Treetop cabin

Sorry, it has been forever since my last post. This year has flown by! I was planning to write a blog about our vacation in Utah this summer, but I am still editing the video - and if I write a post it would be super long!

So here's what I have been up to lately. Idar and I bought a house together closer to town. I really miss the view from my old apartment, but we now have an extra bedroom and live just a couple of blocks from Carey (my best friend in Bergen). After a chaotic week of moving, including car trouble, we managed to relax at a treehouse cabin with Idar's family in Telemark.

The cabin has no electricity or running water, so we used candles and headlamps and had to fetch water from the river just outside the cabin. There was also a bathtub with a large pot next to it where we lit a bonfire to heat up water for a little bath. Idar and his dad worked on the fire for a few hours before we could finally test it out, and it was pretty relaxing. Although, the rest of the family thought it looked very photogenic so they stood around us taking pictures while we tried to enjoy our beers. Ha!

I made a short video (inserted below), but I am also working on an extended version with one of Ingrid's new songs in the background. Keep an eye on my YouTube channel!

On Friday I will fly up north to tag herring for 10 days. Snow and wind is predicted. I'm prepared to get very cold and hope to see Northern lights and whales hunting the shoals of herring. Really looking forward to flying home for Christmas and seeing everyone. Love you all!


Hot cocoa in the living room.
Me and Idar's sisters' boyfriends got to know each other very well. We are quite the gang haha
Ready for my tub soak
A little snug for two people, and a little awkward with the family standing around us taking pictures.

The ladder is the fire escape.


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