Changes in Latitudes

This Easter was spent mostly climbing on rock faces outdoors. I did my first outdoor climbing session with some coworkers the Tuesday before at a place called Telavåg where Pancho could join and run around in the grass while we were busy climbing. We brought a little grill and had dinner there after a few climbs. Before we knew it, we had been there for five hours! Arna, Sara and Adam..Pancho on his way to greet Adam down from his climb. A view from the top Sunset over Telavåg. That Saturday, Idar and I drove to Telavåg to climb with his cousin, Emil. Again, we spent the entire day climbing. After a bit of errands, getting our summer vacation booked, cuddling some lambs at our friend's farm, hanging out in hammocks with friends and another climbing trip on Turøy, by Wednesday we were restless to get out of town. So Idar called his grandma and let her know we would be driving down to visit for a few days. We packed quickly Thursday morning and drove a couple of...

On March 22nd I headed out on the annual blue whiting spawning survey west of Ireland. We headed right into a storm, but luckily it was the better end of the storm that the Viking Cruises ship got stuck in frather north. We have had trouble finding fish, so I guess that means the biomass estimates for this fish will be reduced. After two weeks of rough weather, we finally had some sunshine and calmer seas and I was able to enjoy some sunshine on the deck. Hopeful flock of gannets expecting some blue whiting. Pretty little deep sea creatures: three types of lantern fish and a squid After two weeks of bad weather, finally some sunshine. Other updates since my previous post... Pancho and I have added another person to our home. Idar moved in with us at the end of February. We see him on the weekends because he still works out on site from Monday to Thursday. We make the most of our long weekends and do lots of hiking and climbing. Idar has a colleague who lives in B...