tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221250452024-03-15T09:47:40.685-04:00Bonthorn: Living My Version of LifeMusings, ramblings and random thoughts of mine. This site is a way to share our lives with far-away friends and families. It is a also a way to document life as I experience it. Thanks for following!Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.comBlogger586125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-47400870152857546692024-01-06T03:25:00.002-05:002024-03-13T04:27:31.610-04:00Hong Kong - December 25th, 2023 to January 6th, 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibT--clRd3M" target="_blank"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ibT--clRd3M" width="320" youtube-src-id="ibT--clRd3M"></iframe></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fabulous video montage of our family time in Hong Kong. Thank you to my sister for creating this unforgettable memory.</div><br /> <p></p>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.3193039 114.1693611-5.9909299361788442 79.0131111 50.629537736178847 149.3256111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-20253271175377056872023-12-17T17:30:00.007-05:002024-01-24T08:09:32.435-05:00Today's Lesson: Set the Alarm<p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35qUuEZ2CIUi81GT21sd3opfuTW0CWwCfzIrVeYkonZPzwqu6m6wcIqEhje4OpMW6xrdSnkBedubK8EKggWVbQjOGz2aFBLXgDCO4TRSdKlBzriqkkOcR4uEl4gPQ14JEQWFSvHDNamhAtQagY7FnsQiIe4uPV3OmdQ96isIXjpYYui3AiFAT/s2798/20231217_135606.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="2798" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35qUuEZ2CIUi81GT21sd3opfuTW0CWwCfzIrVeYkonZPzwqu6m6wcIqEhje4OpMW6xrdSnkBedubK8EKggWVbQjOGz2aFBLXgDCO4TRSdKlBzriqkkOcR4uEl4gPQ14JEQWFSvHDNamhAtQagY7FnsQiIe4uPV3OmdQ96isIXjpYYui3AiFAT/s320/20231217_135606.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice to meet Matt's old host brothers after 30 years!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We had lunch plans to meet two of Matt's host brothers at a special restaurant in Osaka. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We planned that if we were to leave our </span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Airbnb</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> on the 11:00am train we would make it on time. We certainly didn't want to be late because that is extremely rude here.</span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For some reason we didn't set an alarm, I think we figured we would wake up naturally and could have an easy morning.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At exactly 10:28, my eyes popped open and when I looked over at the time, it was all hands on deck. Shove everything into bags, brush teeth, leave the place in a somewhat respectable condition, and RUN.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAgK4P5ZQHA3RcVtf6n5iOadAn_zAS1xj5igvSh0SVCk0qFb78E6i3X_wczmn6XnDC3avEiDX9Hk-cRsMsDtcx9b9rP-1ZIe8GWJbMlvKiCfAvCsfJoTsXEjd2ub9rKEn1lBI-rrbCkHkqlGNo8BFrefWOBoei842z4dswauRuAgWwHDd6Lq9/s4032/20231217_124728.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAgK4P5ZQHA3RcVtf6n5iOadAn_zAS1xj5igvSh0SVCk0qFb78E6i3X_wczmn6XnDC3avEiDX9Hk-cRsMsDtcx9b9rP-1ZIe8GWJbMlvKiCfAvCsfJoTsXEjd2ub9rKEn1lBI-rrbCkHkqlGNo8BFrefWOBoei842z4dswauRuAgWwHDd6Lq9/s320/20231217_124728.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Your order your food on the screen, it comes on a conveyor belt,<br />you load the empty dishes back on the conveyor belt and press the button.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We literally arrived at the platform just as the train was pulling up. We made our lunch date on time, but only<b> just</b>. What a way to start our day.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was wonderful to meet Taiga and Nasahiko. Matt stayed with their family exactly 30 years ago in Kobe when he was an exchange student. I had met their older brother Masahiko when Matt and I visited Japan back in 2007 but unfortunately he couldn't make it this time. Despite the language barrier (for me) they were so kind and friendly. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We spent the rest of the day navigating the train system, getting some logistics sorted for the next few days and making our way to J-ship Capsule Hotel where we spent the night.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoB4ysRAltwfY0xd9Vhi8GdFd_DCh6PsCaFBbnviYtGGM8llYfQvwe_pKShnc05MT8tGkUJZjmcAQkBKbU5iDFPZsHgBpOEU2Wjz0-SVH_7XLugkAYc6L4FFpdLLji7NLGgsqsNLgAd8KhaRx2T4eqnlWgIAtPnUQSfWtLVMW5VQkfVS4_fEg/s4032/20231217_123320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoB4ysRAltwfY0xd9Vhi8GdFd_DCh6PsCaFBbnviYtGGM8llYfQvwe_pKShnc05MT8tGkUJZjmcAQkBKbU5iDFPZsHgBpOEU2Wjz0-SVH_7XLugkAYc6L4FFpdLLji7NLGgsqsNLgAd8KhaRx2T4eqnlWgIAtPnUQSfWtLVMW5VQkfVS4_fEg/s320/20231217_123320.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And you cook your own food right at the table!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBhrp5bBCMHcOcWw22K_8-eTnEBwvux-KuiJ_UT69KtTzj9pcfV7sFlI_4sYYtKYL4HBFaD6ohFyTaKthDXzMARJIPvMubJFjqPCEW4ps4Rdg27n2ON5waeStyzWjxOR1VAlVbVTgTHxVQEbe4fYr-9Y1h26Rp1U8DMgpCElBolBOzPkKdxDt/s4032/20231217_122559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBhrp5bBCMHcOcWw22K_8-eTnEBwvux-KuiJ_UT69KtTzj9pcfV7sFlI_4sYYtKYL4HBFaD6ohFyTaKthDXzMARJIPvMubJFjqPCEW4ps4Rdg27n2ON5waeStyzWjxOR1VAlVbVTgTHxVQEbe4fYr-9Y1h26Rp1U8DMgpCElBolBOzPkKdxDt/s320/20231217_122559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMfo9Nk2o7TEt1Q37dbeoNzc3709gH8ey377In6iDD9XrvkrgWxgeGxTwHhkQW50atsYukJbcx8-oGepL9VHj6Oi1puELOav0VcV2AD6kYhNpF8MFRgygpBSd600zHXzMKJbKj25k_ovjoqagtL4wwki1dhDVJ-WPifiAQePtS5YzRLGzqixv/s4032/20231217_164437.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMfo9Nk2o7TEt1Q37dbeoNzc3709gH8ey377In6iDD9XrvkrgWxgeGxTwHhkQW50atsYukJbcx8-oGepL9VHj6Oi1puELOav0VcV2AD6kYhNpF8MFRgygpBSd600zHXzMKJbKj25k_ovjoqagtL4wwki1dhDVJ-WPifiAQePtS5YzRLGzqixv/s320/20231217_164437.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just in case it wasn't clear enough, get over your nakedness!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQnwJ8mPlvoCIu94uFDhb25EpnQrpkdy2Ueb6eImTeSXrIItngxtY5DiTKQezqlCG4ZwG3sglxKLAuv8mWWhNAhyphenhyphen9pm_MRjGL6cIrp238tGC_atU9w1KiYWNwf7zVwDMVT1WMK3_n8Tt0XTly53XJmMyhcHTlYN6NddF_H9GovdALMqk-tU7Z/s4032/20231217_172038.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQnwJ8mPlvoCIu94uFDhb25EpnQrpkdy2Ueb6eImTeSXrIItngxtY5DiTKQezqlCG4ZwG3sglxKLAuv8mWWhNAhyphenhyphen9pm_MRjGL6cIrp238tGC_atU9w1KiYWNwf7zVwDMVT1WMK3_n8Tt0XTly53XJmMyhcHTlYN6NddF_H9GovdALMqk-tU7Z/s320/20231217_172038.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aila and I stayed on the female floor of the capsule hotel. <br />Super clean, quiet and a haven within the hectic city.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumeLYo2LaGZzGdW4E2YIVacABsbDp8v7qxoRy_NIMH85ASrRpzvcbsNQAuNMrzz3tXfzRMyskQWCZOxhbOOcT5ojgYZpwRudZmfWoVjsysRrMBo2megzeK9ByRrs61NeqvFDwV52QUh_-qLQPiJuod-4ZKQx5YSCSmVEaQnTBkmkp5ACM2U2n/s4032/20231217_172155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumeLYo2LaGZzGdW4E2YIVacABsbDp8v7qxoRy_NIMH85ASrRpzvcbsNQAuNMrzz3tXfzRMyskQWCZOxhbOOcT5ojgYZpwRudZmfWoVjsysRrMBo2megzeK9ByRrs61NeqvFDwV52QUh_-qLQPiJuod-4ZKQx5YSCSmVEaQnTBkmkp5ACM2U2n/s320/20231217_172155.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aila got the top bunk.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSt7K2wBWpZkBauLmWnN2KZ4UoehnAngrbBPArSvB7Tehh0lFLDG31xjAWxjmeemPCVcuXTmRExy81nYQIYrQSf__hbkU_QvZwemqcCkR3XMP6p47lqj4R6-bbzX0O1bXtF9G1yHc_FLMMw4P3TAEUPlfpwL6YsdF5EY0fNIxRB8XxA-wR8rx/s4032/20231217_172210.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSt7K2wBWpZkBauLmWnN2KZ4UoehnAngrbBPArSvB7Tehh0lFLDG31xjAWxjmeemPCVcuXTmRExy81nYQIYrQSf__hbkU_QvZwemqcCkR3XMP6p47lqj4R6-bbzX0O1bXtF9G1yHc_FLMMw4P3TAEUPlfpwL6YsdF5EY0fNIxRB8XxA-wR8rx/s320/20231217_172210.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super cozy. Dimmable lights, radio, alarm, fan, charging sockets, <br />bedding and a pull down blind.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Osaka, Japan34.6937249 135.50225356.3834910638211539 100.3460035 63.003958736178845 170.6585035tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-78223829200338759202023-12-16T07:28:00.069-05:002024-01-24T07:56:53.208-05:00Perfect 1st day: Temples, Sento, GOOD FOOD & Friends<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoRpeFU8YQSdbuP4eX_EYMNOAGanRAeLVHkQdtU83pFJi-zuxD2U0q04EaSnTeqD6qJXHk4vQaixMHlzq552heu8CwelquI8PFKWTw__TVeEL7RI2spVzV7hpvIvcv2QntwFthY_ErB1Z6cph2o9Q2PesM6Aenl0bA-g4_T2W8LU-QnemotCw/s4032/20231216_075550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoRpeFU8YQSdbuP4eX_EYMNOAGanRAeLVHkQdtU83pFJi-zuxD2U0q04EaSnTeqD6qJXHk4vQaixMHlzq552heu8CwelquI8PFKWTw__TVeEL7RI2spVzV7hpvIvcv2QntwFthY_ErB1Z6cph2o9Q2PesM6Aenl0bA-g4_T2W8LU-QnemotCw/s320/20231216_075550.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duck boys!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Our first full day in Japan was packed like a typical Japanese tour itinerary. </span></p><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After a wonderful sleep on tatami mats under the futon (or as I like to call them, "fluffy weighted clouds"), we peeled ourselves from under the warmth, scoffed some instant coffee and hot chocolate, ate the <i>nigori</i> and rushed off to the train station to meet friends Naoko and Ai.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We took a bus tour to visit the three most popular shrines in Kyoto: <a href="https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/kinkakuji/">Kinkakuji</a> Temple, <a href="https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/">Kiyomizudera</a> Temple and <a href="https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/ginkakuji/">Ginkakuji</a> Temple.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It was a good way to get around and also catch a little cat nap in-between each visit.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There was a tour guide on our bus who spoke at length about...well I'm not sure what... But as Aila said "she must know a lot because she keeps taking!"</span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We wondered the narrow streets full of shops and street food. </span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A feast for all our senses!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgf0FdaWE0djZWUzpJxrXyB9mro42BWc-c2S7ApsPZab6JRuzwBK2gWjhIU8jzQ5a3cKxfDTbaQsqYwCfiF8HaiYLTkqmG2es7u4BcWer0dpkL7nu-42DYdFL6pWiMFBOmf__c7l0QUVgSNyeNT_aGhNdB12KxiIAIuL3bIxx8SyPBaxpwLSw/s4032/20231216_075558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgf0FdaWE0djZWUzpJxrXyB9mro42BWc-c2S7ApsPZab6JRuzwBK2gWjhIU8jzQ5a3cKxfDTbaQsqYwCfiF8HaiYLTkqmG2es7u4BcWer0dpkL7nu-42DYdFL6pWiMFBOmf__c7l0QUVgSNyeNT_aGhNdB12KxiIAIuL3bIxx8SyPBaxpwLSw/s320/20231216_075558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Fluffy weighted pillows. So comfortable and SO difficult to get up in the morning though.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We then went to a local <i>sento</i> (bath house) where Matt M. met us. I could have stayed there for hours soaking and relaxing in the warm thermal pools. Honestly, I am completely in love with the <i>sento</i> concept here. Who doesn't want to </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This time Aila and I had two <i>sento</i> experts with us (Naoko and Ai) so we could follow their lead. It made us realize the little faux-pas we committed last night when we went on our own. Oops! You live, you learn!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All relaxed and squeaky clean, we headed to Matt's home where he cooked up a feast. We finished off with his delicious berry crumble and homemade ice cream.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When we got back to our Airbnb we collapsed under our puffy clouds... Until 2am for me when I woke up wide awake and 3.5 hours later still haven't managed to get back to sleep.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So it's thanks to jet lag l'm able to summarize what has been a memorable day of hospitality, friendship and relaxation.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNhOctTwGcIeFbhl4iKM5taf5f5JcU6k_1w8B9TqGKXNygCIXQoz4ifE5nl41UYgEtNJtjYRtlrE5xsKZ1LJ3rXn0s8amnpcAtZrwnq6ZxqOHsRSyc8S_yepeVqcfRN2CYgWSns99OWJd_UHIeS6q9B71SNhLQf5ctKRgKyFuI-YrU8rJprqr/s4032/20231216_081047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAryKzX19XUxJg9xv86s4Cw8FDrLxPmVUkBIFQrlRBGFh7hS0NXnEc3qKsssn8VBgZabC7APg96wuZwDFab-tm-XvtNi7o46IErFXL56oDU-LFofKXOWstz5Ed8bP7uZChW0Dtg0N_XDE7YtL25nGfS4qGSAiVsbZ2IN7mcsW_qbUqtit7XSqU/s320/20231216_144548.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCJOUW9JbhA34o0ZhVqZaOJcxVY24cCPn5RH4I3s23F4tNBbX_vtoR__yNr7szxvE9yCk2-NQkoAHIoayfsAKuB4za0TbPo51jGG13BK9o5osQFYEYIw_L5Sw39IkKUkhZ9wlhBtVUBry_tzQZegYpkIpEyTUK2cBToJeZHHKuPXBifn9-W5f/s2839/20231216_161949~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCJOUW9JbhA34o0ZhVqZaOJcxVY24cCPn5RH4I3s23F4tNBbX_vtoR__yNr7szxvE9yCk2-NQkoAHIoayfsAKuB4za0TbPo51jGG13BK9o5osQFYEYIw_L5Sw39IkKUkhZ9wlhBtVUBry_tzQZegYpkIpEyTUK2cBToJeZHHKuPXBifn9-W5f/s320/20231216_161949~2.jpg" width="179" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the sento we visited.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDTpC5_mlY6-jK5xjmGc__pYOXqypNpvZ9oSlUHFxfXmrKoH5uvtnnmEtEpHsL3kk2rs8M9vrcNfIMEzIwyxLeXh-13pAaaKowHrGJjZTGR2yFu14x1JTIgRqJK9eQElvJS6lpLs07MHr9f_NOyZwXyedsqLrOYHiQFwOPkFvEUSTw5LaOeJu/s4032/20231216_162322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDTpC5_mlY6-jK5xjmGc__pYOXqypNpvZ9oSlUHFxfXmrKoH5uvtnnmEtEpHsL3kk2rs8M9vrcNfIMEzIwyxLeXh-13pAaaKowHrGJjZTGR2yFu14x1JTIgRqJK9eQElvJS6lpLs07MHr9f_NOyZwXyedsqLrOYHiQFwOPkFvEUSTw5LaOeJu/s320/20231216_162322.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buy your ticket for the sento, lots of options!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZw_1wc1TRiQsR8jR-LU5Dudjw4_5zVcMCfal1dM4vCEzP45Ax0v_FQRMiv0LBSz95UYGQ4GD1SZXZ1ayiidnAzBUSsIDzuLcUcPOBO9BPoDiMuPsWlHvWmS6cpi7WlEH5AUHidcWilTIvQwg-e0wFFcFg2ppu2KJEAHG1WZwNHsuSeiGuzYF/s2913/20231216_165559~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="2913" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZw_1wc1TRiQsR8jR-LU5Dudjw4_5zVcMCfal1dM4vCEzP45Ax0v_FQRMiv0LBSz95UYGQ4GD1SZXZ1ayiidnAzBUSsIDzuLcUcPOBO9BPoDiMuPsWlHvWmS6cpi7WlEH5AUHidcWilTIvQwg-e0wFFcFg2ppu2KJEAHG1WZwNHsuSeiGuzYF/s320/20231216_165559~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt M, the chef extraordinaire!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGdW06-wVJFoLaAEGYJCNDEm6S2xw-VatvEU5YlJpDolb879fk_Ul7a-cp-e34owF3nWdY66THkteY7tAANBtdNKHNoSHU0jl94VBcXMNg12is4YHR0jaQ-VBS2LN2Yn_rsjMjacW_5bLh4i00K2NLzm__ISTVUi59xytziOpWhuN6mAo-8bd/s4032/20231216_191555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGdW06-wVJFoLaAEGYJCNDEm6S2xw-VatvEU5YlJpDolb879fk_Ul7a-cp-e34owF3nWdY66THkteY7tAANBtdNKHNoSHU0jl94VBcXMNg12is4YHR0jaQ-VBS2LN2Yn_rsjMjacW_5bLh4i00K2NLzm__ISTVUi59xytziOpWhuN6mAo-8bd/s320/20231216_191555.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A roast dinner in Japan, well why not?!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"></div>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Kyoto, Japan35.011564 135.76814896.7865379328338271 100.6118989 63.236590067166176 170.9243989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-80472718350210696242023-12-15T07:07:00.059-05:002024-01-24T07:48:07.459-05:00Take off to Asia<div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGvorBPIBb_eunHyrvGpUJ0yTQK-H9-O4TzRf_hCCfC7Wp_e1PwrwxR6uKnL0uJFicRwm2m1ALLkMv0EXeTyWlmbso_2iPfYR6_jQCnqKdKfKztJrOunxZKJChVPcJeALk1WZrX7khefZtC3_23NiQNCaUcbSvTUpcb7UN6iUnh0dAwlVkfUJ/s2048/IMG-20231213-WA0002.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGvorBPIBb_eunHyrvGpUJ0yTQK-H9-O4TzRf_hCCfC7Wp_e1PwrwxR6uKnL0uJFicRwm2m1ALLkMv0EXeTyWlmbso_2iPfYR6_jQCnqKdKfKztJrOunxZKJChVPcJeALk1WZrX7khefZtC3_23NiQNCaUcbSvTUpcb7UN6iUnh0dAwlVkfUJ/w225-h400/IMG-20231213-WA0002.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The excitement was building for weeks!!!!!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And before we knew it, we were packing our bags and heading to the airport at 3am.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="πΈπͺ" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π©π°" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9d/1.5/16/1f1e9_1f1f0.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π§πͺ" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2d/1.5/16/1f1e7_1f1ea.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π¦πͺ" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1.5/16/1f1e6_1f1ea.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π―π΅" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf/1.5/16/1f1ef_1f1f5.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">It is always so interesting travelling through airports.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Our <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>journey from Copenhagen to Osaka required us to transfer in multiple cities (Brussels and Abu Dhabi). As we stop for a few hours in each airport I notice the shift in language, food, clothing and personal space.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The first flight we heard announcements in Danish and Flemish. The second flight was in Flemish, French and Arabic. Our final flight we had Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin and Korean. It was kind of surreal hearing all of these languages in the span of 24 hours. Even Aila remarked "to be a flight attendant you must have to know a LOT of languages."</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We were impressed with Abu Dhabi airport. You get the sense this is the gateway to Asia, Oceania and beyond. The multiple perfume stalls and diamond stores are very alluring, but just looking at the eye-watering price tag, we resisted. Instead we opted for the 8 AED (Arab Emirates Dirham) soft serve ice cream <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π¦" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t24/1.5/16/1f366.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydfc9vzX4WT2ZlvLbc1Mv6D_B2IELxQZMi_HH5D94aRxH_WtC5SAuNaiv0iOUmo90giKPrpEr0y-ZjLkxx2f64ovpXpWI_xOdB1vWPHRmZxc4W2ugAT6t1ruxndoZaIdIx3fMZcdNl1JX1a_wetj5cFuY4yPNE0lh-gFyQrrV62-TlX1Cs3_F/s2016/IMG-20231212-WA0003.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2016" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydfc9vzX4WT2ZlvLbc1Mv6D_B2IELxQZMi_HH5D94aRxH_WtC5SAuNaiv0iOUmo90giKPrpEr0y-ZjLkxx2f64ovpXpWI_xOdB1vWPHRmZxc4W2ugAT6t1ruxndoZaIdIx3fMZcdNl1JX1a_wetj5cFuY4yPNE0lh-gFyQrrV62-TlX1Cs3_F/s320/IMG-20231212-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When we landed in Kansei airport, we had been up for 24 hours already but we still had a few things to do before we could completely crash: </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u5kT7TFmbdUgronmZmuyj1c_6cDufHl38onwmC1DPmhLcdC_kb1eM8_qvyB-yldfArA08tMYZI2UotRLYiz2oHjbDWW6dTaTrN3-HXNkby2IleV5B3-wdpZxSGB42cF8U-Q38Kq1L21t9R1iTumligZRT_IcX-MyUnvmCKS4kPsgWa3G-T2q/s4032/20231214_034521.