Four seasons in one day, I started off in the rain , after a while the sun came out and at 6pm when I arrived on the island of Vesteralen I planted my tent on a white sandy beach and sat in shorts only till late at night. That sun is a funny thing, it crossed from left to right on the horizon over the water, then disappeared for a few minutes and popped up again. The eye protectors that you get on planes are lifesavers, otherwise you become an insomniac within days.
With the World Cup final coming up I have only encountered spanish people today, isn't it funny how that works. The guy who was running the cafe on board of the ferry to Vesteralen was from Barcelona and we did a bit verbal sparring all in good fun.
It will be a pretty straight forward win for holland, nothing flash but functional. I know this is a bold statement but in times like this you can't stay on the fence !
As I was sitting on this remote beach 2 cyclists approached me to ask me how to get off the beach !
They were of course from spain and had rented some bikes for the day. I am sure the rental guy will be pleased as peaches to get his bikes back with sea water and sand having reduced all the moving parts to rubble.
One little observation for the day, why can't car manufacturers make hub caps that stay on the rims of their cars ? I have seen hundreds of these car frisbees lying around , even in the most remote places, of course there is always the obligatory guy who adorns his fence or shed wall with them thinking it is original and looks the part. We send space shuttles up ( maybe not such a good example as they loose the odd tile as well ) but we can't make a hub cap stick , millions must go missing every year around the world, maybe time to put a deposit on them like the on cans and bottles.
Up to the pub tonight for the football, the pub is run by an afghani refugee who is also into cricket big time, watches test matches on the internet ! The rest of his family is in Australia because when it got unsafe all the boys from about 13 - 14 years old where sent out of the country by their parents as they were the target of the Taliban who wanted to mould them into fighters , so he was accepted by Norway, the rest went later to Australia.
In 2 days time I hope to catch up with some friends from New Zealand who have rented a cabin in the Lofoten, should be fun.
I assume you are not blogging for a while, as you are still getting over the foetbal final!! It's only now that I can show my face again. Anyhow, New Zealand being the only team that was not beaten in the world cup is something to be proud of I guess...
ReplyDeleteAm enjoying your updates, keep it up.
Cheers,
Pat