Before and after

Now we are back we have to provide for ourselves. Fortunately Miss T caught a fine perch on Tuesday which fed us all. Before we left Strawberry and I attended a cowboy and Indian party, but I didn't have time to blog it, so here we are:

Back in Sweden!

The MoTH, couldn't come and pick us up in Stockholm, but he booked us beds on the night train home and we had a few hours in the capital to kill. We spent them at "Gröna Lund", something we have never done before. Miss T. loved it and queued happily for hours to ride "Insane" and "Jet Pack", not pictured, as the sight of them makes me feel a bit wobbly. Strawberry, who turned into an orange in the rain, preferred the candy floss and the merry-go-round.
Now we are home safe and sound and preparing to head for the wilderness. The grass there will be in dire need, as I have yet to cut it this year.

Not The Last of Norway

Is it just me or can you also see the face of a Norwegian troll?

Plenty of cod and pollock, but we put them back for later and caught some bubbles instead.

It's alright she's got a matress with her to land on if she falls.

Between the strands of flying hair there is a sea eagle.

Sorry I haven't been around much lately. We have had a lot on at work. Term time is now officially over, but I still have some stuff to clear up and then the girls and I are heading over to England for a couple of weeks. I 'll come by when I can.

Fair weather and kind friends

The only rain we had was on the way there. One minute it would be pouring down and the next it was bright sunshine again.


This was our first sight of the Atlantic.


The friends we stayed with came and met us half way and then led us to our final destination on the island of Froya, in the far west of Norway. We had walkie talkies with us, one in each car and were given a running commentary on the sights, depth of tunnels, where to watch out for speed cameras and where to look out for deer etc. It was a good trip.

The Border Line

Miss T is still in Sweden and Strawberry is in Norway. The white circle in the road and the gap through the trees show the border line between the two countries.

Our first stop in Norway for Norwegian "soft is"

and home made sandwiches.
We took plenty of food with us as food prices in Norway tend to be a lot higher than in Sweden.

More Norway

Still in Sweden heading towards the border on Thursday morning.
As we climbed higher Spring receded.

No way

Getting to the farside of Norway we had to pass through 17 road tunnels, the longest of which was 5 610 metres long and 264 metres below sea level, that's enough to make your ears pop!

We're home safe and sound now, after 4 fanatstic days full of fishy fun. More pictures soon.

Catching the fish was easy, landing them wasn't.

Taken at 11 pm last night, the view from the front door.