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.