Hello everyone, and HAPPY EASTER!!! Allow me to bring everyone up to speed. Since the last blog post, the search for an apartment in Stavanger is heating up, lots of skiing has occurred, sheep have had their baby lambs, and we believe Blake has a new family. I prefer just to leave it at that, as I try avoiding the conversation about Blake. It's still hard on me.
Anyway, Enjoy!!!
Oh yea! Way to go Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four. That's great!!! I hope they win the national championship. Maybe there's a way to watch it here in Norway?
Can you say greatest t-shirt known to mankind?
Kristine's father surprised me with this last week.
The sheep are back and ready for summer.
Lambs represent Spring time here in Norway, just as the return
of robins in Wisconsin. It's nice to see them.
Since I haven't been in Norway during the Spring time, I've never
been around lambs. Their fun to watch run around and play with
one another. Their my little buddies. I sometimes catch myself
watching them play for up to 10 minutes at a time.
Last weekend I was at the cabin for a few days. That of course
means lots of skiing. Some of Kristine's cousins, aunts, and
uncles were with us too.
This is where we set up camp for lunch. Just off to the right
of the ski trail.
In the last blog post I mentioned that I would write about Norwegian
homes and architecture. I was also hoping to write more about
Stavanger. That'll have to wait as other events came up sooner.
I believe for this ski trip there were 18 of us total.
It's very typical for Norwegians to stop for food
during a ski trip. As we go along, we periodically
see groups of skiers with their ski poles and skis
stabbed in the snow next to them during the break.
The log with slits down the sides is used for heating a pot or pan.
The small grills to the right are used once and then disposed.
Daniel being himself.
Cute babies playing in the snow with Kristine's
cousin.
Kristine's mother enjoying the nice day we all had together!
On this day, we traveled about an hour inland from the cabin
to cross country ski. We started here, crossed the lake, and then
skied some more before stopping for food.
On this day, I was persuaded to try downhill skiing for the first
time. It was interesting. I learned really fast how important
breaking a stop skills are. Although it was my first time, I
couldn't help but notice how good small children were at skiing
and snowboarding. WOW! Literally 4 year olds flying down
the slopes like they're pros.
In a similar fashion to cross country, we too set up camp for the
day while downhill skiing.
It was difficult to get a great picture of how high the mountain
was. High for me at least. The tracks that make this circle are
actually caused by small kids driving little snowmobiles around in
a circle.
So Spring has come and as I stated on facebook, that means
lots of food to grill and fish to be caught. Should be a good time.
To set up camp, someone usually brings a small shovel to make
benches for people to sit on.
I think it would be fun to make these same trips in the Summer.
Perhaps hiking with some freshwater fishing along the way.
I can't think of a better way to spend a Summer's day.
Since baby's come along, they need transport. This is how it's
done. They get attached an adult and enjoy the ride. I REALLY
wanted to ride in this but nobody wanted to pull me.
Daniel and I are flying to Oslo in a few weeks to
visit some friends. It'll be a great trip. I expect him
to bring his fanny pack.
So Craig Morgan is coming to Norway. Yes, you
read that correctly. He's my second favorite artist.
Unfortunately his concert is far away and I imagine
quite expensive. Hopefully he decides to come back
so me and some friends can go see him. Craig and I
are practically best friends so I feel terrible not going
to support him...
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