NORWAY
Packing up in Sweden I headed towards Oslo to drop Håkon off at his work and pick up three friends that were going to join me for a trip to the mountains in the middle of Norway. We went mountain biking and hiking for four days, soaking up the clean air and incredible views. In Norway we have a saying, “Ut på tur, aldri sur”, which means, “Out in nature you cannot be grumpy!” It’s not the best thing to hear if you are grumpy ha ha, but it’s funny that the unwritten rule in nature in Norway is that you always need to be happy and smiley! But what can I say, I am also extra positive while hiking… and we also like to say after every 100 metres of hiking “How beautiful Norway is. We are so lucky!” At the end of the trip the forecast was looking good for Lista in southern Norway, so I drove seven hours back from the mountains to drop off my friends in Oslo, before heading straight to Lista, a further 6-hour drive. Three friends and Håkon were already there and told me that there would be waves if I could make it in time. I did a power nap at a petrol station in my van for three hours and continued the drive. Arriving at Lista I was happy to see my windsurf mates again. I rigged my Severne Blade 3.7 and Starboard UltraKode 76 and we sailed for hours until sunset. With just four people on the water we sailed in almost a circle, with waves of between one to three metres on every run – it was an epic day!