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u5kT7TFmbdUgronmZmuyj1c_6cDufHl38onwmC1DPmhLcdC_kb1eM8_qvyB-yldfArA08tMYZI2UotRLYiz2oHjbDWW6dTaTrN3-HXNkby2IleV5B3-wdpZxSGB42cF8U-Q38Kq1L21t9R1iTumligZRT_IcX-MyUnvmCKS4kPsgWa3G-T2q/s320/20231214_034521.jpg" width="320" /></a>1. Pick up our train tickets we had preordered online. In hindsight we shouldn't have bought the cheapest tickets because it only allowed us to travel on the slow train. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">What could have been a fairly smooth and quick ride on the fast train meant we had to pass through every. single. station. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Get a cold drink from the vending machine. Hah, easier said than done. First of all, it only took cash. So off the ATM I go. It took several tries and a kind woman who took pity on me, but I got the cash. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately the machine only accepted small denominations so off I went to buy a snack to break my 10,000 yen note. Finally with some coins in hand, I chose the chilled grape and aloe drink from the vending machine. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I almost choked on my first sip, I didn't expect little clumps of grapes to be inside the drink! But it was rather tasty.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Figure out exactly which train, platform and transfer we needed to take. Luckily Matt still remembers his Japanese but things have changed in 18 years and now he had three trailing people who were basically depending on him to lead them the right way.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh059FrOFenq_z1lbWB03BVU8ExoYbaZkoy1kGNw29OeABA54TiuEgcrOA31x7IPf6gZhD8FQaNN14R5wGnqCDQiMavSJGBvOsFpkIrt14pZfaj9TT5PAB1atQLfrXQu4Fd28FJoHR1NJzSzwAsqfDL_JT2eJScs-Rcf33CasMgqr7sVHNv4D/s4032/20231214_064924.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbh059FrOFenq_z1lbWB03BVU8ExoYbaZkoy1kGNw29OeABA54TiuEgcrOA31x7IPf6gZhD8FQaNN14R5wGnqCDQiMavSJGBvOsFpkIrt14pZfaj9TT5PAB1atQLfrXQu4Fd28FJoHR1NJzSzwAsqfDL_JT2eJScs-Rcf33CasMgqr7sVHNv4D/s320/20231214_064924.jpg" width="320" /></a>4. Operate the toilet. So many tempting buttons to push and no clue what they do. What could possibly go wrong?! </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We reached our Airbnb, met our super friendly host and went out in search for food. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">That first meal in a new country is always better than it probably is on a normal day. But it's the feeling of accomplishment, relief and fatigue that is served up alongside that is so satisfying.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We ended the night at a local <i>sento</i> (bath house). Basically you go in, undress, wash yourself whilst sitting on a plastic stool with a powerful hose and then proceed to soak in various hot spring baths and saunas. Absolute bliss. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Now I feel like we are truly on our way. This trip will be nothing short of epic. Feeling so fortunate.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdONqd0OdDepkXkgJ4OAZG7A4mCAXmJW_M1eNe1VbAnhuiyCVHQqmqlq6oHVfpQBZ_EaZEoEf4P2cjHurnaFyv3F4sQ6QyQ5TpXUzyH3lkf5j6edaEJBWYaGxXndShIBfYmF5hqkGDhKSg3UyVVFFqtGUsEVTmzYL87NOlJyj9x3CSb1tmJhc6/s4032/20231214_132752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdONqd0OdDepkXkgJ4OAZG7A4mCAXmJW_M1eNe1VbAnhuiyCVHQqmqlq6oHVfpQBZ_EaZEoEf4P2cjHurnaFyv3F4sQ6QyQ5TpXUzyH3lkf5j6edaEJBWYaGxXndShIBfYmF5hqkGDhKSg3UyVVFFqtGUsEVTmzYL87NOlJyj9x3CSb1tmJhc6/s320/20231214_132752.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQjdqx_rM8TTxh3ZJIB0hZFLxo29C5Uvy57YseJ_voBsDAxocZxdBWsXclR0hArHvNdSgCTy6rLohSVVYYx2TTIfYgKUcGLWE4bi0XhZ9OD3CKsxAb9dHjH_cCp1SfBopBzamFrv6ALymMK1q6KsffDzGfEmh5Sv0FaeBSozG60GA_YRqULj4/s4032/20231214_201706.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQjdqx_rM8TTxh3ZJIB0hZFLxo29C5Uvy57YseJ_voBsDAxocZxdBWsXclR0hArHvNdSgCTy6rLohSVVYYx2TTIfYgKUcGLWE4bi0XhZ9OD3CKsxAb9dHjH_cCp1SfBopBzamFrv6ALymMK1q6KsffDzGfEmh5Sv0FaeBSozG60GA_YRqULj4/s320/20231214_201706.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McD's soft serve ice cream is always a good idea.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W4pr7lYBaAWh_0nTcfZWluMLD5gPkO67deDigwJkaK-v_QEuaE5WGjAV9Rb0tCRhBSC2kud-BJVlQo6w5_DVS7C8osO0xLlhkIxOTLXUYizrEnpP-OMmhyphenhyphenJv-QMa47Iuh4vcpxWhT742g-rfnj9unp1zNRGVR7rZCzDMiRetBMNcA1CaVcju/s4032/20231214_203420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W4pr7lYBaAWh_0nTcfZWluMLD5gPkO67deDigwJkaK-v_QEuaE5WGjAV9Rb0tCRhBSC2kud-BJVlQo6w5_DVS7C8osO0xLlhkIxOTLXUYizrEnpP-OMmhyphenhyphenJv-QMa47Iuh4vcpxWhT742g-rfnj9unp1zNRGVR7rZCzDMiRetBMNcA1CaVcju/s320/20231214_203420.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6emTEf8a8RRXOwaat0HntR_Hpy4dw0JVAheeWIjfddFW5AuljVJstZ2LOhs4DDFFB93SjCwQGhNRB1rj7BdFokZWW_nvm8Qa-Pb2pTI77_tY-eocTg7EAm5ocx451BWsU56ZCfaYH9JjAYUb0j8EkZ6dl5uRlSV3tmtA64znnnXLg-1MCw71/s4032/20231214_204848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6emTEf8a8RRXOwaat0HntR_Hpy4dw0JVAheeWIjfddFW5AuljVJstZ2LOhs4DDFFB93SjCwQGhNRB1rj7BdFokZWW_nvm8Qa-Pb2pTI77_tY-eocTg7EAm5ocx451BWsU56ZCfaYH9JjAYUb0j8EkZ6dl5uRlSV3tmtA64znnnXLg-1MCw71/s320/20231214_204848.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Swarovski for us this time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNXxyzXvGIe55M2zrSlcZhAZGfhXV2_DH-WVvCcNVTkSGuk-YswxbdMLs8AeG4kkOLZI2tQGX6mbCf7UipT6E2WjgeyCxeduGrtE02usTFPVbbjbqDKXUNuLF8NnRrrTKS0O5uVCPtfkHJONaWh_wUkMI8iVy74Bu6srhG3bIsmL8qXknwfno/s4032/20231215_123018.jpg" style="background-color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNXxyzXvGIe55M2zrSlcZhAZGfhXV2_DH-WVvCcNVTkSGuk-YswxbdMLs8AeG4kkOLZI2tQGX6mbCf7UipT6E2WjgeyCxeduGrtE02usTFPVbbjbqDKXUNuLF8NnRrrTKS0O5uVCPtfkHJONaWh_wUkMI8iVy74Bu6srhG3bIsmL8qXknwfno/s320/20231215_123018.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breaking our yen bills. Yummy siu mai for the win.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJRsSUIWg1Pb68zLWmQU4toFemKMLsBUzBh6dQARGQZN1aQFLqx_HjrtMev0fM1RTXTYdgCxDkAUkFpBfmiSR43sXGbpevhAj7uL7HEqt7IPr3gtrJcQOFiExDfUK-yzc5sNh2yfMTWD9K_SZiBVtqZRH-ON1FFqzYvbbt1Lr9ehUCyG0X06k/s4032/20231215_123439.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJRsSUIWg1Pb68zLWmQU4toFemKMLsBUzBh6dQARGQZN1aQFLqx_HjrtMev0fM1RTXTYdgCxDkAUkFpBfmiSR43sXGbpevhAj7uL7HEqt7IPr3gtrJcQOFiExDfUK-yzc5sNh2yfMTWD9K_SZiBVtqZRH-ON1FFqzYvbbt1Lr9ehUCyG0X06k/s320/20231215_123439.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally got the correct change to buy a Coke to keep us going.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWoCvmrp1aF98gTeAUZJ-yeePoT4kR30y9TErJv6QDptxwphvVs5nhtuUuVkS-Z4rRZcPwY4VtPhMcxJcyOxqKiESfQHWoRQpP-_jGhRQuo0PzBhH749Cb_lIjgv2bO4SFvBbL5pIYqDBEyifVqbKFVxfVIMdIGG-2558mRWuWdI5j0q2rtxb/s4032/20231215_131446.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWoCvmrp1aF98gTeAUZJ-yeePoT4kR30y9TErJv6QDptxwphvVs5nhtuUuVkS-Z4rRZcPwY4VtPhMcxJcyOxqKiESfQHWoRQpP-_jGhRQuo0PzBhH749Cb_lIjgv2bO4SFvBbL5pIYqDBEyifVqbKFVxfVIMdIGG-2558mRWuWdI5j0q2rtxb/s320/20231215_131446.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How's that scenery, Tai?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVr-AGMEoCJ_UdIrAz4OfNGA-xWBrUeTsfcp28eD7nnWPKvZ_b-sXEwenMRPrrrOeh-krJkrMTrGaM2Cf66qZm-35qxE0r6dIKbsR9hy3pjUZsV8QO5PvKninkpOFUThyq2h7PgUUWFEf7PQsP3CUVsAr3Tjn5Ztj2ba_7gHRMIi5LVFOy9VTp/s4032/20231215_133117.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqyjxgp6rskqeB8gKScya9zNGNcBqJwa2JVxKljQRVy8hqKhPv0RrbjaqL5H1C_m-zqioRiV8yGy1ek7YodS9aHBUuFD-0u304COjDshTY3Md5N2HiLbI6tnAFAbEUU6LnhzAxgg7wp71dCRr2MnPKh2z2Y-Qfk3gX2nTZ3GTuAtjU8ug-HRy/s4032/20231215_115402~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqyjxgp6rskqeB8gKScya9zNGNcBqJwa2JVxKljQRVy8hqKhPv0RrbjaqL5H1C_m-zqioRiV8yGy1ek7YodS9aHBUuFD-0u304COjDshTY3Md5N2HiLbI6tnAFAbEUU6LnhzAxgg7wp71dCRr2MnPKh2z2Y-Qfk3gX2nTZ3GTuAtjU8ug-HRy/s320/20231215_115402~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WHAT does this mean?! This will take some getting used to!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Rokujizo, Uji, Kyoto 611-0001, Japan34.9329191 135.79772763.8044037510498967 100.6414776 66.061434448950109 170.9539776tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-6053529013121176232022-02-23T06:42:00.146-05:002022-04-29T08:01:10.238-04:00Jordan Family Trip<p><u><b>February 19, 2022.</b></u> </p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jordan </span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π―π΄" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t8e/1.5/16/1f1ef_1f1f4.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We had planned to go over the Christmas break but with the rise in Omicron cases and a sense that the risks outweighed the benefits at the time, we decided to postpone it until SportlΓΆv (Sports Holiday week for all kids in Swedish schools).</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Why Jordan, everyone asks. What's your connection to Jordan? Well, in a nutshell, we wanted to go somewhere that would expose the kids to a very different place than they've ever experienced. That's it. Nothing more. We looked at the map, narrowed our options based on what we would consider as a max flight time and that was it.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">After receiving our 4 negative PCR results on Thursday afternoon (a small miracle in itself!), we packed our bags and set our alarm clock for 3:15am the next morning in order to catch a taxi to get a train over the Γresund bridge to Kastrup Airport. We were really lucky because the next day the bridge was closed to trains for a few hours due to high winds.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">With all our forms, Covid tests and visas all printed and organized, the journey was noneventful but long. We had a 6 hour layover in Frankfurt and then another longish ride to our hostel in downtown Amman. After dropping our bags off we ventured out for a quick bite to eat. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The onslaught of sights, sounds and smells was intoxicating! It reminded Matt and I of Cairo, Nairobi, Marrakesh or even Urumqi.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">First impressions from the kids:</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Nobody signals or seems to stay in their lane. air pollution is a lot worse than in Lund, everybody honks their horn for no reason, people use cash a lot more here, and chicken schwarmas are ten times better here than anywhere else!</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">After having been awake for 18+ hours, we fell into our beds at 11pm, trying to ignore the incessant honking just outside our 4th storey room. More than anything we were thankful we could rest our tired bodies and not need to set an alarm clock for the next morning...</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">.....only to be woken up at 4:40am by the sounds of the call to prayer booming out of the loudspeakers outside. So what better time than the present to give an impromptu Islam 101 lesson to the kids. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Today we wandered over to the Roman amphitheatre, climbed up to see the city from the Citadel, wandered around some of the souks, ate at Amman's most famous falafel house and basically walked around saying "look at this ______" and "omg look at that _______" (insert random objects, people, animals, etc.)</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Tai had a bird poo in his hair, Aila was given an impromptu magic show by a street vendor, Matt had to use a toilet where he had to hunch over because the ceiling only went up to his chest, and most surprising to me, I started to cry when I stepped foot into the Roman amphitheatre.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The sheer size and scale of the monument just overwhelmed me at that moment. With my mind quite preoccupied lately with what was happening back in Ottawa with the 'Freedom Convoy' and the fragile state of Russia and Ukraine, the moment I stepped into a place that was built in the 2nd century AD just made me pause hard. How can something so immense and impressive not leave a lasting impression? We are only on this planet for such a short time, why can't we be better at being kind to each other?</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Tonight we're staying at the Dead Sea. Tomorrow we try to swim in it without getting any in our eyes.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN91A6B7MbwtJBEc5VLm_ManrbTzzet3JIqDwv0tJTQ7YI0GeoyU01O-9j8vGCeJ1EyaLFWpnYi5czXq0hdrhdl3b55Gp3ILkvaAODINMc0llSuZZYzQ9HFUHEXSYzZbmbPZggNMnm51M6OybV0aR5qj6eeC1rtQw2mcHtyynXPz_vwGf_VA/s2048/274226441_10160007530668980_4863215348713662062_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN91A6B7MbwtJBEc5VLm_ManrbTzzet3JIqDwv0tJTQ7YI0GeoyU01O-9j8vGCeJ1EyaLFWpnYi5czXq0hdrhdl3b55Gp3ILkvaAODINMc0llSuZZYzQ9HFUHEXSYzZbmbPZggNMnm51M6OybV0aR5qj6eeC1rtQw2mcHtyynXPz_vwGf_VA/s320/274226441_10160007530668980_4863215348713662062_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When in Frankfurt...</td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaryUFADRvBdoRQ4kSQJjuv9TElGaZQa4hI8BZszUg6-HMPKrc3-qGbh_BHzhaCHYV1NPdIhbFa6TNU8gVHoeLb3DzNPR8i4o_QPmhFTKbjYrq4P0El1h3xcxgyu05jm48-n-4wnc7hhqgBQpWHK9ocEY5iSpXD_sSc2rXkcShfJC0VLtRA/s2048/274215016_10160007530848980_5826792737177924489_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaryUFADRvBdoRQ4kSQJjuv9TElGaZQa4hI8BZszUg6-HMPKrc3-qGbh_BHzhaCHYV1NPdIhbFa6TNU8gVHoeLb3DzNPR8i4o_QPmhFTKbjYrq4P0El1h3xcxgyu05jm48-n-4wnc7hhqgBQpWHK9ocEY5iSpXD_sSc2rXkcShfJC0VLtRA/s320/274215016_10160007530848980_5826792737177924489_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Sunrise from the plane </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t68/1.5/16/1f304.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="βοΈ" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t3d/1.5/16/2708.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCY8gpOAoxiVKi1myUQjGI8eCfV9edjRiJ1nPWxEa2jiF8nNFSslFZdQu5yFV6o9LSphT-E2mqEynj5rTh6TYaS0uhjIZGSk5nxG0C-3-KU-5FxHI3afdwllAQedIC9xef059rcIUWakfdc_zcHQgBmT6Wf1WVpNneM_8TyPoFwxDLdDkJQ/s2048/274226622_10160007527798980_6131279981887646372_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCY8gpOAoxiVKi1myUQjGI8eCfV9edjRiJ1nPWxEa2jiF8nNFSslFZdQu5yFV6o9LSphT-E2mqEynj5rTh6TYaS0uhjIZGSk5nxG0C-3-KU-5FxHI3afdwllAQedIC9xef059rcIUWakfdc_zcHQgBmT6Wf1WVpNneM_8TyPoFwxDLdDkJQ/s320/274226622_10160007527798980_6131279981887646372_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Machine that makes falafel, the little soft clouds encrusted in a crispy skin and tastes just like heaven. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">There's no menu here. Everyone gets the same thing. There's a no-fuss plastic tablecloth and once you're done eating, the staff collect everything by picking up the four corners of the table cloth and Chuck it in the bin to be sorted later. A new plastic tablecloth is set down immediately for the next impatient customers. Brilliant.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg802iBJxdm4S5ArenUoJg7iOAqPN1zaM0FS6TtchqoFSv37igJLfrPxu1pRWRySy2CoFw4q97Xl700L4U1fzoQnfgjA4aGtoAc-IeX_-KN4g30J-FQ0vj0YwCpLedJTXLuvDaenjWeyZEuGEzR-uazm2X1_mURHgoecLcEzJB2nKWxwZaMHw/s2048/274241761_10160007529343980_9133932643799817659_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg802iBJxdm4S5ArenUoJg7iOAqPN1zaM0FS6TtchqoFSv37igJLfrPxu1pRWRySy2CoFw4q97Xl700L4U1fzoQnfgjA4aGtoAc-IeX_-KN4g30J-FQ0vj0YwCpLedJTXLuvDaenjWeyZEuGEzR-uazm2X1_mURHgoecLcEzJB2nKWxwZaMHw/s320/274241761_10160007529343980_9133932643799817659_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Citadel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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<br /><br /><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>February 20, 2022.</u></b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_3c2" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db gfeo3gy3 a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The day started off with the most incredible breakfast. Jordanian food is delicious and we try to be lagom about it, but it's just SO good.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately there was a <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π©" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t1f/1.5/16/1f6a9.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span> down at the Dead Sea at our resort which meant swimming wasn't allowed. The wind was too strong and the fetch across the sea was considerable.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We went in to our ankles and then retreated to the heated pool. Disappointed, we made plans to come via the Dead Sea on our way back to the airport and fingers crossed swimming will be allowed.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">As we were driving along the coast we suddenly saw a group of tourists down below at the sea. It looked like they had found a relatively sheltered bay and they were in there - floating! Seizing the moment, we made a quick decision and turned the car around immediately. We changed into our (wet) swimsuits, hiked down the cliff and cautiously went into the water. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">There were quite a lot of pebbles and rocks which we had to gingerly navigate. The salt deposits underwater were like hard loofah sponges and felt a bit like sandpaper.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Floating after having eaten a ginormous breakfast didn't seem quite right and seemed to defy logic, but it was definitely a cool experience.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately Tai cut his feet on the salt deposits which was absolute agony for him. We patched him up as best as we could but because we were literally just on the side of the road with no facilities we couldn't rinse off like you normally could at a hotel or day beach.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"> Luckily we had several bottles of fresh water in the car we poured over ourselves just to relieve some of the salty sting on our skin. We had a 3 hour car ride to go before our next destination so we had to just grin and bear it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The ride was spectacular. The landscape, the canyons and desert. The little villages and flocks of sheep everywhere. The beautiful mosques and fantastic fields of wind turbines and solar farms.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived in Wadi Musa just as the sun was setting. We are staying in a place just steps away from the entrance to Petra. Tomorrow we go exploring.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Off to bed at a decent time tonight and best of all, I just came back from the most incredible Turkish bath experience and am in post-hammam heaven. Sleep will be no problem.