coast the next day. With 127 km, this was our second record day (the first was in Western Sahara with 170 km). Fortunately, we found a nice shelter by a lake where we could cook a delicious meal, and sleep well.

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#cycling #bikepacking #cyclinglife #nomad #cyclingaroundtheworld #traveling #norway #kautokaino #samiland #photography #naturephotography #berry #cranberry #blueberry #travelphotography #knitting #camping #wildcamping

4-ingredient #vegan #blueberry cobbler baked in my diy low cost #SolarOven with free sun energy! #SolarCooking

Ingredients:
3 cups fresh or frozen #berries
1/2 cup water, divided
Juice of half a small lemon (about 1 tablespoon)
3 tablespoons plant-based butter (any brand you like)
yellow or white cake mix, 1 and 1/4 cups, about half a box (any brand as long as it's vegan, I used Betty Crocker)

This recipe is easy to double for a bigger pan! Use twice as much berries and a whole cake mix and whole lemon.

Instructions:
1. Mix the berries with the lemon juice and water in your baking dish (skip the lemon juice if berries are very tart)
2. Add 1/4 cup of cake mix to the berries, mix to combine
3. Dot the berries with butter (about 1 tablespoon)
4. In separate bowl, mix 1 cup cake mix with 1/4 cup water to make thick batter
5.Spoon the cake batter over the berries in the baking dish, dot with more butter (about 2 tablespoons)
6. Put the cover on it and place in the solar oven, bake until done (cake is cooked and berry juice is bubbling around the edge, thickened and translucent)
7. Serve warm or cold with ice cream or whipped cream if you want.
#veganfood #food #vegandessert #easydessert #simplecooking

Want to make it in a regular oven? Bake uncovered at 350°F 30-40 minutes or until done

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Furthermore, Western honey bees quickly lose interest in blueberries when other types of plants are in flower (cue the Distracted Boyfriend meme). Here's a quote from Suzanne Batra: "... honey bees do not prefer blueberry flowers, and they may depart for more favored hosts, within their foraging range." #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

Batra, S.W.T. 1997. Solitary bees for Vaccinium pollination. Acta Horticulturae 446:71-76. researchgate.net/publication/3

National Public Radio aired a segment on July 3rd that implied blueberries are completely reliant on Western honey bees. That is false. Blueberries are native to North America and are pollinated quite well, thank you, by native bumble bees and solitary bees. And growers who pack their fields with hives of (non-native) Western honey bees likely contribute to the decline of these indigenous pollinators. #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

npr.org/sections/health-shots/