Changes in Latitudes

I finally got around to editing my footage from when we went to Iceland last September. We rented a car and drove the Golden Circle, and the next day we visited the Blue Lagoon.  I'm not too happy with the quality of it, but maybe it means my GoPro is outdated. GoPro even has a new editor to make a sort of 30-second teaser. Pretty cool! Iceland 2016 teaser from Justine Diaz on Vimeo . The Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon from Justine Diaz on Vimeo .

Environmental activist at the ready! I have just donated to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. I am planning on making more donations to environmental initiatives this year in response to [not my] President Trump. Grandpa Con taught me to stand up for what I believe in, and that is protecting our fragile environment from destructive behavior. I have also written a letter to Senator Heitkamp of North Dakota, and donated to Planned Parenthood today. I realized that clicking emoticons on articles on facebook only makes me angrier and doesn't help at all. Donate today!

Earlier last week we had typical winter Bergen weather with a storm bringing in lots of rain and hail. By Thursday that hail and rain was turning into snow. We woke up on Friday to a beautiful scene and I decided to try to leave work earlier than usual to enjoy a hike on the mountain with Pancho. Saturday we walked from our house to a nearby trailhead and walked our skis up to the flat, and then skied into the valley. We did not cover much distance because the snow was deep and soft, but we had a lot of fun! [I think our house looks so cute in the winter setting. Love it!] [Walking with Pancho on Friday night - he was very happy in the snow] [Marius and Pancho] [Me and Pancho] The weather looks beautiful today too, but the weather service is predicting rising temps and rain the whole next two weeks. So much for that. Thank goodness we get a break from Bergen weather in about a month! ------------------------------------------------------- The IMR has gott...

I threw together a video from my GoPro clips I took when I was working in Tromsø earlier this month. Tagging herring in Kaldfjord, Norway from Justine Diaz on Vimeo .

A belated Merry Christmas from us! Here are some pictures taken over the holidays. We are currently at the cabin, and will drive back to Bergen on New Year's Day. [Walking with Pancho in Østmarka, Oslo] [Christmas beer tasting] ["Ribbe - Grad for grad", Norwegian slow tv with a traditional Christmas dish, pork belly] [He's so patient, none of us could resist. It was really a team effort. Katrine and Marius worked on re-sewing the costume to fit Pancho] [Christmas Eve dinner, with a visit from Rigmor's cousin, Aurora] [Finally get some snow at the cabin]

Last night we drove from Bergen to Oslo. The drive usually takes about 8 hours, but due to the weather we got stuck waiting in line for the plow to lead our convoy over Hardangervidda (the plateau). We sat waiting for 3 hours! It wasn't all bad though. We saw people letting their dogs out, and let Pancho join the fun. There was another Spanish water dog too! So we were glad they got to play before continuing driving another 5 hours. We got to Oslo around 2:35AM (we left Bergen at 4pm). The house looks great! Full of Christmas decorations and Tron did a great job on the lights! No snow here, but at least it isn't pouring rain like it is in Bergen. Miss you all xoxo Can you spot the dog?

Pardon any wild yelling in the whale video. It was just way too cool!