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Goodnight y'all.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVB7buPOTzGTA9zpPDtxN8BTPRbHTuJxS1Euh1prC_cIRTl-QnkyRFzI33NmOtV7EA4ldAYDEYQoJOb9HXMFZ4b_q-LYdWeA-peKsuV3y4dDp5TFSR2h4M1gTNByR_rb-z2dr8agzwMeT7zdP5XV-wkVAuIyZQbjSiGCWJqFUvPTclfC7tg/s1480/274259115_10160009218883980_6799233081389958048_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVB7buPOTzGTA9zpPDtxN8BTPRbHTuJxS1Euh1prC_cIRTl-QnkyRFzI33NmOtV7EA4ldAYDEYQoJOb9HXMFZ4b_q-LYdWeA-peKsuV3y4dDp5TFSR2h4M1gTNByR_rb-z2dr8agzwMeT7zdP5XV-wkVAuIyZQbjSiGCWJqFUvPTclfC7tg/s320/274259115_10160009218883980_6799233081389958048_n.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Our drive today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwJlpE5C2hWKQg52Jpx8RFrwwC-NbtkQMW91u1XGGangYXsMg9ozYzOuV3PmwMWaSAS4hiMUAIFoEhwuRsANr2blfeNEwfGQ7EhNlx4G7iBll-7kcl3PLBGSyifs5suYWb6hmohV1oUnVnZRmEZMqGXhpxNn7etrw_uA3PqqTZxb_HSNTAA/s2048/274279414_10160009220813980_477503052684314531_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwJlpE5C2hWKQg52Jpx8RFrwwC-NbtkQMW91u1XGGangYXsMg9ozYzOuV3PmwMWaSAS4hiMUAIFoEhwuRsANr2blfeNEwfGQ7EhNlx4G7iBll-7kcl3PLBGSyifs5suYWb6hmohV1oUnVnZRmEZMqGXhpxNn7etrw_uA3PqqTZxb_HSNTAA/s320/274279414_10160009220813980_477503052684314531_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">We did indulge in the heated pool on-site<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd-TbZ5wwS5baLzlY2FMTcyweF4ZVBviPtPlGyLVnSmAGwR6VC_goJ5GyZ109Wr5JrFK0JcMg5WxCTQ6k-XVRv1XPT_zeHisY7kRisSEdiUXc8oEKO_BRm96W7QXmoSXuMLkLlqRgT00esuQW4Io0fvCBCyYUCevsnvPV6Y1tQHBg5lCFag/s2048/274307809_10160009222433980_9097314190960981984_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1219" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd-TbZ5wwS5baLzlY2FMTcyweF4ZVBviPtPlGyLVnSmAGwR6VC_goJ5GyZ109Wr5JrFK0JcMg5WxCTQ6k-XVRv1XPT_zeHisY7kRisSEdiUXc8oEKO_BRm96W7QXmoSXuMLkLlqRgT00esuQW4Io0fvCBCyYUCevsnvPV6Y1tQHBg5lCFag/s320/274307809_10160009222433980_9097314190960981984_n.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Slow start to breakfast...</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwMS1ziO-qLCOzErbgG5YyAQoKVKOrTfLSPPdmtHxc4FknwMWWC9E_p-LdbVecTd5-CAlyRFwuQBqGS5T2yGUD0brYOTpnG4NVbz_W4wGCscZbqtuPEELbsE1UJRhcReH8QnHJQ_3evaOloHY-trf4f0RIoHHUfB78TFrCl8GMhqToedmTQ/s2048/274280203_10160009222353980_8530251096850290369_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwMS1ziO-qLCOzErbgG5YyAQoKVKOrTfLSPPdmtHxc4FknwMWWC9E_p-LdbVecTd5-CAlyRFwuQBqGS5T2yGUD0brYOTpnG4NVbz_W4wGCscZbqtuPEELbsE1UJRhcReH8QnHJQ_3evaOloHY-trf4f0RIoHHUfB78TFrCl8GMhqToedmTQ/s320/274280203_10160009222353980_8530251096850290369_n.jpg" width="198" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Second course: coco pops.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fmqSv8lskXbjIS3XKJC4wEgCGRlvJ9KolLy2bFo0abtX9yr7bO_juKEyT6AUPmbLkZautahDqNst2cBOXiD9TFglRppFiGLHpZJlsPN2CaDIP5ufY2OznWc9WOljuvYLY5qdOD7Jz7lG55UIoWdhfYkza-UIuY5MOuKyBERT1SCeMXm4JQ/s2048/274292866_10160009222288980_3240423573285879237_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fmqSv8lskXbjIS3XKJC4wEgCGRlvJ9KolLy2bFo0abtX9yr7bO_juKEyT6AUPmbLkZautahDqNst2cBOXiD9TFglRppFiGLHpZJlsPN2CaDIP5ufY2OznWc9WOljuvYLY5qdOD7Jz7lG55UIoWdhfYkza-UIuY5MOuKyBERT1SCeMXm4JQ/s320/274292866_10160009222288980_3240423573285879237_n.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Third course<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T_b_gI8KxAR_76kFbj4i7K42IepFEgeflM9EDm0Nox7qfiB3oJVawEfUaZdveVaOgy5buzUVHlQ5o2JNHjW0KCUR12wzvlYeKAQOSmoJbqD5LLKg8JqVfq9S8QhU2jebC32i1d17-filDm-cG1y3acZGslDhIBM-Wu-DkX9v4xSCMR7Weg/s2048/274289624_10160009222213980_4855155482506119905_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1239" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T_b_gI8KxAR_76kFbj4i7K42IepFEgeflM9EDm0Nox7qfiB3oJVawEfUaZdveVaOgy5buzUVHlQ5o2JNHjW0KCUR12wzvlYeKAQOSmoJbqD5LLKg8JqVfq9S8QhU2jebC32i1d17-filDm-cG1y3acZGslDhIBM-Wu-DkX9v4xSCMR7Weg/s320/274289624_10160009222213980_4855155482506119905_n.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Ending the breakfast extravanga meal with a sugar high.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsqDGb4YJBvPFLr9CeYptGinm5_NXto8bTeljuieb2oLjXsvFkdh_bIcCek5m3Rz82Khl3EcqeeatXuoqpq-4lHQ0317P0KZRA1z5fSHBFBuRZgiwCS20fTu0M50VgTmz5lkNGXoMWrbhGSf7ZHN09hQmM3tOD7Y_IBLMkPtl2vZfqTpsqw/s2048/274301582_10160009220593980_6107023303178575751_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsqDGb4YJBvPFLr9CeYptGinm5_NXto8bTeljuieb2oLjXsvFkdh_bIcCek5m3Rz82Khl3EcqeeatXuoqpq-4lHQ0317P0KZRA1z5fSHBFBuRZgiwCS20fTu0M50VgTmz5lkNGXoMWrbhGSf7ZHN09hQmM3tOD7Y_IBLMkPtl2vZfqTpsqw/s320/274301582_10160009220593980_6107023303178575751_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">At the resort the waves were pretty wild, so no swimming allowed. </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tca/1.5/16/1f614.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FO361_Lw-WiwpYxOjGDTbePMr5JX9Q2Wa-re9vmWx4-_-nb8BWw6nH66k3TUGRnoYrc_E_AKUxgmapjd6GksU5sVcbSOVqnazaT1LEwyQc6x-2Q8gejyCZAT2OiBlxRvddUIS2axH-SLiwGEWmbkw221KpuUPVgW0jA-DiNRwxjVnv7QZw/s2048/274270174_10160009220458980_8678938628064407742_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FO361_Lw-WiwpYxOjGDTbePMr5JX9Q2Wa-re9vmWx4-_-nb8BWw6nH66k3TUGRnoYrc_E_AKUxgmapjd6GksU5sVcbSOVqnazaT1LEwyQc6x-2Q8gejyCZAT2OiBlxRvddUIS2axH-SLiwGEWmbkw221KpuUPVgW0jA-DiNRwxjVnv7QZw/s320/274270174_10160009220458980_8678938628064407742_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Steep climb down to the Dead Sea from where we parked the car at the side of the road.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW681peH92RIEaU-ezYo6IFdCk4vjD5ErHn8xyfTYzbMjeWGEY8JoaJIqsnr2G3x9IQHcW_3-gOZpxEMguWddgfI8thjQiMSCEJMfj4BTWEXhQERxqYoaL3OyEj-FpWlCTjzPnpt6JI2zm6QJObKXn6BYlTP6MNUvEoYzwIA9rM5GzsX2mw/s2048/274299894_10160009219913980_4709852826869741958_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW681peH92RIEaU-ezYo6IFdCk4vjD5ErHn8xyfTYzbMjeWGEY8JoaJIqsnr2G3x9IQHcW_3-gOZpxEMguWddgfI8thjQiMSCEJMfj4BTWEXhQERxqYoaL3OyEj-FpWlCTjzPnpt6JI2zm6QJObKXn6BYlTP6MNUvEoYzwIA9rM5GzsX2mw/s320/274299894_10160009219913980_4709852826869741958_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Cautiously entering the Dead Sea.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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YUM!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b>February 21, 2022.</b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Petra is one of the 7 Wonders of the World, and there is no denying it deserves that title.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We were blessed with the absolute perfect day to explore this 2200 year old settlement. Sunshine, warm air and cool breeze. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">27,000+ steps walked today, about 19 km. And that's Matt-steps, according to his watch.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">After seeing the Treasury, the kids were determined to climb to the Altar of Sacrifice viewpoint. From there we took the hiking trail back down along the canyons and ridges. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The kids were absolute troopers and were the ones charging ahead and leading the way. Is this the point in my life where they tell ME to hurry up?</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I don't know how many times we said "Wow!" or "look at that!" Hundreds probably. You have to see it to believe the sheer beauty of this place. And even then, I know we barely scratched the surface since the area is so humongous.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We went back to our hotel mid afternoon to have a rest before returning to experience Petra By Night. It is offered only 3 times per week where the path is lined with hundreds of candles lighting the way to the Treasury. A show is performed as you sip some tea, and afterwards you walk back through the candlelit path, refreshed and full of peace.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">There are too many things I want to say but I simply don't have the words. These pictures I chose out of the MANY I took today will have to suffice.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Tomorrow we have an early start as we make our way south to Wadi Rum to catch our Jeep tour for some desert exploration and camping trip.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JdO2-ukKu68tNbqk0G43EVwzukL9H7w8SOX0R_q33_30fOq1a7hxirib6fDe5leOerBYaqiLsfCSil9AP3NeLFZU16zubmGj6ItggIMfYMh0gHn49DhUiQ_vWg8TWQ2FS7TY0j1EjxaVu8OVSIBzpmthgRPZfXoTOJGztd6s94KOeh7pFw/s1315/274574774_10160011242068980_5279883420273228862_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Prepare to be amazed.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gu7gHVJdQyc2B_RMdnkIHb1P4wumPAVpK_P26twSzSka001XEY0QWO33izd62HbWCzKk_hQ-NgJP2yWdrAJIKcg4wLJTmJvpO3dGbUDRV1pX9VK9PgPlQNvLx3VLqa6b0HgJJiBu_5oPWCE35dRvxVBfg35Re3US74aZUx0LcByU2t6NyA/s2048/274345178_10160011247053980_6300022437652401312_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Gu7gHVJdQyc2B_RMdnkIHb1P4wumPAVpK_P26twSzSka001XEY0QWO33izd62HbWCzKk_hQ-NgJP2yWdrAJIKcg4wLJTmJvpO3dGbUDRV1pX9VK9PgPlQNvLx3VLqa6b0HgJJiBu_5oPWCE35dRvxVBfg35Re3US74aZUx0LcByU2t6NyA/s320/274345178_10160011247053980_6300022437652401312_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Two Indiana Jones trying to find the way out.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZzhuxxjjEKYnKSL-YhhWTsgbIdA9t7oTzn3tuqdUT8mOEo-qu5xudJjYiOVAWGI4LC6Su0biUnM3oljIyGc5J1WXYrcdgqPOWglMDnrrpeS0jPqKOqa2Q2arKNc2vSYiqzYKxkZFBPBBwYBiZWXcXVb5c5LbxgVugZMqn5CQ-RMcNDPUQQ/s2048/274353340_10160011246643980_4365870209040018242_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZzhuxxjjEKYnKSL-YhhWTsgbIdA9t7oTzn3tuqdUT8mOEo-qu5xudJjYiOVAWGI4LC6Su0biUnM3oljIyGc5J1WXYrcdgqPOWglMDnrrpeS0jPqKOqa2Q2arKNc2vSYiqzYKxkZFBPBBwYBiZWXcXVb5c5LbxgVugZMqn5CQ-RMcNDPUQQ/s320/274353340_10160011246643980_4365870209040018242_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Petra by Night: music, storytelling and mint tea. Oh and a million stars </span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="π " height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta2/1.5/16/1f320.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNDHiRtxA7gV-3wMzeLZy7x_JBU78V1TC6o7wLNmzVbceMDUAg1exNDyyMVvLePeCeFFHsQOR7PZqpB8RhSKQAJjX27XgB8p5MmWO7kqo44CJyAFayMeN4QRSWVoIFY7SDz1qnyQHo_m0RcOWlH0Vu_jNO6ImVlpDZZrevwKFgW4sW6kiOA/s2048/274352649_10160011244898980_3423994454068803776_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNDHiRtxA7gV-3wMzeLZy7x_JBU78V1TC6o7wLNmzVbceMDUAg1exNDyyMVvLePeCeFFHsQOR7PZqpB8RhSKQAJjX27XgB8p5MmWO7kqo44CJyAFayMeN4QRSWVoIFY7SDz1qnyQHo_m0RcOWlH0Vu_jNO6ImVlpDZZrevwKFgW4sW6kiOA/s320/274352649_10160011244898980_3423994454068803776_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">1500+ candles are lit along the path as you walk in silence towards the Treasury.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b>February 23, 2022.</b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The desert can be a harsh, hostile and unforgiving environment. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">But with the right planning, trustworthy transportation (motorized or four-legged) and a knowledgeable guide, the desert can be the ultimate playground.</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">And play we did!</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWaIPvCi5S66FRrAkM5vFVCH4T6mTWVWFY9FFnAGtopezcedfmrgTT9m_-QBgBVgkqyQ1SS0W_bebmGMzHqNPcSohwRILIidJd3xtv-MPl73hpe95rrIBLzZ6yA6aXY2FgwOi_a5z4lWD1tN1XBs4fz3KbivMhgBysuryvHohrP87gNMOFQ/s2048/274528270_10160014829263980_7445677173427878855_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWaIPvCi5S66FRrAkM5vFVCH4T6mTWVWFY9FFnAGtopezcedfmrgTT9m_-QBgBVgkqyQ1SS0W_bebmGMzHqNPcSohwRILIidJd3xtv-MPl73hpe95rrIBLzZ6yA6aXY2FgwOi_a5z4lWD1tN1XBs4fz3KbivMhgBysuryvHohrP87gNMOFQ/s320/274528270_10160014829263980_7445677173427878855_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">No desert trip is complete without some sort of breakdown. It wasn't a Land Rover, but a Land Cruiser. Still, there were issues with the braking cable. In the end our guide Hamed had to get a new jeep so we could continue on our day.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSPo4vDCJJ37tjvjh7SFFZerEQpQL9ovSsuTrijW5x342vBpQo-c7J17ykbm0wtbtdC_JaVXhx5A33zbJWFLUVUfEmFNENZYE2mrWvqVBBjYqQnydv0L9F7muM2zQa8fiV3z0aN3fux72AJ32h-zaXDFqSla4lN1Rvw0o15ZVNZJ9YByLqw/s2048/274529114_10160014829903980_2881699417725863881_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSPo4vDCJJ37tjvjh7SFFZerEQpQL9ovSsuTrijW5x342vBpQo-c7J17ykbm0wtbtdC_JaVXhx5A33zbJWFLUVUfEmFNENZYE2mrWvqVBBjYqQnydv0L9F7muM2zQa8fiV3z0aN3fux72AJ32h-zaXDFqSla4lN1Rvw0o15ZVNZJ9YByLqw/s320/274529114_10160014829903980_2881699417725863881_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Tai waiting for the day's rush hour to pass before making his move.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Axue45JA-Q3jOcYFvJnZcObYvIa0cZq0xpRgIbtC6XQo0rfgp9lrVXlfsnr1E8vMg5J5fYwW7P_4B50asbAV-u6kCKe3kuhTDyxQa3nce7A8VbB0jrg4TIbbIVTa1uhSz3y_-mGDUZWj4F7C53GTAyOOaW5APJiCe3kdzaggCtC3CCGPA/s2048/274533156_10160014829708980_5154300142850923140_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Axue45JA-Q3jOcYFvJnZcObYvIa0cZq0xpRgIbtC6XQo0rfgp9lrVXlfsnr1E8vMg5J5fYwW7P_4B50asbAV-u6kCKe3kuhTDyxQa3nce7A8VbB0jrg4TIbbIVTa1uhSz3y_-mGDUZWj4F7C53GTAyOOaW5APJiCe3kdzaggCtC3CCGPA/s320/274533156_10160014829708980_5154300142850923140_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Can you spot them at the top? Below was our covered jeep for the excursion.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTnHsGbxfbouGrhZNGPxn-GhSO3fgGYI5Z38yANlQ0xNvOAsbgvRFvS9E6u7gEJ_7SnsDP1MvZg_LUW9juLKytLiyHX2-eEh5KDqMpIRNpOtRL2bG26b1baHR56NoQyX5QGaoA1VMhCTevNbuRnCpiVIarUa_aBqcJLhMcUQ88iN5L99uvA/s2048/274605219_10160014830708980_2203224458467809953_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTnHsGbxfbouGrhZNGPxn-GhSO3fgGYI5Z38yANlQ0xNvOAsbgvRFvS9E6u7gEJ_7SnsDP1MvZg_LUW9juLKytLiyHX2-eEh5KDqMpIRNpOtRL2bG26b1baHR56NoQyX5QGaoA1VMhCTevNbuRnCpiVIarUa_aBqcJLhMcUQ88iN5L99uvA/s320/274605219_10160014830708980_2203224458467809953_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Tai was waiting for this moment all day: sandboarding!! It did not disappoint.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xHstqQO2iydElZ02BbT9kKrTdTY8LyDfYihHmlEVnX3W7PEJ9Duk7NwMY2ze6gTmPQaCNh6Ze5fYhP1Uwm_48rRcjPF30Ifb5wR9us7OuACziXM7JPCZ8z5l5EwD-f8ccrNrD5I7x3kDnquucJ15E6bPxMt9XfIyke2OlPBkAUN20bSm5w/s2048/274618208_10160014832173980_1502421571700718280_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xHstqQO2iydElZ02BbT9kKrTdTY8LyDfYihHmlEVnX3W7PEJ9Duk7NwMY2ze6gTmPQaCNh6Ze5fYhP1Uwm_48rRcjPF30Ifb5wR9us7OuACziXM7JPCZ8z5l5EwD-f8ccrNrD5I7x3kDnquucJ15E6bPxMt9XfIyke2OlPBkAUN20bSm5w/s320/274618208_10160014832173980_1502421571700718280_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Hamed cooked us a delicious veggie stew lunch and mint tea.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbawNyKIo_SFNPEg7gQvuUpBRzDBba6Rp-r8umoWzeRDWsAWUar5xgWk0nj6rvbf69UHWHYiPnkklWfokLERojoao170ChhHOGMKDGjbs9XkcXgk0m1G171ojyrP5cYnQZT8kjN7taQVOGqTqsap9T6x7N_dg7ai1KMoEsXbqvGTYBRtVFw/s2048/274641862_10160014831688980_1136208258261968881_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbawNyKIo_SFNPEg7gQvuUpBRzDBba6Rp-r8umoWzeRDWsAWUar5xgWk0nj6rvbf69UHWHYiPnkklWfokLERojoao170ChhHOGMKDGjbs9XkcXgk0m1G171ojyrP5cYnQZT8kjN7taQVOGqTqsap9T6x7N_dg7ai1KMoEsXbqvGTYBRtVFw/s320/274641862_10160014831688980_1136208258261968881_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; 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font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">And to think this magic happens every night <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Definitely the highlight for the kids!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="stjgntxs ni8dbmo4 l82x9zwi uo3d90p7 h905i5nu monazrh9" data-visualcompletion="ignore-dynamic" style="border-radius: 0px 0px 8px 8px; font-family: inherit; overflow: hidden;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="cwj9ozl2 tvmbv18p" style="background-color: var(--card-background); color: #1c1e21; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 4px; white-space: normal;"></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Jordan30.585164 36.2384142.2749301638211534 1.0821639999999988 58.895397836178844 71.394664tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-82129249281302567242021-08-09T13:46:00.046-04:002021-08-22T14:55:13.630-04:00Summer Roadtrip to Norway<div dir="auto"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NF112P2iArE/YSJeJEbEABI/AAAAAAAFEgM/iEjMgbzdK5EoZrjw429h1kSfe8PdYuyLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_133234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NF112P2iArE/YSJeJEbEABI/AAAAAAAFEgM/iEjMgbzdK5EoZrjw429h1kSfe8PdYuyLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20210803_133234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="auto"></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dUcJHieRD3I/YSJteJMnl6I/AAAAAAAFEhs/RuFDBRePsEERSkJ7OrltxV_C9AzahFAswCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210822_172843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dUcJHieRD3I/YSJteJMnl6I/AAAAAAAFEhs/RuFDBRePsEERSkJ7OrltxV_C9AzahFAswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210822_172843.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Norway Road-trip</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">11 days (July 29 - August 8)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2750 kms driven over 40 hours.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Our summer road-trip to Norway was </span>planned last-minute because we didn't know how Matt's recovery would be from his mid-July kidney surgery (update: the tumour was benign! Hooray!) Also we didn't know which places would have Covid19 restrictions in place. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the end we chose Norway because we could drive there ourselves. We had no real expectations except to see some beautiful scenery, eat some fresh seafood and have a bit of getaway before we start the next school year. But w</span><span style="font-family: arial;">hen you plan to have no real plan, things just fall into place don't they? </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In a series of fortunate events, we connected with some of Matt's old high-school classmates and our Norway road-trip was starting to take shape. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">All this planning happened during Matt's recovery process which helped his healing immensely. Amazing what looking forward to something can do for a person's psyche.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One of Matt's old classmate, Vilde, and her family graciously offered us accommodation in their cozy Oslo flat. It provided a few nights of rest and relaxation after the drive up from Lund. Catching up with Vilde was fantastic and it was interesting to hear about her life, family and career as a lung oncologist.