Monday, May 30, 2011

Screeched in!

I am now a proud honorary Newfoundlander!
I have consumed a bountiful taste of Newfoundland's finest rum and have performed the ceremonial rites associated therein (including kissing a cod....)!

Another great lobster dinner

Starting to really enjoy the local seasonal favorites from the sea!!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Fox Island hike

Monday was the day of the fox island hike! The sun was out, and it was a beautiful hike! We even met two black tail eagles!

In the picture: me, Chris, Minh, Bernard, Therese, Hadar and Pat.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Big Red: our new best friend!















Our best friend on hiking trips; Big Red!! Super-comfy to drive in, great seats, and super spacious inside, sits 6 persons! And great for beers on the pick up hatch!
The perfect car for a road-trip!

Hiking the Skerwink trail

A beautiful day in central Newfoundland! After a long night of monopoly (we gave up at 2am...) no one was winning! An early morning of great breakfast, we headed out the door of the Fisher´s Inn and off on the Skerwink trail. A 5.3 km coastal trail, but we did all the detours, so guessing we did around 6 km. It was a beautiful day of sun and wind, slightly chilly, but with good gear we were well prepared and did not freeze! Therese and I are taking a little "sun-break"!

The Fisher´s Loft

Our home for the long-weekend! A beautifully renovated complex of 5 houses. And great view, food and people! What more can you wish for on a long-weekend in the Newfoundland wilderness!

May 2-4

The longweekend has started! And this beauty is our vehicle for the weekend, her name is Big Red! She is huge!! You have to climb up to get in! But very moose-safe!

Friday, May 20, 2011

The view from my bedroom window tonight

The 68 meter long schooner Santa Maria Manuela docked along side our office buliding today. She is a beautiful portugese white 4 master, buildt in 1937 and was used for cod fishing here on the Great Banks. And she will be here all week long, taking onboard visitors on the weekend. So my plan is to go down Saturday and take a tour! But before 15, when we are leaving for our longweekend get-away off the Avalon peninsula, over on the main island.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Happy Norway Day!

Dressed up in red, white and blue, for a day in the office on the 17th of May! Feels a littlestrange to be working, when everyone back home is walking in a parade, eating ice-cream and singing songs! But we will leave the office at 16, to go home to Anders and Jacquline to have a little bbq and some champagne! Have a great constitution day!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Potatosack-race

A 17. of May is not compete without some games for the kids (of all ages)!

Hurra for 17 mai!

Well, it is actually the 15th of May.
A great day out in the park with about 70 Norwegians!

Monday, May 9, 2011

Lobster season has begun!

Today's dinner!
After a trip to Cape Spear (the eastern most point in North America) where all you can see is ice-cold blue-green ocean, we felt like eating some good local seafood. So Jill, Jorunn and I checked out the local diner cafe, with the fantastic name of K-Cafe! Freshly boiled lobster cad 24,99!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Local newspaper!

We made it into the local newspaper! Big day for the Norwegian Club! Looking forward to our 17th of May celebration on the 15th of May in the beautiful Bowring Park!

The fog has come!

And the locals say it will last all May! But at least today the sun won mid day!