Visual update

Ah, the visual learners: How we all love them!

In related news, here are some more pictures from my various exploits this summer:











This is me and my Guatemalan friend Ramon island-hopping off the coast of Oslo.

This is my friend/sherpa Magnus, as we were climbing a crazy mountain and had to pass an equally crazy glacier. Sure, it may not have been the biggest glacier in the world, but it was more than enough snow there for an ad hoc snowball fight. You have to agree though, that Norway is kind of pretty.

Here are some pictures from the regatta I've been bitching about. First up is the captain of the boat, my very good friend Lars Gunnar.

Sailing at night in Norway, the land of the midnight sun, was simply spectacularly beautiful. This picture is in fact taken close to midnight, indicating that yes, Norway is fairly far north, but I'm sure none of you guessed that.

This is me looking kind of sailor-like. It was a very very fun regatta, and - as I've already said in this blog - although we far from won our class we broke the previous time record with something like 3 hours, which is pretty spectacular.

This, dear readers, is Oslo from the water front. Or at least a little part of it, called Aker Brygge, where I by the way intend to move at some point. (When I seriously marry up, that is. Who the hell pays ten million dollars for a damn two bedroom apartment? Friggin' Idiots!)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is my adorable little nephew Niklas, securely sitting with his aunt - and my sister - Benedikte.

Finally, for those who have visited me at Uranienborg in Oslo: This is the famous Hjelmsgate Eagle! I just had to have a picture of it! How I miss it! Treat it well, André, treat it well. (Sorry Magnus, men måtte jo bare ta med et bilde av den :-) ) It kind of looks like the German WWII Reichs-eagle, but I assure you: Even though I'm blond, I'm not a nazi. My former roommate, on the other hand.. (Kidding)