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another generous invitation we received was from Hannah who invited us to stay at her husband's family farm up in Tresfjord. Context: Hannah and her family were due to relocate to Nairobi a few days after our visit and yet she still extended a warm invite to us. With all the preparation and packing that comes with moving continents we unfortunately never met up with Hannah who had to stay in Oslo tying up loose ends. Instead, her husband Tore and their 3 kids drove the 6+ hours from Oslo to the farm to welcome us and show us around. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I cannot express how absolutely special that stay was for us. It was so interesting to talk to Tore and hear his stories about his former career as a whaling boat inspector, about his farm and the history of the area, how the six family clans of the Tresfjord valley have made decisions over the generations and how the farming and sheep industry really operate in these parts of Norway.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One day we accompanied Tore to herd some sheep who needed to be brought higher up on the mountainside. This was a hike with a purpose and all the kids were into it, not one complaint was heard. Once we had brought the sheep over the tree line, we had a rest and admired the view from the top. Words cannot describe the feeling of awe looking down at the valley we had just climbed. It was by far my favourite day of the entire trip.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are some highlights. I may have gone overboard with all the mountain and fjord pictures, but there were just too many not to share.</span></div><div dir="auto"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BOybmnFLhOs/YSJD6An-TtI/AAAAAAAFEV8/YXQQsnRu1hkAKKutVKpC_P4sWFZ0nbR-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_052312.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BOybmnFLhOs/YSJD6An-TtI/AAAAAAAFEV8/YXQQsnRu1hkAKKutVKpC_P4sWFZ0nbR-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20210729_052312.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5:15am and we're on the road, trying to make it to the Sweden/Norway border before it gets too busy. We ended up still needing to wait about 90 minutes while Bonnie and the kids got a (free) fast Covid test. Matt had his EU Vaccine passport. Bonnie only had her 2nd jab a few days earlier and you need to be 2 weeks clear before you get the passport.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WtBvoTeGi3w/YSJD6GVCo8I/AAAAAAAFEWE/OJ6JcniEoZ4knWAn1p2yPr2_flus-esFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_072434.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WtBvoTeGi3w/YSJD6GVCo8I/AAAAAAAFEWE/OJ6JcniEoZ4knWAn1p2yPr2_flus-esFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20210729_072434.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">8am and someone is already napping.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-icYj83lViz4/YSJD6Ft8UoI/AAAAAAAFEWA/McnfOi4MP4QnFER67cbJXc4bb7c5rpDOACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_141738.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-icYj83lViz4/YSJD6Ft8UoI/AAAAAAAFEWA/McnfOi4MP4QnFER67cbJXc4bb7c5rpDOACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210729_141738.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Torrential rain followed us the entire drive to Asker, our first night in Norway. It was too early to check into our AirBnb and we just missed out on the last tickets to a nearby science museum, so we opted for the indoor trampoline park. <br />Cuz that's what you do when you go to Norway... π<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iYb9tCz0w-s/YSJD7sJWdSI/AAAAAAAFEWI/RGaCnC2Yhrc09sjqVVthDUTc6qOdIxhPACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_195227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iYb9tCz0w-s/YSJD7sJWdSI/AAAAAAAFEWI/RGaCnC2Yhrc09sjqVVthDUTc6qOdIxhPACLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210729_195227.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First night in Norway: a treehouse! (and trampoline)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9eh_9HigLj8/YSJD8Fs3d7I/AAAAAAAFEWM/NZaeyB5F6G05Fx1FwbSOBfGizcLsvHr9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_195646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9eh_9HigLj8/YSJD8Fs3d7I/AAAAAAAFEWM/NZaeyB5F6G05Fx1FwbSOBfGizcLsvHr9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210729_195646.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XDFSlzeERJM/YSJD8B-CoEI/AAAAAAAFEWQ/cTRGSXp8SF8LrzgIKu0szb3ON5j79PgawCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_195703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XDFSlzeERJM/YSJD8B-CoEI/AAAAAAAFEWQ/cTRGSXp8SF8LrzgIKu0szb3ON5j79PgawCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210729_195703.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite finding the outdoor shower at the treehouse only ran cold water, meeting all sorts of six-legged critters in the treehouse and finding random leaks in the roof, the kids unanimously declared it the best night of the entire trip.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4wEI2xMZGZQ/YSJD8i3OM1I/AAAAAAAFEWU/fpBDXcik31srEczP29AnqGNcUPorBS-VACLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210729_202455.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4wEI2xMZGZQ/YSJD8i3OM1I/AAAAAAAFEWU/fpBDXcik31srEczP29AnqGNcUPorBS-VACLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210729_202455.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sleeping in a hammock is actually very comfy.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aGivEf7HYZA/YSJD89oGuDI/AAAAAAAFEWY/gEcWvwxHp6QrpxF4otbq2-48h2m2BzdOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210729_202517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aGivEf7HYZA/YSJD89oGuDI/AAAAAAAFEWY/gEcWvwxHp6QrpxF4otbq2-48h2m2BzdOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210729_202517.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2HR_i_H14Q/YSJD9BDZzFI/AAAAAAAFEWc/AcYzR_kRhJkwBd2ru6VRIMvRRpB-wwuXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210729_211854.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U2HR_i_H14Q/YSJD9BDZzFI/AAAAAAAFEWc/AcYzR_kRhJkwBd2ru6VRIMvRRpB-wwuXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210729_211854.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bliss! Also, note the pull down black out blind!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PS7UfMh2P8o/YSJD9M0R29I/AAAAAAAFEWg/Z83YrpwhonwnM5odbxBZ9UKqM-_IgJtogCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210730_114954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PS7UfMh2P8o/YSJD9M0R29I/AAAAAAAFEWg/Z83YrpwhonwnM5odbxBZ9UKqM-_IgJtogCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210730_114954.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you only have time for one museum in Oslo, make it the <a href="https://frammuseum.no/" target="_blank">Fram Museum</a>. It depicts the exploration to both North and South Poles with interactive exhibits and fantastic story-telling.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wm_cG7Tctw/YSJD9oTMh-I/AAAAAAAFEWk/dNZ5O9eFhHowm8piXj13fQCGjqC9QicqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210730_115825.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_wm_cG7Tctw/YSJD9oTMh-I/AAAAAAAFEWk/dNZ5O9eFhHowm8piXj13fQCGjqC9QicqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210730_115825.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The crew of the Fram Ship had the sense to bring several tins of <br />condensed milk on their expedition. Sign me up!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4O4jFxNV9Nw/YSJD9tf2IoI/AAAAAAAFEWo/rp0ksUokqmsAthbL5-u0NUwsAPWcGh_CACLcBGAsYHQ/s4382/20210730_124015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="4382" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4O4jFxNV9Nw/YSJD9tf2IoI/AAAAAAAFEWo/rp0ksUokqmsAthbL5-u0NUwsAPWcGh_CACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h306/20210730_124015.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, spent time with the Inuit learning how to live in extreme polar conditions. This led to his team reaching the South Pole first and successfully navigating the Northwest Passage. <br />"<i>The one who listens to his parents will live longer... and have a better life</i>" is an Inuit expression and one many parents today could probably agree with. <br /></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--S6aOmmFphk/YSJD9_EMPyI/AAAAAAAFEWs/pH8oTDHvLvgeQP6rKp9SaHoycKynpuzgACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210730_130631%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="4032" height="408" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--S6aOmmFphk/YSJD9_EMPyI/AAAAAAAFEWs/pH8oTDHvLvgeQP6rKp9SaHoycKynpuzgACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h408/20210730_130631%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Outside the Fram Museum looking towards Oslo city-centre.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxjVSOy9BsY/YSJD-VaHUlI/AAAAAAAFEW0/njKrV8fBEwEoewDWVh9KH6KSpoDaCSgkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210731_164310%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxjVSOy9BsY/YSJD-VaHUlI/AAAAAAAFEW0/njKrV8fBEwEoewDWVh9KH6KSpoDaCSgkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210731_164310%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On our way to Tresfjord. We had Edvard Grieg's <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLp_Hh6DKWc" target="_blank">In the Hall of the Mountain King</a></i> playing at full volume which was very fitting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DChIbIzrceY/YSJD-rPL1yI/AAAAAAAFEW4/lIeDCordbDMYFDs_fmkqYe_0EgWLXEZpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210801_124301%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="4032" height="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DChIbIzrceY/YSJD-rPL1yI/AAAAAAAFEW4/lIeDCordbDMYFDs_fmkqYe_0EgWLXEZpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h364/20210801_124301%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Known as "the road in the ocean," the <a href="https://www.fjordnorway.com/top-attractions/the-atlantic-road" target="_blank">Atlantic Highway</a> stretches over 7 bridges and is considered by some to be the world's most beautiful road. We travelled it in both directions, it truly is an engineering miracle. Besides cars and motorhomes, we saw cyclists travelling on the road and even one guy on an electric skateboard! <br />We promised next time we will do it by motorbike. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knYFKh1RrZ0/YSJD_GCuxrI/AAAAAAAFEW8/IKSZ8ck9o9QdwNSyhmod7Z1ILV9-h61IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210801_150051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knYFKh1RrZ0/YSJD_GCuxrI/AAAAAAAFEW8/IKSZ8ck9o9QdwNSyhmod7Z1ILV9-h61IQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210801_150051.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ask an 11-year old boy to smile and this is a typical response.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snwtrZK9Umo/YSJeHaRCIII/AAAAAAAFEf0/Z_EPCTinpLImPG8RaqujjZrHveWoT1GPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s7648/20210801_095516.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="7648" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snwtrZK9Umo/YSJeHaRCIII/AAAAAAAFEf0/Z_EPCTinpLImPG8RaqujjZrHveWoT1GPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h212/20210801_095516.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At Tore's family farm in Tresfjord.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhfjvdvX20Y/YSJeHHpv0ZI/AAAAAAAFEfw/O4wlDHWSP3wGGadXnxBLJigNiCo-iYczgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_095846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhfjvdvX20Y/YSJeHHpv0ZI/AAAAAAAFEfw/O4wlDHWSP3wGGadXnxBLJigNiCo-iYczgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_095846.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="text-align: center;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RaCDaFHq7zY/YSJD_2mRdsI/AAAAAAAFEXI/mRrNE7Bf5TcCbSeTRYhpUuK8DTlzyRcPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_102201%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RaCDaFHq7zY/YSJD_2mRdsI/AAAAAAAFEXI/mRrNE7Bf5TcCbSeTRYhpUuK8DTlzyRcPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_102201%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even bus shelters have grass roofs!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l0ZU-T6oq-E/YSJeLyJ2XSI/AAAAAAAFEg0/_f_4RkPsWIEyGyaNv0cdRPp9LjXmrzsRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-07-31%2Bat%2B22.52.28.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l0ZU-T6oq-E/YSJeLyJ2XSI/AAAAAAAFEg0/_f_4RkPsWIEyGyaNv0cdRPp9LjXmrzsRQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-07-31%2Bat%2B22.52.28.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tore pulling the kids on the wagon.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: center;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-scaexo-997Y/YSJeLxr9rRI/AAAAAAAFEg4/iMyS5k3mGg8gjgfQxjP_zhEbWA42IfskACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-08-01%2Bat%2B22.06.38.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-scaexo-997Y/YSJeLxr9rRI/AAAAAAAFEg4/iMyS5k3mGg8gjgfQxjP_zhEbWA42IfskACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-08-01%2Bat%2B22.06.38.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Playing Kubb</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iTmKRDYYagI/YSJeHBlvdpI/AAAAAAAFEfs/mLjORczXMgseVmBoMv_tdJjLFzM_7ciygCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210731_201618.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iTmKRDYYagI/YSJeHBlvdpI/AAAAAAAFEfs/mLjORczXMgseVmBoMv_tdJjLFzM_7ciygCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210731_201618.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They had to go rescue a sick sheep on the hill. Close encounters with the realities of sheep farming made T&A understand a little more how intricate the process of meat production is just for human consumption.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5EexorIXMgE/YSJeJH5p5NI/AAAAAAAFEgI/pAvYDM1LQE4Q_ztDreky3lMAdmiGRcLBACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_155254.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Teaching our new friends how to play Pit, one of our favourite card games.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CV2cVkuNDXU/YSJeIQs6MyI/AAAAAAAFEgA/wqmKucXVfw0ymQ1xYG4Pmrke-Iid1qZOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_112123.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CV2cVkuNDXU/YSJeIQs6MyI/AAAAAAAFEgA/wqmKucXVfw0ymQ1xYG4Pmrke-Iid1qZOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_112123.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Found the sheep! Now we gotta herd them UP.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zW76vJplww8/YSJEAr1_4BI/AAAAAAAFEXQ/BtY4pnuYTNEfZWt9Mb3FUJht5UmN0K_vACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_110212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zW76vJplww8/YSJEAr1_4BI/AAAAAAAFEXQ/BtY4pnuYTNEfZWt9Mb3FUJht5UmN0K_vACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_110212.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RuUP3Wje1o/YSJEAeVTu5I/AAAAAAAFEXM/0povhr30dt4CC3Fh6uDDWzSNlKLH9Q5-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_105141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RuUP3Wje1o/YSJEAeVTu5I/AAAAAAAFEXM/0povhr30dt4CC3Fh6uDDWzSNlKLH9Q5-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_105141.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And then suddenly, there were beautiful wild horses! <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRJKyPUdTy0/YSJeId2SNdI/AAAAAAAFEf8/z5K9UsTz8WsVn7_EIrMUDYo5AEKfHWsVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_123010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRJKyPUdTy0/YSJeId2SNdI/AAAAAAAFEf8/z5K9UsTz8WsVn7_EIrMUDYo5AEKfHWsVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_123010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Very steep climb past the tree line.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuN_A5SKGl4/YSJeICOAP_I/AAAAAAAFEf4/zxup32nqzzACy47asqm7HAkghWIQNrueACLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210802_131406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuN_A5SKGl4/YSJeICOAP_I/AAAAAAAFEf4/zxup32nqzzACy47asqm7HAkghWIQNrueACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_131406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nearly there!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NusQ6wgCgzY/YSJEAoVR6JI/AAAAAAAFEXU/2ZL_jhT48-s8ZRfs7YoBw8Q8nEfhVufCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210802_123741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NusQ6wgCgzY/YSJEAoVR6JI/AAAAAAAFEXU/2ZL_jhT48-s8ZRfs7YoBw8Q8nEfhVufCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_123741.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGMJrIp6ivo/YSJEBVTxJSI/AAAAAAAFEXY/UGpsgItZODYs3w6VI0horNf0Xoei1XfNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_125246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGMJrIp6ivo/YSJEBVTxJSI/AAAAAAAFEXY/UGpsgItZODYs3w6VI0horNf0Xoei1XfNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_125246.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tai patiently waiting for Matt to make it to the top. <br />Considering this was about 2 weeks post-op, he did really well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7AJZIw1lNFM/YSJEBhKZo4I/AAAAAAAFEXc/qu5VwJlOn0QKoVqVLlQ67MMw9d2iTMovwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_130125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7AJZIw1lNFM/YSJEBhKZo4I/AAAAAAAFEXc/qu5VwJlOn0QKoVqVLlQ67MMw9d2iTMovwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210802_130125.jpg" width="640" /></b></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Running down the hill after depositing the mineral lick (salt rock) at the top. The salt rock is for the sheep to <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;">lick essential mineral nutrients while they live on the mountain for the season.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMtDUYgMIlo/YSJECVkcvlI/AAAAAAAFEXk/K-tuxIDKPH0I-lzRD39DiCez9rikoNaTACLcBGAsYHQ/s12464/20210802_130323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="12464" height="142" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMtDUYgMIlo/YSJECVkcvlI/AAAAAAAFEXk/K-tuxIDKPH0I-lzRD39DiCez9rikoNaTACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h142/20210802_130323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C0jUUnoenrk/YSJeI7SvAaI/AAAAAAAFEgE/nOPLh6flqIwaD-ErlDUkGTdbPlGlKHTEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_144617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C0jUUnoenrk/YSJeI7SvAaI/AAAAAAAFEgE/nOPLh6flqIwaD-ErlDUkGTdbPlGlKHTEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_144617.