Claartje in Stavanger

Hei!

last week I was on a course in Stavanger, to learn to work with a modelling programm.

The course was very interesting, I met some frieds for dinner (thanks for showing me Stavanger Thom and Maria) and I have even contributed to an art project for which a Brazilian artist made somewhere around 10.000 small ice sculptures which needed to be put on some stairs in the centre (I placed one as well). The result was quite nice actually, but of course it melted away in little time.

Love,

Claartje

Fall has come

The trees have turned yellow and orange making the views here even more spectacular. Douglas has caught his first Norwegian fish just in front of the house. We have been cycling around seeing different parts of the island, broadening our horizons. Days are getting shorter but we have seen our first Northen lights and it is a magnificent view!

Love,

Douglas & Claartje

Melkøya,Snøhvit in Hammerfest

Douglas flew in two flights to Hammerfest to visit the LNG plant located on Melkøya. Melkøya is a island were the gas comes to shore of the project that I am working on called Snøhvit project. A tunnel underneath the fjord connects Melkøya to Hammerfest. I stayed two nights in Hammerfest and got to see the town and the LNG plant. In the morning I saw reindeer walking in the streets so I had reindeer for dinner that night. I also saw a seal playing with a fish in the harbor but as seal is no longer on the menu I had fish for lunch.

Douglas

Bikes and horses

Last week, we bought bikes! Which means we can now explore new parts of Harstad, such as the road to the horse racing track. The race itself was not too exciting, but the cycling to get there (uphill) and especially the way back (down!) was great.

Love,

Douglas & Claartje