Sunday, September 02, 2007

jeg snakke litt norske

hello everyone. welcome back.
things have been moving along swimmingly here in norway. some cooler weather and typical norwegian rain have moved in recently, adding a fresh dusting a snow among the higher elevations.

photo by mw

we've been cruising around with the usual crew: amos and i with the barefoot gypsies eden and jono. we'd all like to congratulate jono for finding a job. he'll be working offshore doing seismic measurements or some such. sounds like a big boy's job; so we're all real proud of him. in the meantime, we all enjoyed some of the usual adventures.

photo by eden sinclair


photo by eden sinclair

this time to the north and the hornidal river. here's the crew, all smiles as usual at the put-in. eden, amos, and jono (l to r):

photo by mw

some pretty nice ones on this run. here's amos resurfacing at one of the main attractions:

photo by mw

amos going far left at this gross one:

photo by mw

eden found an exciting route back into the river after that particular portage:

photo by mw

amos, same:

photo by mw

we found a real big one on the hornidal, a big ugly one. in amos' words, "death on a stick". here are amos and eden looking into the maw:

photo by mw

one of the uniquely delicious aspects of kayaking in norway are wild blueberries. seems as if every time we are out of our boats on the side of the river, there they are ripe for the picking.
amos and jono, snacking:

photo by mw

eden, same:

photo by mw

energized and back on the river for some more action; amos is in his element:

photo by mw

jono, same:

photo by mw

eden, a kiwi native to the west coast of the south island, in his element among some steep walls on the hornidalselva:

photo by mw

i recently raided eden sinclair's camera; so many thanks go to him for the following moments of excitement. eden carries around a small, waterproof digital point-and-shoot, and he has made good use of it.
the author on the lower myrkdalselva on the second step of the triple combo:

photo by eden sinclair

the author, again on the lower section of the myrkdalselva, lovin' it:

photo by eden sinclair

the crew down at the bottom, bathing in a mix of rain and waterfall mist. it's great for the skin as well as the spirit:

photo by eden sinclair

that's all for now. all the best to you blog fans.
mefford.

photo by eden sinclair