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello again horses.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XEpVQLXX3Ks/YSJECciNZ4I/AAAAAAAFEXg/qW34yPZJ07MwVHvlMvOoNjmb3mpPiGGkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_143804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XEpVQLXX3Ks/YSJECciNZ4I/AAAAAAAFEXg/qW34yPZJ07MwVHvlMvOoNjmb3mpPiGGkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_143804.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MMJTb4DiTtA/YSJECtAO4jI/AAAAAAAFEXo/VDcQ7FUKN08SFmHzNnokAUf_v-pPCDOjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_151552.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MMJTb4DiTtA/YSJECtAO4jI/AAAAAAAFEXo/VDcQ7FUKN08SFmHzNnokAUf_v-pPCDOjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_151552.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back at ground level, I'm pointing to the point on the mountain where we climbed to, just a few meters shy of that snow patch.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NQSeS0CGVWo/YSJEDb_0-fI/AAAAAAAFEXs/JC24nBRPYxseY-Aq6NzvEsMSr36HDur8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210802_160408.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NQSeS0CGVWo/YSJEDb_0-fI/AAAAAAAFEXs/JC24nBRPYxseY-Aq6NzvEsMSr36HDur8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210802_160408.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We found a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanterelle" target="_blank">chanterelle</a> mushroom!!!! These rare exquisite beauties are delicious and will cost you a pretty penny at the supermarket.</span> <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R6jV1aAcHpo/YSJED34LKbI/AAAAAAAFEXw/09UY3eZcymwSDESSELAwtYb_QpFYsauAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210802_193954.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R6jV1aAcHpo/YSJED34LKbI/AAAAAAAFEXw/09UY3eZcymwSDESSELAwtYb_QpFYsauAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210802_193954.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just a little bonfire on our last night.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6r4vuj3LS7g/YSJOYKdAkxI/AAAAAAAFEYQ/yngFO_COXs45Y20TC3dWFfiHZPHizILsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210803_102935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6r4vuj3LS7g/YSJOYKdAkxI/AAAAAAAFEYQ/yngFO_COXs45Y20TC3dWFfiHZPHizILsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_102935.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tai's favourite road on the trip was the <a href="https://www.visitnorway.se/resmal/fjord-norge/trollstigen/" target="_blank">Trollstigen</a>, the classic most-visited Norwegian road. Opened in 1936, there are 11 hairpin bends with 9% gradient which are named after the person who managed the construction of that particular section. <br />It is honestly an incredible engineering feat and well worth a visit. <br />Nothing can top that drive, except perhaps if you do it on a motorbike.</span><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-whQjY1di2Kw/YSJOa6ClGYI/AAAAAAAFEYo/J-4UHj5XrbsfX__3mVNUqtKMi6yfHhBVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3451/20210803_134955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="3451" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-whQjY1di2Kw/YSJOa6ClGYI/AAAAAAAFEYo/J-4UHj5XrbsfX__3mVNUqtKMi6yfHhBVQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_134955.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hc2kZ3yoU9Y/YSJOaiMiwcI/AAAAAAAFEYk/cPS5OXEMfvkDzJ5vc8IcVdJDcBYR_r1UwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210803_114840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hc2kZ3yoU9Y/YSJOaiMiwcI/AAAAAAAFEYk/cPS5OXEMfvkDzJ5vc8IcVdJDcBYR_r1UwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_114840.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Trollstigen is a motorcyclist's DREAM!!!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G7JiLPsoktI/YSJOaBjNG7I/AAAAAAAFEYg/E528SKTk_EwJ8jzj7mtopAeaAXGgwCnpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4420/20210803_113007.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4420" height="376" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G7JiLPsoktI/YSJOaBjNG7I/AAAAAAAFEYg/E528SKTk_EwJ8jzj7mtopAeaAXGgwCnpwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h376/20210803_113007.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Can you spot T &A?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WIZ64-T656I/YSJOaKlyI0I/AAAAAAAFEYc/HmKhIxBwWrIB_MweqZWviHxkR1i1G4XGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s6032/20210803_112617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="6032" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WIZ64-T656I/YSJOaKlyI0I/AAAAAAAFEYc/HmKhIxBwWrIB_MweqZWviHxkR1i1G4XGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h208/20210803_112617.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FAjPD4BLZ9k/YSJOZYVuM7I/AAAAAAAFEYU/XWerGS_CbQg0dzUw1LkZYiz7UkVC14URgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_112516%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FAjPD4BLZ9k/YSJOZYVuM7I/AAAAAAAFEYU/XWerGS_CbQg0dzUw1LkZYiz7UkVC14URgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210803_112516%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFVRrxbfwDU/YSJOZugmOUI/AAAAAAAFEYY/28b_h8Q9fc0GmbBdnXjE8XZum7Z6kSaXACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_111218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFVRrxbfwDU/YSJOZugmOUI/AAAAAAAFEYY/28b_h8Q9fc0GmbBdnXjE8XZum7Z6kSaXACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_111218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w69YxDtdIq0/YSJOa1a0v1I/AAAAAAAFEYs/XyYSRmLdOfgktYk9vAjtYzW9jRe-vpQzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2779/20210803_135027.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2779" height="362" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w69YxDtdIq0/YSJOa1a0v1I/AAAAAAAFEYs/XyYSRmLdOfgktYk9vAjtYzW9jRe-vpQzACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h362/20210803_135027.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you're wondering, closing your eyes as you twist and turn through Norway's hairpin roads is cheaper than going to Disney/Six Flags/Liseberg/Canada's Wonderland. <br />And every bit just as exciting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQKpmDommmU/YSJOvcCS04I/AAAAAAAFEaw/bOlZfYj09OIm3B8W_-BxQXneT9RKTIA1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3588/20210806_114822%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="3588" height="374" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQKpmDommmU/YSJOvcCS04I/AAAAAAAFEaw/bOlZfYj09OIm3B8W_-BxQXneT9RKTIA1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h374/20210806_114822%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sheep alert in the tunnel!!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6TdWNyrriZ4/YSJOcH6XauI/AAAAAAAFEY4/tbbK6b4--pEhObyZmnkqwsyMYtRUScBxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_151434.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6TdWNyrriZ4/YSJOcH6XauI/AAAAAAAFEY4/tbbK6b4--pEhObyZmnkqwsyMYtRUScBxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210803_151434.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At Dalsnibba lookout point.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NLLRgcqY2mo/YSJObjFaLnI/AAAAAAAFEY0/LzVR35a263oCSU2WW5u04ZdHSb4zVN8DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4003/20210803_150919%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="4003" height="474" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NLLRgcqY2mo/YSJObjFaLnI/AAAAAAAFEY0/LzVR35a263oCSU2WW5u04ZdHSb4zVN8DgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h474/20210803_150919%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking down at <a href="https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/fjord-norway/the-geirangerfjord/" target="_blank">Geirangerfjord.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32GST340oog/YSJObXFzwBI/AAAAAAAFEYw/5N6Avst9HfU5ByThjXEhKU_EG5aeat4jQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_150731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32GST340oog/YSJObXFzwBI/AAAAAAAFEYw/5N6Avst9HfU5ByThjXEhKU_EG5aeat4jQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_150731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8rv0SRsqf0/YSJOccTKTwI/AAAAAAAFEY8/CURVtHi_YtEsELCjcKjMb1ldbdQSBDIGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210803_152144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8rv0SRsqf0/YSJOccTKTwI/AAAAAAAFEY8/CURVtHi_YtEsELCjcKjMb1ldbdQSBDIGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_152144.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Want a view with your fika? No problem.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln1xHtUKhaI/YSJOeKTAlSI/AAAAAAAFEZQ/kD_zjlFuYzQgw25sNkJbxsd2c8tgnMzvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_201442%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln1xHtUKhaI/YSJOeKTAlSI/AAAAAAAFEZQ/kD_zjlFuYzQgw25sNkJbxsd2c8tgnMzvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210803_201442%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We stayed one night near Lom in the little red cabin next to the rushing river. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMxyzb82fyQ/YSJeJ8lAyeI/AAAAAAAFEgY/7fvQD6_HQu8_L26908JkrJcIXt0EC0V8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210803_203851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMxyzb82fyQ/YSJeJ8lAyeI/AAAAAAAFEgY/7fvQD6_HQu8_L26908JkrJcIXt0EC0V8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210803_203851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0MhtT8xnfA/YSJOd1O3SXI/AAAAAAAFEZI/3leIt1Dxj5oLQoN33CgyVmJiThtJF84yQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210803_185656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b0MhtT8xnfA/YSJOd1O3SXI/AAAAAAAFEZI/3leIt1Dxj5oLQoN33CgyVmJiThtJF84yQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_185656.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lom's iconic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stave_church" target="_blank">stave church</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oy5R_h-7fHI/YSJOdznkxuI/AAAAAAAFEZM/vAsozQaaVPcO9KmEK2GWjRZE_hqm-kY-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210803_185824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oy5R_h-7fHI/YSJOdznkxuI/AAAAAAAFEZM/vAsozQaaVPcO9KmEK2GWjRZE_hqm-kY-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210803_185824.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iizIjN6iZUU/YSJOdAz9vDI/AAAAAAAFEZE/j2BSe7CVPGYuk0yBCW6WFnhj7TlbQhXYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210803_175656.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iizIjN6iZUU/YSJOdAz9vDI/AAAAAAAFEZE/j2BSe7CVPGYuk0yBCW6WFnhj7TlbQhXYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210803_175656.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scoffing some insanely delicious pizza and burgers at <a href="https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/the-bakery-in-lom-%7C-caf%C3%A9/205033/" target="_blank">Lom Bakery</a>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehsDs8ECIiw/YSJOf7Odw5I/AAAAAAAFEZo/NzfkpI9vU5gsA07331nDaMwzO4EurE64QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210804_144910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehsDs8ECIiw/YSJOf7Odw5I/AAAAAAAFEZo/NzfkpI9vU5gsA07331nDaMwzO4EurE64QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210804_144910.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Climbing towards Jotunheimen National Park, it feels like you are going through moonscape mountains. The road becomes bumpy and twisty and we even saw a few cyclists pumping their way to the top! At the top is Northern Europe's highest parking lot at 1841m above sea level.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2PakAYhszOc/YSJOcXCg-oI/AAAAAAAFEZA/IyyWWnnqCW4cmNheKI4vX9ZHVe1_OCzIACLcBGAsYHQ/s4550/20210803_154015%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="4550" height="326" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2PakAYhszOc/YSJOcXCg-oI/AAAAAAAFEZA/IyyWWnnqCW4cmNheKI4vX9ZHVe1_OCzIACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h326/20210803_154015%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uVxYhe0Yqc/YSJOfFSsNZI/AAAAAAAFEZc/FSijI1gYNxsujGCT3CoF4RQzXZw1OJrLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_124839%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uVxYhe0Yqc/YSJOfFSsNZI/AAAAAAAFEZc/FSijI1gYNxsujGCT3CoF4RQzXZw1OJrLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210804_124839%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We went on a tour to visit an ice cave, a man-carved tunnel through 70 metres into the 7000-year-old ice. There was even an ice slide inside!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-79_8mtClssI/YSJeJ4x3lJI/AAAAAAAFEgU/K6kPt99Eq_cX2Qz-ap7ccHsGeWdtcIooQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_115603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-79_8mtClssI/YSJeJ4x3lJI/AAAAAAAFEgU/K6kPt99Eq_cX2Qz-ap7ccHsGeWdtcIooQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210804_115603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lGWFkZQ2B70/YSJeKW5hNMI/AAAAAAAFEgc/KhMYBDjLrmEbNyI567TWUeN11T9GQQYjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_121044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lGWFkZQ2B70/YSJeKW5hNMI/AAAAAAAFEgc/KhMYBDjLrmEbNyI567TWUeN11T9GQQYjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210804_121044.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Luckily, we came prepared with winter gloves, boots and hats.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q27jT0Mn-3Y/YSJeKvjfrzI/AAAAAAAFEgg/iIo3eIyixXQcqGvKZv8pPoU2GFegLZFsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_122528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q27jT0Mn-3Y/YSJeKvjfrzI/AAAAAAAFEgg/iIo3eIyixXQcqGvKZv8pPoU2GFegLZFsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210804_122528.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWswuWobGN4/YSJOe4XnUZI/AAAAAAAFEZY/9KOajWV9yNMKSYIbBa7HmoTiR9slNSO8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210804_121904.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWswuWobGN4/YSJOe4XnUZI/AAAAAAAFEZY/9KOajWV9yNMKSYIbBa7HmoTiR9slNSO8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210804_121904.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Inside one of the ice cave rooms.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ojIrlEUWZ4/YSJOfiErQvI/AAAAAAAFEZk/Wk7usae7WLQKxRvZEftNJqMC5wpGo6YEACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_133536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ojIrlEUWZ4/YSJOfiErQvI/AAAAAAAFEZk/Wk7usae7WLQKxRvZEftNJqMC5wpGo6YEACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210804_133536.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In true Thornington fashion, we had a parking lot picnic. This one was a bit more memorable since it was at Northern Europe's highest parking lot.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbqqm2i3sIQ/YSJOfoucvcI/AAAAAAAFEZg/lgowsPxV7rUAQEewjNsOO3iKJWA4jWhHACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_132132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbqqm2i3sIQ/YSJOfoucvcI/AAAAAAAFEZg/lgowsPxV7rUAQEewjNsOO3iKJWA4jWhHACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210804_132132.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't resist a quick dip in the glacier-fed lake. <br />"Refreshing" would be the appropriate word.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlMAbg9Yecg/YSJOvf0IkGI/AAAAAAAFEas/aheWj_4hH6URKc3QXGkBQPuUpRutPFsLACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210805_180100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlMAbg9Yecg/YSJOvf0IkGI/AAAAAAAFEas/aheWj_4hH6URKc3QXGkBQPuUpRutPFsLACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210805_180100.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3 out of 4 of us braved the chilly glacial water in Aurland. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0dNTrCVJb0A/YSJeK-9svZI/AAAAAAAFEgk/TCohGgQzcBo_y3alg8r-sgSGFh4rj7w-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210805_113058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0dNTrCVJb0A/YSJeK-9svZI/AAAAAAAFEgk/TCohGgQzcBo_y3alg8r-sgSGFh4rj7w-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210805_113058.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.norwaysbest.com/flamsbana/" target="_blank">FlΓ₯mbana</a>, the iconic trainline from FlΓ₯m to Myrdal built between 1923-1940.<br />Only 20km long, the train goes through 20 tunnels (most of them excavated by hand) and has a height difference of 864m.</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="text-align: center;" /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8AQoEQm8wo8/YSJOoW68XqI/AAAAAAAFEaE/kV44f0u6jT0Tu3sX2FG1hG97tLsviMn0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210805_113803.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8AQoEQm8wo8/YSJOoW68XqI/AAAAAAAFEaE/kV44f0u6jT0Tu3sX2FG1hG97tLsviMn0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210805_113803.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">FlΓ₯m Railway, all aboard!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CY_PO_S-i_Y/YSJOlahQfXI/AAAAAAAFEaA/kjXtD8cL2WwpsP8zwVnn6GzvCoThf627wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210805_111401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CY_PO_S-i_Y/YSJOlahQfXI/AAAAAAAFEaA/kjXtD8cL2WwpsP8zwVnn6GzvCoThf627wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210805_111401.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qilUVZGaQxM/YSJOsD8AjBI/AAAAAAAFEaM/qXX-uczUiPIK4C62mHOKj82qVvyJGy44gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210805_122331.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qilUVZGaQxM/YSJOsD8AjBI/AAAAAAAFEaM/qXX-uczUiPIK4C62mHOKj82qVvyJGy44gCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210805_122331.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After getting off the train, we walked down to the next village and <br />stopped at a super cold mountain stream.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eDrpqgMqRFI/YSJeLTm83FI/AAAAAAAFEgs/UorSSVqQLXcdkps69kANZmdYM3rvUOJCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210805_124651.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next up, zipline!!! The longest zipline in Scandinavia which spans 1.34km, it has a height difference of 305m and a max speed of 100 km/hr. This adrenaline-fueled ride takes you through a deep valley and past flowing waterfalls.