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Or early autumn. But the weather was so warm, it could have been August. I had four days alone in the boat, anchoring out in quiet places and one night in a harbour, also very quiet and peaceful. I just want to show how beautiful it is around here in Ryfylke, just out of Stavanger,…

Stavanger Turistforening inviterte til tur på Hardangervidda frå 12. til 15. august og eg melde meg på. Ellen og eg har gått mange turar på vidda og i andre fjellområde før. Fyrste gongen var i 1975. Då var me unge og spreke. Nå er me ikkje så unge og spreke lenger, men lysta til å…

June 15 – 25 The page is quite long, so keep scrolling down. Go to homepage and menu here. Saturday June 15 Sailing to Shetland on my own boat has been a plan in the making for the last couple of years, and a dream for longer. For some sailors, this is a trip they…

Mandal to Talgje Friday 28. July Back in Mandal the weather had changed to sun and a light, warm breeze. Having the house with us means we can also invite friends to a meal and an evening of sharing and fellowship. We go way back with these good people, Marianne and Jon to the 70s,…

Talgje to Mandal Wednesday 19. July The summer sail trip this year goes to the south of Norway. The first part will involve crossing an open stretch along the Jaeren coast line. For some days now we have had south west gales, not a time to undertake a voyage here in a small sail boat.…

Sailing slowly along the coast is a journey of formation (Norwegian: dannelsesreise). You may get to understand more why living close to the sea on such a coast used to be an asset (and I think it still is, but in a different way), and to see how this has formed the societies and the…