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The following year, the phone rang one day out of the blue. The company that had bought the vessel was struggling to find a qualified crew for the catamaran. They wondered if Helge might be interested in working a season as their captain.",{"type":257,"content":428},[429],{"text":430,"type":261,"marks":431},"He was.",[432],{"type":272},{"type":257,"content":434},[435],{"text":436,"type":261},"\"It was a lot of fun and gave me a craving for more. So when the phone rang in 2010 with the same request, it wasn't hard to accept,\" says the captain.",{"type":257,"content":438},[439],{"text":440,"type":261},"Besides fantastic scenery and a new, exciting captain's job, the Western Norwegian had another reason to travel to the north.",{"type":257,"content":442},[443],{"text":444,"type":261},"\"I met a woman with whom I now have two young children. It made the choice even easier. So I just moved north and bought a house. 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","Eagle in flight",{"_uid":531,"body":532,"card":562,"layout":282,"component":453,"article_rounded":104},"09809a23-c5f5-4dd0-98fd-ce866e24f78f",{"type":254,"content":533},[534,539,543,547,551],{"type":306,"attrs":535,"content":536},{"level":308},[537],{"text":538,"type":261},"Fishing tourists from all over Europe",{"type":257,"content":540},[541],{"text":542,"type":261},"\"I see that people are already booking trips for late autumn and winter already now, in the summer. What was originally planned as a small hobby project as a sideline has expanded throughout the year - which is a lot of fun.\"",{"type":257,"content":544},[545],{"text":546,"type":261},"\"I usually say to guests: We're done fishing when you get bored. 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As an avid hobby photographer, it's an absolutely fantastic place to be – summer and winter. Lots of nice walks and mountain hikes. I've experienced wild moose eating apples out of my hand. I don't think you'll find that in many other places.\"",{"type":257,"content":680},[681],{"text":682,"type":261},"\"If you ask me, Andenes is one of the finest places in Norway to experience the northern lights. 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