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kzpPcEOHUg/YSJeLFctEkI/AAAAAAAFEgo/jrgaSScRPu8gOZRgd71hvRsDzMKTjYALgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3856/20210805_114606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3856" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kzpPcEOHUg/YSJeLFctEkI/AAAAAAAFEgo/jrgaSScRPu8gOZRgd71hvRsDzMKTjYALgCLcBGAsYHQ/w598-h640/20210805_114606.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O281l6nkLAo/YSJOskgk5PI/AAAAAAAFEaU/nwKfci4hcW8wcMwAuoH6oTp2MRs_vRCZACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210805_131900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O281l6nkLAo/YSJOskgk5PI/AAAAAAAFEaU/nwKfci4hcW8wcMwAuoH6oTp2MRs_vRCZACLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210805_131900.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-icMai2a9VKU/YSJOsckz-wI/AAAAAAAFEaQ/jlGs97dcrdQCPsIwoCFCd6n-R-76YmDagCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210805_131852.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-icMai2a9VKU/YSJOsckz-wI/AAAAAAAFEaQ/jlGs97dcrdQCPsIwoCFCd6n-R-76YmDagCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210805_131852.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aila was JUST heavy enough for the zipline and in the end, <br />she had some extra weight added to her harness pocket.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-62vHIouujW4/YSJOtWWrjII/AAAAAAAFEaY/kfOc525dHY0VBvgxvhnnLmI1AX699eUAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210805_140003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-62vHIouujW4/YSJOtWWrjII/AAAAAAAFEaY/kfOc525dHY0VBvgxvhnnLmI1AX699eUAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210805_140003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>After the zipline, you come to the </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span>Rallarrosa Cheese Farm where </span></span><span>we tasted some local brown cheese and creamy yoghurt.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5cuuswXrbo/YSJOtftj-GI/AAAAAAAFEac/YDdQig04HmE1HQpyzuTzNsCOhr9Yi2t9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210805_140514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5cuuswXrbo/YSJOtftj-GI/AAAAAAAFEac/YDdQig04HmE1HQpyzuTzNsCOhr9Yi2t9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210805_140514.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then we collected our rental bikes to cycle the last 15 kms back to FlΓ₯m.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz8HkblgAmU/YSJOuAQON3I/AAAAAAAFEag/vuMxX6se8xEcJOBCXj8pa1S_h6-9xk7gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210805_142323.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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There were no Shirley Temples on the menu, but the bartender made a <i>Special Mix</i> for them. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8SuetE80PE/YSJOutODa2I/AAAAAAAFEak/8dLkp5PI424PRLZrQ7J6E77zSXj_KJLrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3701/20210805_160716%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3701" height="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8SuetE80PE/YSJOutODa2I/AAAAAAAFEak/8dLkp5PI424PRLZrQ7J6E77zSXj_KJLrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h448/20210805_160716%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Beer tasting in FlΓ₯m's brewery. Highlight for Matt.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8CBRq0anuo/YSJOkfwlD8I/AAAAAAAFEZ8/A4wMYek3xWgCnX6tyvUzpWMoTPq0eV6hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_191745.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m8CBRq0anuo/YSJOkfwlD8I/AAAAAAAFEZ8/A4wMYek3xWgCnX6tyvUzpWMoTPq0eV6hwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210804_191745.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Traditional apple cake from Sognefjord. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6FxRUcaVXg/YSJOhY16htI/AAAAAAAFEZ4/9IHjBpf82KA_mwXplwPDphr8JgSqi1jBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_191739.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v6FxRUcaVXg/YSJOhY16htI/AAAAAAAFEZ4/9IHjBpf82KA_mwXplwPDphr8JgSqi1jBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210804_191739.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cooking up some reindeer meat for dinner.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZGeWDvi8wQ/YSJD-WX1jTI/AAAAAAAFEWw/c6NXSBFV8hw91t_cwYcw-WqA01COLqqfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210731_135922.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZGeWDvi8wQ/YSJD-WX1jTI/AAAAAAAFEWw/c6NXSBFV8hw91t_cwYcw-WqA01COLqqfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210731_135922.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tunnels are just a normal part of Norway's highway infrastructure, a true engineering miracle. We deliberately detoured to go through the world's longest road tunnel, the <a href="https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/l%C3%A6rdalstunnelen-worlds-longest-road-tunnel/12205/" target="_blank">LΓ¦rdal Tunnel</a>, which happens to be in Norway at 24.5 km long!!<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRIjIQWgATk/YSJOgw0cMHI/AAAAAAAFEZ0/4V8q-CLA5UE_WllpL6Pw5QoHnQppVplpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210804_171719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRIjIQWgATk/YSJOgw0cMHI/AAAAAAAFEZ0/4V8q-CLA5UE_WllpL6Pw5QoHnQppVplpgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210804_171719.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the three 'caves' in <a href="https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/l%C3%A6rdalstunnelen-worlds-longest-road-tunnel/12205/" target="_blank">LΓ¦rdal Tunnel</a> with cool blue lights.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yTD-P0JMeaQ/YSJOgq9tbgI/AAAAAAAFEZs/Z4ivzUdeSqU9cSZTqXjETDUV8_ybTHb4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4448/20210804_163821%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="4448" height="338" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yTD-P0JMeaQ/YSJOgq9tbgI/AAAAAAAFEZs/Z4ivzUdeSqU9cSZTqXjETDUV8_ybTHb4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h338/20210804_163821%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DC9li-yFyuU/YSJOgpEeH1I/AAAAAAAFEZw/mrCHFq9uUZkN9yUNgtiOQZDZ0lIMs2gqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210804_145232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DC9li-yFyuU/YSJOgpEeH1I/AAAAAAAFEZw/mrCHFq9uUZkN9yUNgtiOQZDZ0lIMs2gqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210804_145232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3__HyApu-A/YSJOv6TklFI/AAAAAAAFEa4/2aPGfn-RbQ8hUXK2uMXdzMSvzFs1cygIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210806_152116.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3__HyApu-A/YSJOv6TklFI/AAAAAAAFEa4/2aPGfn-RbQ8hUXK2uMXdzMSvzFs1cygIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210806_152116.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A quick pit stop to get Wifi and watch the penalty kicks in the Canada vs Sweden women's Olympic soccer final. CANADA won!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjB6dvg1ZW8/YSJeJpQEl7I/AAAAAAAFEgQ/FdhFfXBhaoQRfzY435208CGmS4AO1OKCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210803_134253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qjB6dvg1ZW8/YSJeJpQEl7I/AAAAAAAFEgQ/FdhFfXBhaoQRfzY435208CGmS4AO1OKCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210803_134253.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Matt says the drive from SogndalsfjΓΈra to LΓ¦rdalsΓΈyri was his favorite because of the dramatic hairpin turns and breathtaking beauty at every single angle. It was technically challenging too with barely enough room for two cars to pass and often without guardrails. The craziest thing we saw right at the moment we turned down one of those tight turns was a truck pulling a sailboat on a trailer! Insane.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7a6OmedjNc/YSJPBiZucZI/AAAAAAAFEcQ/eJmUyjsMKzI2zVI3-pp9cK2kH25JKDYewCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210806_191757%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7a6OmedjNc/YSJPBiZucZI/AAAAAAAFEcQ/eJmUyjsMKzI2zVI3-pp9cK2kH25JKDYewCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210806_191757%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Back in Oslo for a couple more nights, we visited the fabulous </span><a href="https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=181601" target="_blank">Vigeland Sculpture Park</a></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u6ZZ1tKBfAw/YSJOwTWFRZI/AAAAAAAFEa8/LMOzxHqbCzw964xeG3NKhQfNmVhH2ozzgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210806_185342.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On our last day in Oslo, Matt had arranged a mini reunion with some other former classmates who were living in the area. It was fun to connect and hear about everyone's lives. See you all at the reunion next year!</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the end, Norway completely exceeded our expectations. After living in beautiful (but flat) SkΓ₯ne for more than one year,</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> it just totally blew our minds. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you want a bit of perspective, head to the mountains and fjords of Norway and I guarantee you'll come away a little bit more humbled.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crossing over back into Sweden I'm surprised at how happy I was to be in familiar territory again. Swedish signs are comforting and it definitely feels like coming home.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Oslo, Norway59.9138688 10.752245431.603634963821158 -24.4040046 88.224102636178856 45.9084954tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-22552954755605228902021-06-28T10:48:00.043-04:002021-07-03T13:49:15.993-04:00One Year In Sweden! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OzIXrsPooo/YN7Vktvm57I/AAAAAAAE_Nc/KSfIhHG-TDkQfhAgU2WecQJckMd-RmE0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200723_124949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OzIXrsPooo/YN7Vktvm57I/AAAAAAAE_Nc/KSfIhHG-TDkQfhAgU2WecQJckMd-RmE0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20200723_124949.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">June 21st, 2021, marks our one year in Sweden. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It went by in a blink. It went by in a haze. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I give you our year in pictures....</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Explorations </u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite Covid restrictions, we did manage to discover lots of interesting parts of southern Sweden, particularly in <a href="https://visitskane.com/" target="_blank">SkΓ₯ne</a>, the province we live in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We bought a car in September which made it possible to go more 'off the beaten track'.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">You can read my previous posts about what it's like to move to Sweden during a pandemic <a href="https://bonthorn.blogspot.com/2020/06/moving-to-sweden-during-pandemic_21.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>, how our move to Sweden <i>actually</i> went <a href="https://bonthorn.blogspot.com/2020/06/we-made-it-to-lund.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>, our first impressions of the country <a href="https://bonthorn.blogspot.com/2020/07/first-impressions-of-sweden.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>, our holiday on the GΓΆta canal <a href="https://bonthorn.blogspot.com/2020/08/journey-on-gota-canal.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>, our first 3 months in Sweden <a href="https://bonthorn.blogspot.com/2020/10/3-month-reflection-get-out-get-involved.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a> and my impressions and thoughts regarding Covid19 <a href="https://bonthorn.blogspot.com/2020/11/?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CldLP-G32LM/YN7rekIlXCI/AAAAAAAE_RU/lH_pwpDrkB8bKHd8dyEo36ybSTlPzd0CgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200804_193134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CldLP-G32LM/YN7rekIlXCI/AAAAAAAE_RU/lH_pwpDrkB8bKHd8dyEo36ybSTlPzd0CgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20200804_193134.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Traversing </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.gotakanal.se/en/" target="_blank">GΓΆta c</a></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.gotakanal.se/en/" target="_blank">anal</a> in a charter boat. Here we are moored along Vadstena castle for the night. Aug 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aV29oHdX75E/YN7Vm49YlZI/AAAAAAAE_Nk/ZOXTJ8AXHTQhOQZUxsX6lwpvndvQavGzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200808_161620-EFFECTS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aV29oHdX75E/YN7Vm49YlZI/AAAAAAAE_Nk/ZOXTJ8AXHTQhOQZUxsX6lwpvndvQavGzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20200808_161620-EFFECTS.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The dramatic cliffside at <a href="https://visitskane.com/outdoors-adventure/kullaberg-nature-reserve" target="_blank">Kullaberg Nature Reserve</a>. Aug 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ytMmkeIerYQ/YN7VnIX3CjI/AAAAAAAE_No/gm0Rkg1sP9kOIlwlbPUNHm5yICBXb82qwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4533/20200808_163830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="4533" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ytMmkeIerYQ/YN7VnIX3CjI/AAAAAAAE_No/gm0Rkg1sP9kOIlwlbPUNHm5yICBXb82qwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20200808_163830.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't resist jumping into the sea at <a href="https://visitskane.com/outdoors-adventure/kullaberg-nature-reserve" target="_blank">Kullaberg</a>. <br />Wild swimming: my happy place :) Aug 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73NeGZT-DTc/YN7Vnb91__I/AAAAAAAE_Ns/C3O3g-0KXKsKmf1XSAYq7sRsiy_CrIR6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200813_130850-EFFECTS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73NeGZT-DTc/YN7Vnb91__I/AAAAAAAE_Ns/C3O3g-0KXKsKmf1XSAYq7sRsiy_CrIR6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20200813_130850-EFFECTS.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of <a href="https://visitskane.com/classic-attractions/visit-island-ven" target="_blank">Ven Island</a>'s many beaches. Aug 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P9cmqYtJWw4/YN7VnkIqR9I/AAAAAAAE_Nw/_1zX8zF9vuYDPaprCcB29BLH3V56R3-GgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4022/20200813_145222.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="4022" height="432" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P9cmqYtJWw4/YN7VnkIqR9I/AAAAAAAE_Nw/_1zX8zF9vuYDPaprCcB29BLH3V56R3-GgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h432/20200813_145222.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trying out tandem cycling on <a href="https://visitskane.com/classic-attractions/visit-island-ven" target="_blank">Ven Island</a>. Aug 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-REUFKNnYv0M/YN7VoRMTF9I/AAAAAAAE_N0/_50iQoeumikt1AeQSuf8f32t5dM0in_vgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200814_121616.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-REUFKNnYv0M/YN7VoRMTF9I/AAAAAAAE_N0/_50iQoeumikt1AeQSuf8f32t5dM0in_vgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20200814_121616.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Getting back to his Viking roots at <a href="https://www.fotevikensmuseum.se/" target="_blank">Foteviken's</a> open-air museum. Aug 2020.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f4xZ63CvGxw/YN7Vo-ui4KI/AAAAAAAE_N8/2pwapliLK1M23fqMBuLgRxXC-pVrPYXXACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200920_120242.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f4xZ63CvGxw/YN7Vo-ui4KI/AAAAAAAE_N8/2pwapliLK1M23fqMBuLgRxXC-pVrPYXXACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20200920_120242.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Climbing fun at <a href="https://kungsbygget.com/" target="_blank">Kungsbygget Γventyrspark</a>. <br />Guess who's the only one in our family to make it to the top? Sept 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6r7ioK8O_E/YN7Vo2hJ07I/AAAAAAAE_N4/Gzlt-U3u15ontdLHa2xrlmvWFcXHDyJ_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200920_123502.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6r7ioK8O_E/YN7Vo2hJ07I/AAAAAAAE_N4/Gzlt-U3u15ontdLHa2xrlmvWFcXHDyJ_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20200920_123502.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ziplining at <a href="https://kungsbygget.com/" target="_blank">Kungsbygget Γventyrspark</a>! Sept 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kI49tx8nec0/YN7VpRVA3rI/AAAAAAAE_OA/10HZcFKNg5EL6XMKzVYLN8egBNFgvxzYACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200920_125921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kI49tx8nec0/YN7VpRVA3rI/AAAAAAAE_OA/10HZcFKNg5EL6XMKzVYLN8egBNFgvxzYACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20200920_125921.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Luge ride at <a href="https://kungsbygget.com/" target="_blank">Kungsbygget Γventyrspark</a>. Sept 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4sCRs9CGF_8/YN7VpsSZzLI/AAAAAAAE_OE/0aEaxSKHRQ44qa39XRMYMakrLXX_nmCMACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201011_131910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4sCRs9CGF_8/YN7VpsSZzLI/AAAAAAAE_OE/0aEaxSKHRQ44qa39XRMYMakrLXX_nmCMACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/20201011_131910.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We made a lot of campfires, this one was at <a href="https://skrylle.se/" target="_blank">Skrylle Nature Reserve</a>. Oct 2020.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD6qzwQ_kUA/YN7Vr5s8QjI/AAAAAAAE_OM/tWl6CGhpY4E_LY27EKk9DZFlEo8FhTpYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201017_114602.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD6qzwQ_kUA/YN7Vr5s8QjI/AAAAAAAE_OM/tWl6CGhpY4E_LY27EKk9DZFlEo8FhTpYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201017_114602.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Making lunch at Scouts Camp: dig hole, cut wood, make fire, <br />build tripod, cook food. Oct 2020<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-LtpTVrFhw/YN7VteWRbhI/AAAAAAAE_OQ/Qp0kzvbf-QY5eUPeiF-yg_0lKkOHOYF1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201017_115442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-LtpTVrFhw/YN7VteWRbhI/AAAAAAAE_OQ/Qp0kzvbf-QY5eUPeiF-yg_0lKkOHOYF1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201017_115442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VQ7Fi3D6dfU/YN7VtrxFgvI/AAAAAAAE_OU/HaOOPjcTOQUJBYl1dnJkuUtEV0sAsMzUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201017_141350.