Driving South

First stop along the coast was Surfers Paradise. We stayed for 10 min, because it is really just a city of hotels and tourists, and the beach wasn't even that nice. Then we drove a little in land so that I could run up Mt. Warning. From the top, you have a great view of the whole region, and it is the place where the sun first rises in the winter. Since Inga was still sick, we camped in the small town Lennox Head for a couple of days. Its a nice little place just south of Byron Bay. I rented a surfboard, and surfed all day. I manage to stand up, but the conclusion is: wind surfing is much more fun. The small coast of South West rocks is supposed to be one of the best places to dive outside of Great Barrier Reef. I was suppose to dive saturday morning, but I could't. Apparently, I'm not in the Padi system any more ;( real bummer! The whole day was spent driving to the Blue Mountains

Crack climbing in Frogs Buttress

Tueday morning Inga woke up feeling really sick, so I joined a Tassie couple jamming in Frogs Buttres. This was my first experience with natural crag climing and a lot different from the crimping I am used to :P I even lead my own root, even though it was just a 12 (3/4?). More updates's comming soon...

Beginning of the tour Down Under

Friday at noon me and Inga met at Gardermoen, our backpacks filled with little more than climbing equipment. Our climbing/surfing/doing all sorts of cool things is finally here, and first stop, thats Brisbane. Not surprisingly, it takes time to go to Autralia. Around 36 hours! We middle landed in Heathrow before boarding the 13 hour place to Singapore. Inga slept almost the whole way. Vibeke watched 3 moovies, read spanish, knitted a little and selpt max 2 hours. The couple of hour in Singapore were spent well on getting a massage and, of all things, a FISH SPA!! This is a spa where lots of small fish such to your feet and remove dead skin. Inga was too afraid, while I enjoid it a lot. But it does feel bizarre at first. Arriving in Brisbane, Inga did not get her luggage. But no worries. It arrived at the hostel later in the evening. We have done all the shopping needed, and are already tired of city life. So now we head for the beach before going crag climbing in Frog Buttress.

Summer in Jostedalen

This summer I just had one week of vacation. Starting out a Friday afternoon after work (a huge mistake of course) I started driving towards Stryn, where I where going to pick up ”hobo” Inga at the bus station. I took me 12.5 hours, 4 ferries and two x15min stops to sleep before I finally arrived. We put up a tent and slept a few hours before it was time to check out the climbing routes at Bølgen and Beachen in Stryn. During three days we slept under the ”open” sky (under the rock roof at Beachen that is), did a lot of climbing and hiked Skåla, the longest uphill in Norway. The week-end was a great test for me and Inga as we now leave for 2 moths of sharing a van Down Under. And we passed it…luckily :D

Inga went back to Trondheim Monday evening, and I continued to Jostedalen, picking up Sivert along the way. We had a couple of great hiking days, Siri Bente took me glacier walking/”ice climbing” and I finished the week off with a real ”bygdefest” with my new Brazilian friend, Ana Luiza.

Total Summer School 28 june - 5 july

I was so fortunate to get a summer job at Total in Stavanger this summer, and not just that; I was offered to participate at the Total Summer School in Chantilly, one hour north of Paris. So the 28th of june, Hugo and I left Stavanger in the middle of the WC Volleyball tournament to join the other 122 students from across the world for a week in France. The days were filled with presentations, workshops, huge lunches, waterpolo in the swimmingpool, visit to Chantilly castle and much more, ending with a boat cruise on the Seine river friday night. The week-end were spent sightseeing and partying in Paris. I met so many amazing people, who all made the week unforgettable and I now have a whole world to discover with my new friends. Thanks for a great week! Je vous aime et à bientôt.