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VQ7Fi3D6dfU/YN7VtrxFgvI/AAAAAAAE_OU/HaOOPjcTOQUJBYl1dnJkuUtEV0sAsMzUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201017_141350.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blindfold activity in Scouts Camp forest. Oct 2020.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSwkHsFSpKI/YN7Vt9GDNFI/AAAAAAAE_OY/hgfXt7i8FG4DnvQ0WAFWzcYeEZnC4PuHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201017_175122.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSwkHsFSpKI/YN7Vt9GDNFI/AAAAAAAE_OY/hgfXt7i8FG4DnvQ0WAFWzcYeEZnC4PuHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20201017_175122.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Swedish Scout Camp includes a <i>bastu</i> (sauna)! BEST thing ever! Oct 2020.<br /> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo55TC7u100/YN7VuFKRtGI/AAAAAAAE_Oc/uChdShVWJNUiIqP3Ox5o4p91Kt04ojuRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201024_135437.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uo55TC7u100/YN7VuFKRtGI/AAAAAAAE_Oc/uChdShVWJNUiIqP3Ox5o4p91Kt04ojuRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201024_135437.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During <i>hΓΆstlov </i>(autumn break), we explored GΓΆteborg and surrounding islands. Oct 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UqtQyP1tW0/YN7VuZFuCuI/AAAAAAAE_Og/trNhbh5oDkYzA0QCLU6lCYaoaJoOe9JrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2944/20201024_140050.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_UqtQyP1tW0/YN7VuZFuCuI/AAAAAAAE_Og/trNhbh5oDkYzA0QCLU6lCYaoaJoOe9JrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201024_140050.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HΓΆnΓΆ island. Oct 2020.<br /></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cOF_QyGm65g/YN7Vub5lYxI/AAAAAAAE_Oo/K_vEtgkmsz8rRVKj7Z8MxCcDHK6b7DPUACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201025_105548.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cOF_QyGm65g/YN7Vub5lYxI/AAAAAAAE_Oo/K_vEtgkmsz8rRVKj7Z8MxCcDHK6b7DPUACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201025_105548.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Riding one of the many ferries connecting the Gothenburg islands. Oct 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ug9_B7Y0X74/YN7VwBOTUTI/AAAAAAAE_Ok/8f7UIi4hZCw5LS4BXHBgOzgN2N7DhV_4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201025_192442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ug9_B7Y0X74/YN7VwBOTUTI/AAAAAAAE_Ok/8f7UIi4hZCw5LS4BXHBgOzgN2N7DhV_4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201025_192442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdEI76Y0nfE/YN7V-8OhEfI/AAAAAAAE_Qw/IkkHj7qXm_U0gOUn-Zb0PcXaBrJiDiy2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/original_c55542a3-9b18-4a5a-9831-1b360e60c6a1_20201025_160833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdEI76Y0nfE/YN7V-8OhEfI/AAAAAAAE_Qw/IkkHj7qXm_U0gOUn-Zb0PcXaBrJiDiy2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/original_c55542a3-9b18-4a5a-9831-1b360e60c6a1_20201025_160833.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXQ_8T9PBbY/YN7VwwGLnLI/AAAAAAAE_Ow/22UtpLhgtvsu-tkUa32YGAGgMlq4VXZ3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201027_110842.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXQ_8T9PBbY/YN7VwwGLnLI/AAAAAAAE_Ow/22UtpLhgtvsu-tkUa32YGAGgMlq4VXZ3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201027_110842.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tour of the18th Century living ship, the <a href="https://www.soic.se/" target="_blank">GΓΆthenborg</a>. Oct 2020.</span> <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eT7EJTvqT2M/YN7rhRT_DXI/AAAAAAAE_Rk/UCmL9BpncjA3XsjORvdyBEuRI-UdBaMbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201028_142552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eT7EJTvqT2M/YN7rhRT_DXI/AAAAAAAE_Rk/UCmL9BpncjA3XsjORvdyBEuRI-UdBaMbQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201028_142552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuTULkr7QI8/YN7Vwzb-0fI/AAAAAAAE_Os/3368MOwr2A4HwK7oGzHcgINySj6ImfWIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20201120_102853.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuTULkr7QI8/YN7Vwzb-0fI/AAAAAAAE_Os/3368MOwr2A4HwK7oGzHcgINySj6ImfWIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201120_102853.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/skane/besoksmal/naturreservat/bastad/bjarekusten-med-hovs-hallar.html" target="_blank">BjΓ€rekusten nature reserve</a> </span>at Hovs Hallar. Nov 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-0Nvay5_Qk/YN7Vw_STpPI/AAAAAAAE_O0/bTLAVJxWAfwA7A8JwTQ36_NW3Nu3iWcdACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201128_122142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-0Nvay5_Qk/YN7Vw_STpPI/AAAAAAAE_O0/bTLAVJxWAfwA7A8JwTQ36_NW3Nu3iWcdACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201128_122142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7_TcADxkl4M/YN7VxsywC_I/AAAAAAAE_O4/XmpZGLGDRpUQPg-YOVQmAgarX6dWrqDQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201128_123224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7_TcADxkl4M/YN7VxsywC_I/AAAAAAAE_O4/XmpZGLGDRpUQPg-YOVQmAgarX6dWrqDQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201128_123224.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NX0BwhKLRJ4/YN7VxqXuFYI/AAAAAAAE_O8/uyRxakpIiEQ1fQeh9npLltptHVOfgGtGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201128_131214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NX0BwhKLRJ4/YN7VxqXuFYI/AAAAAAAE_O8/uyRxakpIiEQ1fQeh9npLltptHVOfgGtGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201128_131214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="11936" height="108" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XHuvMtCispk/YN7VzgObagI/AAAAAAAE_PY/NDo0qzOqp90oEvX92s83JmTifPnypDW2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h108/20210106_125747.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://visitskane.com/outdoors-adventure/stenshuvud-national-park" target="_blank">Stenshuvud National Park</a>. Jan 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Oca6-5bOEg/YN7VyNoMOpI/AAAAAAAE_PA/SW9a6bEw550l0MVV--HAJgk8tGXttfnyACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201204_181747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Oca6-5bOEg/YN7VyNoMOpI/AAAAAAAE_PA/SW9a6bEw550l0MVV--HAJgk8tGXttfnyACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201204_181747.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lund's outdoor skating rink. You can borrow skates for free <br />and skate to Christmas music. Dec 2020.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOgzHiVYTOc/YN7VyNFo7lI/AAAAAAAE_PE/VL3dyGfH2ocS3F6hP6YrwIUk6zH287OOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201223_093348.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IOgzHiVYTOc/YN7VyNFo7lI/AAAAAAAE_PE/VL3dyGfH2ocS3F6hP6YrwIUk6zH287OOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201223_093348.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Covid-safe Christmas present to the kids: one hour of uninterrupted skating bliss! <br />Dec 2020.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">God Jul (Merry Christmas) and Gott Nytt Γ
r (Happy New Year)</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cozy candles, hanging stars, decorated tree, fireworks and... COVID19! Yup, we all contracted it but have been lucky with no long-lasting side effects. I was by far the worst one affected and did nothing but sleep and sleep for one week. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The kids showed no symptoms whatsoever and basically ran the household. On Christmas day they heated up some IKEA meatballs and potatoes for themselves while Matt and I lay in bed. Definitely a memorable Christmas!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ALFI7jbySC0/YNsfVxOXUZI/AAAAAAAE-4Q/RwtCwi7JWSY4Try12q8qxXIEvrwLA-2mACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201205_113047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ALFI7jbySC0/YNsfVxOXUZI/AAAAAAAE-4Q/RwtCwi7JWSY4Try12q8qxXIEvrwLA-2mACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20201205_113047.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our first time chopping our own tree down.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m_Fkt8Tzluk/YNsfVoNDEFI/AAAAAAAE-4M/1x-BDFUOZQM9B4huaEoXaC8w9DiZq0ArgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201205_181612.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m_Fkt8Tzluk/YNsfVoNDEFI/AAAAAAAE-4M/1x-BDFUOZQM9B4huaEoXaC8w9DiZq0ArgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201205_181612.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Getting into the holiday spirit.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-45VlRvgiAYc/YNsfVvtqXoI/AAAAAAAE-4I/f1C5IN9BPOkG2PUjqO0h74-sHti7QJtGACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201229_151425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-45VlRvgiAYc/YNsfVvtqXoI/AAAAAAAE-4I/f1C5IN9BPOkG2PUjqO0h74-sHti7QJtGACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201229_151425.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Monitoring my oxygen levels.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-du9-57AQvxw/YNsfWf93CdI/AAAAAAAE-4Y/mLuc1lQfzjowa_cDnd5FX8PG4pdKtbK_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201231_164336.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-du9-57AQvxw/YNsfWf93CdI/AAAAAAAE-4Y/mLuc1lQfzjowa_cDnd5FX8PG4pdKtbK_QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201231_164336.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Luckily the kids are old enough to entertain themselves, not to mention cook and clean.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikLn-Axw21g/YN7V0rZ5haI/AAAAAAAE_PU/AQzEJAdBfXYnOmyfBrECYMLh2Rk0V4RbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210108_175848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikLn-Axw21g/YN7V0rZ5haI/AAAAAAAE_PU/AQzEJAdBfXYnOmyfBrECYMLh2Rk0V4RbwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210108_175848.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There was a lot of Minecraft too!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6fDv63z7hbE/YNsfWXs3nDI/AAAAAAAE-4c/OzmH27YAH7AYtakhgJT_A6gLIdkTsbIqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210101_000457.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6fDv63z7hbE/YNsfWXs3nDI/AAAAAAAE-4c/OzmH27YAH7AYtakhgJT_A6gLIdkTsbIqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210101_000457.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Year's Even fireworks seen from our flat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X09YZB9M0Lc/YNsfWGGZ89I/AAAAAAAE-4U/jDUrbpRfkCweuYj_BVNZsiE1-mSQ3gwmACLcBGAsYHQ/s2944/20201230_192913.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X09YZB9M0Lc/YNsfWGGZ89I/AAAAAAAE-4U/jDUrbpRfkCweuYj_BVNZsiE1-mSQ3gwmACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201230_192913.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Matt was feeling better by then and they went to the highest<br />point in Lund to watch the fireworks.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RmclDEJ8LhM/YN7VyiZitdI/AAAAAAAE_PI/sZyaSdPdbFcDcTRaysRuVEdUqUc0-xAsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210103_130155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RmclDEJ8LhM/YN7VyiZitdI/AAAAAAAE_PI/sZyaSdPdbFcDcTRaysRuVEdUqUc0-xAsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210103_130155.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To shake off the Covid cobwebs, we walked one section of the <a href="https://www.skaneleden.se/en" target="_blank">SkΓ₯neleden</a>, a beautiful 1300 km walking path that passes through SkΓ₯ne's coastal towns, forests and lakes. Jan 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bi5PJo5gdTM/YN7VzHUDQpI/AAAAAAAE_PQ/LULfg9gLnT8P7oafBwQbcEQJ0AqYkJ6TwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210103_131940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bi5PJo5gdTM/YN7VzHUDQpI/AAAAAAAE_PQ/LULfg9gLnT8P7oafBwQbcEQJ0AqYkJ6TwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210103_131940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hbnob89hQWw/YN7V1UwtHAI/AAAAAAAE_Pg/Rgt0-U2dsvIbHPxA9s966IbkM2IH-GYNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210109_114201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hbnob89hQWw/YN7V1UwtHAI/AAAAAAAE_Pg/Rgt0-U2dsvIbHPxA9s966IbkM2IH-GYNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210109_114201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SP40Txuu3HA/YN7V1Qp2vhI/AAAAAAAE_Pk/QxZC_rye1O0Mq3-5mTv1YLZ6S5Py6b6IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210131_143836.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SP40Txuu3HA/YN7V1Qp2vhI/AAAAAAAE_Pk/QxZC_rye1O0Mq3-5mTv1YLZ6S5Py6b6IQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210131_143836.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Outdoor lake skating. SO Swedish (and Canadian too, I guess). Jan 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2_9jNKIHN4/YN7V3WBYkUI/AAAAAAAE_Ps/r3-e3KCxyuMOT5RsSOParz6eFLmMAgRRACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210213_134945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2_9jNKIHN4/YN7V3WBYkUI/AAAAAAAE_Ps/r3-e3KCxyuMOT5RsSOParz6eFLmMAgRRACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210213_134945.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJ19CWXDEJE/YN7V4UbZocI/AAAAAAAE_Pw/BFoNvbhIjX8Qn6duXZFKOrnbkFyYwhlnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s11072/20210214_114215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="11072" height="112" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJ19CWXDEJE/YN7V4UbZocI/AAAAAAAE_Pw/BFoNvbhIjX8Qn6duXZFKOrnbkFyYwhlnQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h112/20210214_114215.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Skating on the sea! Now<i> that</i> you can't do in Canada! Jan 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2T6ifNC_dKs/YN7V5EEe6wI/AAAAAAAE_P0/9qAEO9Vz1pUkFZBNyG0PRRAzQqdO3TkAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210222_132616.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2T6ifNC_dKs/YN7V5EEe6wI/AAAAAAAE_P0/9qAEO9Vz1pUkFZBNyG0PRRAzQqdO3TkAgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210222_132616.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During <i>sportlov</i> (sports week break), we went skiing. <br />Tai declares this as the best thing about our first year in Sweden. <br /><a href="https://www.isaberg.com/sv/sommar" target="_blank">Isaberg Mountain Resort</a>, Feb 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-atoRWOlweqQ/YN7V5DCadCI/AAAAAAAE_P4/nhD72mw9zkMdlPaEDpJ57nk4vR77zkzpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210222_132641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-atoRWOlweqQ/YN7V5DCadCI/AAAAAAAE_P4/nhD72mw9zkMdlPaEDpJ57nk4vR77zkzpwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210222_132641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEL78OFq_t0/YN7V6VBXFcI/AAAAAAAE_P8/9elMABXw51MAaNcbZ4-fsFQ9sXLNdSCaACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210223_095328.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEL78OFq_t0/YN7V6VBXFcI/AAAAAAAE_P8/9elMABXw51MAaNcbZ4-fsFQ9sXLNdSCaACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210223_095328.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our AirBnB had an ATV to rent. We hardly saw Matt for the day!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-buPP3IpCYVg/YN7V7EY7mII/AAAAAAAE_QA/ZCzVyvZWvsMZYd5TgunnvRkMfIx0wzoNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210223_154446.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-buPP3IpCYVg/YN7V7EY7mII/AAAAAAAE_QA/ZCzVyvZWvsMZYd5TgunnvRkMfIx0wzoNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210223_154446.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The same AirBnB had a massive hot tub/pool as well. I was in heaven!<br /></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WYa9XTHfHKs/YN7V7bqLSJI/AAAAAAAE_QI/LnCNUcx9PNoVr1YNGlsrNTQiA2zdneDBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210330_095002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WYa9XTHfHKs/YN7V7bqLSJI/AAAAAAAE_QI/LnCNUcx9PNoVr1YNGlsrNTQiA2zdneDBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210330_095002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For Easter break, we went to Gotland island and stayed on a family-run farm. <br />The kids got to ride and take care of Gotland ponies. April 2021.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAKSuYZQYbw/YN7V8Lwi1uI/AAAAAAAE_QQ/mQ4rrphNU1w6AM3ifydDt6jQRC5CJ66LgCLcBGAsYHQ/s7920/20210331_141655_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="7920" height="174" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAKSuYZQYbw/YN7V8Lwi1uI/AAAAAAAE_QQ/mQ4rrphNU1w6AM3ifydDt6jQRC5CJ66LgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h174/20210331_141655_2.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Gotland's famous limestone rauks. April 2021.<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LVTO-AobeY/YN7riCMD7_I/AAAAAAAE_Rs/bNxWBujKzp88W8T1P73CKwWUF4CsOEKNACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210401_142216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LVTO-AobeY/YN7riCMD7_I/AAAAAAAE_Rs/bNxWBujKzp88W8T1P73CKwWUF4CsOEKNACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210401_142216.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gotland's capital, Visby, is a great place to stroll around the old city wall. April 2021.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WKjVKelygJI/YN7V7Zr-AOI/AAAAAAAE_QE/DqwWAM06GEUxQjariS4DQpxciDIWsCwRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2640/20210330_144332.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1980" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WKjVKelygJI/YN7V7Zr-AOI/AAAAAAAE_QE/DqwWAM06GEUxQjariS4DQpxciDIWsCwRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210330_144332.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The farm had canoes to hire. Happy to report nobody fell in :) April 2021.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFNepGyGz2Y/YN7V7k-iKVI/AAAAAAAE_QM/zC7vmBcu_l844D3URTRRWPvOweQnDElIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210330_185938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFNepGyGz2Y/YN7V7k-iKVI/AAAAAAAE_QM/zC7vmBcu_l844D3URTRRWPvOweQnDElIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210330_185938.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you ask the kids, the best thing about Gotland was being allowed unlimited <br />access to drive the farm's electric golf cart!! April 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD8A-7cFimU/YN7V9tLsx2I/AAAAAAAE_Qg/p3-YcHRpUTckH18lYGHb4P2-sfgo4xluwCLcBGAsYHQ/s8336/20210513_123657.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="8336" height="168" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD8A-7cFimU/YN7V9tLsx2I/AAAAAAAE_Qg/p3-YcHRpUTckH18lYGHb4P2-sfgo4xluwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h168/20210513_123657.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Built 1400 years ago, <a href="https://visitskane.com/classic-attractions/ales-stones" target="_blank">Ales Stenar</a> consists of 59 massive boulders arranged in a ship outline. Still a mystery today. May 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sRSdu7hnLpM/YN7riHRJNRI/AAAAAAAE_Ro/AFw8sa9p_xYnAAWfl4bLQ3pbjAaSfsOUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210501_171935.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sRSdu7hnLpM/YN7riHRJNRI/AAAAAAAE_Ro/AFw8sa9p_xYnAAWfl4bLQ3pbjAaSfsOUgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210501_171935.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sankt Hans Bakar, Lund. May 2021.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDTrQf7SgQY/YN7V8ObyIuI/AAAAAAAE_QU/oHPmENhARokl73kcDPWu9K3zYXDAf5JAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210415_135234.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDTrQf7SgQY/YN7V8ObyIuI/AAAAAAAE_QU/oHPmENhARokl73kcDPWu9K3zYXDAf5JAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210415_135234.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/" target="_blank">Lund University</a>. May 2021.<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cHOgk7xSOIk/YN7V9cU9ZxI/AAAAAAAE_Qc/gVDU28s-JJgbtcc3M89wtapZcD-E31W9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210422_132238_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cHOgk7xSOIk/YN7V9cU9ZxI/AAAAAAAE_Qc/gVDU28s-JJgbtcc3M89wtapZcD-E31W9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210422_132238_2.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.botan.lu.se/english" target="_blank">Botaniska TrΓ€dgΓ₯rden</a> (Botanical Garden), Lund. May 2021.<br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8meJWSFX8TE/YN7V9xfi1iI/AAAAAAAE_Qk/y-xi-zomjRME2bXozrbS5Nb71WCyM4jOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210514_125103.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8meJWSFX8TE/YN7V9xfi1iI/AAAAAAAE_Qk/y-xi-zomjRME2bXozrbS5Nb71WCyM4jOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210514_125103.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.ladonia.org/nimis/" target="_blank">Nimis</a>, seaside artwork by (controversial) Lars Vilks with a mazelike jumble of rickety towers & tunnels made of driftwood. June 2021.<br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7YLmdDA5Pmc/YN7vWCtZArI/AAAAAAAE_So/MJsQbXn19nIqbtws18BsWcXEgMP8fiJyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210625_151310.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7YLmdDA5Pmc/YN7vWCtZArI/AAAAAAAE_So/MJsQbXn19nIqbtws18BsWcXEgMP8fiJyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210625_151310.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Midsommar smorgasboard: lots of pickled <i>sill</i> (herring), dill, potatoes, <br /><i>grΓ€ddfil</i> (sour cream) and <i>grΓ€slΓΆk</i> (chives), <i>kΓΆttbullar</i> (meatballs), <br /><i>prinskorv</i> (prince sausage), Γ€gg (eggs) with mayo and prawns. <br />Finally, <i>snapps</i> and tons of <i>jordgubbar</i> (strawberries) and cream to finish off! June 2021.</span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E5RGjf0kAHg/YN7vVbDCccI/AAAAAAAE_Sc/EuAaEjbn3iMBBH3_RMKV8b-bslBciBwGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210625_132451%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E5RGjf0kAHg/YN7vVbDCccI/AAAAAAAE_Sc/EuAaEjbn3iMBBH3_RMKV8b-bslBciBwGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210625_132451%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Making flower crowns and then dancing around the Midsommar fertility<br />pole is a typical Midsommar tradition. June 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rIkAkQ4RHLg/YN7vVlaUWBI/AAAAAAAE_Sg/G91Ua4sWP-M5SxevcpfeRVv5gTqxeJBzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2851/20210625_142430%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="2851" height="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rIkAkQ4RHLg/YN7vVlaUWBI/AAAAAAAE_Sg/G91Ua4sWP-M5SxevcpfeRVv5gTqxeJBzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h504/20210625_142430%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8yFFjN--b_s/YN7vV21M0rI/AAAAAAAE_Sk/zj0mMITSOpI7vA6PjCnnSilbqzX0neerACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210625_151237.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8yFFjN--b_s/YN7vV21M0rI/AAAAAAAE_Sk/zj0mMITSOpI7vA6PjCnnSilbqzX0neerACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210625_151237.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"SkΓ₯l!" (cheers)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CJGOdot7R5M/YN7V-dsfFWI/AAAAAAAE_Qs/lPwAwLie2ckLtFyxH6OZnbbed7WB1uKEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210529_205213.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CJGOdot7R5M/YN7V-dsfFWI/AAAAAAAE_Qs/lPwAwLie2ckLtFyxH6OZnbbed7WB1uKEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210529_205213.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quintessential Swedish summer, where the sun shines until it's way past your bedtime. June 2021.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">What have we been up to?</span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Aila started learning the ukulele (and even had a handmade uke made just for her from Uncle Martyn in Shaftesbury, UK!!) </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">She participated in weekly gymnastics classes and during the spring term, joined a local girls football team.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TdGck0A8CkY/YN7V9JVFLoI/AAAAAAAE_QY/ZkzKKTOp7poLJMamZ-3EMOBJhXQ9LvyIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210419_181952.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TdGck0A8CkY/YN7V9JVFLoI/AAAAAAAE_QY/ZkzKKTOp7poLJMamZ-3EMOBJhXQ9LvyIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210419_181952.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Practicing "I'm Yours" for her ukulele concert. May 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mCF4jjU1ko8/YN7riW3UAxI/AAAAAAAE_Rw/vZG6Z2rKGKkP-dJs-Xhd8pWgi7haniL_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s903/20210515_102652_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="791" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mCF4jjU1ko8/YN7riW3UAxI/AAAAAAAE_Rw/vZG6Z2rKGKkP-dJs-Xhd8pWgi7haniL_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w560-h640/20210515_102652_2.jpg" width="560" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quick and fierce on the pitch, Aila has since worn a sports headband after this match was played. Now she can actually <i>see </i>the ball!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Tai continues to teach himself the piano, usually songs from the most recently-watched/played movie or video game. I have so far resisted correcting him too much! Proper lessons will start in a few months with the LIMUS music academy in Lund.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">He has joined a local <i>innebandy </i>(Swedish floor hockey) team where they practice twice per week. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">He has also been bitten by the cricket bug. Multiple weekly practices and weekend matches has taken over his life (read: <i>our</i> life).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdNqwifiHC8/YN7vqv4WqdI/AAAAAAAE_Ts/jWYtmhrrmYcYW7NSci_jDd0b5RB6ZGbOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210611_173757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdNqwifiHC8/YN7vqv4WqdI/AAAAAAAE_Ts/jWYtmhrrmYcYW7NSci_jDd0b5RB6ZGbOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210611_173757.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-22LSRtH3IPs/YN7V95N7yXI/AAAAAAAE_Qo/U4K3JnjczXgz5joCH7Vrye6PL4LGlltxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2388/20210521_174948_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="1413" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-22LSRtH3IPs/YN7V95N7yXI/AAAAAAAE_Qo/U4K3JnjczXgz5joCH7Vrye6PL4LGlltxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w378-h640/20210521_174948_2.jpg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Surprise (secondhand) cricket gear for Tai's birthday!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EFh2bQd5gSM/YN7rj5jwKlI/AAAAAAAE_R0/tDmCTF9REToz4vRDyY_ksmeW4N0Bg564ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210615_085319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EFh2bQd5gSM/YN7rj5jwKlI/AAAAAAAE_R0/tDmCTF9REToz4vRDyY_ksmeW4N0Bg564ACLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210615_085319.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tai graduated from the Primary Years Program this year at school. <br />A Big Deal in the <a href="https://www.ibo.org/">International Baccalaureate</a> world. June 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We have decided to move the kids to a local Swedish school next year. It was not an easy decision to make, however we feel strongly that in order to integrate and be part of the community here, being able to communicate in Swedish is essential. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The international school is taught all in English and although we love the IB curriculum, there is only Swedish language class a couple of times per week. We have hired a tutor for the last several months and the kids have been attending Swedish activities but it is still not enough to be fluent.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After a<i> lot</i> of research, we have enrolled them in the local <a href="https://www.lundswaldorfskola.se/" target="_blank">Waldorfskola</a> just a few miles from where we live. We feel the creative, outdoorsy nature of the school will provide the best environment to learn Swedish in. We have already met their teachers and some of their soon-to-be classmates. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Matt has slipped back into the work groove with <a href="https://www.qlik.com/us/" target="_blank">Qlik</a> and has pretty much worked from home the entire year. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">He plays badminton regularly and will be one of the volunteer coaches for Aila's football team next season! I don't know who's more excited, Matt or Aila! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCMmQPq7N6w/YN7vU83YNVI/AAAAAAAE_SU/B7vmwPGH4R0uXssS7DxdJhU_0eU4MoqdACLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210623_202020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCMmQPq7N6w/YN7vU83YNVI/AAAAAAAE_SU/B7vmwPGH4R0uXssS7DxdJhU_0eU4MoqdACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210623_202020.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Home office<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9nfhoBbbZo/YOAnnzprnqI/AAAAAAAE_Z0/n6im3wZYXTY7SWA65jAKQRskjv8n_9oYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3480/20210622_205824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="3480" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9nfhoBbbZo/YOAnnzprnqI/AAAAAAAE_Z0/n6im3wZYXTY7SWA65jAKQRskjv8n_9oYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210622_205824.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Supporting England during the EURO 2020. June 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I (Bonnie) volunteered with <a href="https://www.eoslund.se/om-oss/eos-cares" target="_blank">EOS Cares</a> helping to organize and facilitate their social integration programs for newcomers and refugees. It meant a lot to me to do similar work as I did back in Ottawa but I also got to benefit as a newcomer myself!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I found work teaching part-time at <a href="https://lundinternationalschool.com/" target="_blank">Lund International School</a> as a Primary Years Program teacher. It was great to be part of a team, teaching kids from diverse backgrounds and implementing the IB curriculum. We were lucky and school has always been in-person in Sweden. Besides some modifications and restrictions, school pretty much carried on as normal.</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPfMgF2o4w0/YN7vel0GjRI/AAAAAAAE_TE/82WQC7-yJKkJInEyu4xchQe1LcAHqLreQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210613_101608.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPfMgF2o4w0/YN7vel0GjRI/AAAAAAAE_TE/82WQC7-yJKkJInEyu4xchQe1LcAHqLreQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210613_101608.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yoga is my saving grace and I've moved my practice to online classes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>How's our Swedish?</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Learning <i>svenska </i>is a slow process. With both of us working in English and everyone speaking perfect English (and wanting to practice with you!) we have to deliberately make time to learn and practice every day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Matt and I attended SFI (Swedish For Immigrants) for several months before we put a pause on it for various reasons (online classes not so great for language learning, increasing work and extra-curricular commitments, catching COVID). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We plan to enroll again, likely in the fall. For now, we listen to <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/radiosweden" target="_blank">Radio Sweden</a>, watch <a href="https://www.svt.se/" target="_blank">SVT</a> television with subtitles and do our best to converse with neighbours and the parents we meet at our kids' sport matches.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">The Business of Setting Up In A New Country</span></u></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ask any newbie in a foreign country and they'll tell you there is a lot of admin to do that first year. Besides the obvious language barrier (thank you Google Translate!) things in Sweden are actually extremely efficient. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Once you have been granted the magic <i>personnummer </i>(personal identity number), setting up a bank account, buying home insurance, filing taxes, seeing a doctor, buying a car and just signing up for a library card or getting a points card at the local supermarket is super easy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TrdRtLXbXEw/YNscuMKF5hI/AAAAAAAE-30/ApbG3zwcUkIopj0pdGHy8bKUPiI_bfnGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1967/20210611_150313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="1967" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TrdRtLXbXEw/YNscuMKF5hI/AAAAAAAE-30/ApbG3zwcUkIopj0pdGHy8bKUPiI_bfnGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/20210611_150313.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sweden doesn't recognize non-EU driving licenses so both Matt and I had to do our driving tests from the very beginning (even though we both had British licenses before!) We are only allowed to drive for one year on our Canadian license so there was added pressure of a deadline. Besides the astronomical cost, we had to take 2 mandatory classes, pass a written test and then pass the practical test (and the average pass rate is 47%) - eeek! Everyone told us to concentrate on the most important parts of Swedish driving and we'd be fine: roundabouts, eco-driving and the right-hand rule. Result: we both passed everything first time round. RELIEF.</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was dreading tax season this year but we managed to complete both our Canadian and Swedish taxes without going totally insane. Keep in mind we were on our boat last year so this makes things a bit more complicated. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I do have to say that filing your income taxes in Sweden is super easy. Everything can be done by mobile phone through an app. After going through a very thorough security log-in process, the <i>Skatteverket</i> (Swedish Tax Agency) will tell YOU what you owe in terms of taxes, or how much you will get back. Basically, it is all tracked through your employer and all you have to do is review the form and press 'confirm.' I was absolutely blown away with how simple it all was. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Next year will be exponentially easier because we'll only have Swedish taxes to do, except for declaring the sale of our Canadian property. But that should be simple, she says with utmost optimism...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Homeowners Again!</span></u></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Yup, we sold our Ottawa home in January and bought a 3-bedroom apartment in Lund. I'll spare you the details of how challenging finding secure housing in Sweden is. At the end of the day, we decided that buying something of our own offered the security that renting long-term could not. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Selling a home whilst living abroad is not simple, especially with a 6-hour time difference and everyone working from home. Thanks to a good local realtor, my dad and sister who helped sort and pack away our items, we managed to help our tenants find a new home, get all our possessions out and into a long-term storage facility, and sell the house in one week for over asking price. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We moved into our new place in early June and have settled in nicely. Visitors welcome!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u47bdCd3QGg/YN7vf7BIlVI/AAAAAAAE_TQ/F8vn1EejTNwMCo6vuEkqBR7LUQvaHgzNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210623_184330.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u47bdCd3QGg/YN7vf7BIlVI/AAAAAAAE_TQ/F8vn1EejTNwMCo6vuEkqBR7LUQvaHgzNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210623_184330.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aila has her own desk now and spends most of her time crafting.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eeBlYpGnYZk/YN7vgEdG4QI/AAAAAAAE_TU/WqUJG2s2EzsZKNfnFsxYvco0KSk4sPfGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210629_180216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eeBlYpGnYZk/YN7vgEdG4QI/AAAAAAAE_TU/WqUJG2s2EzsZKNfnFsxYvco0KSk4sPfGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210629_180216.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TV-dinner in our new lounge watching EURO 2020.<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh2-OW6lYC8/YOAvsGWbnNI/AAAAAAAE_Z8/lJdeWScFTFM_aNjhXUj4eeAvZ1f4eQxTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210608_111151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh2-OW6lYC8/YOAvsGWbnNI/AAAAAAAE_Z8/lJdeWScFTFM_aNjhXUj4eeAvZ1f4eQxTQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210608_111151.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our kitchen, a quiet peaceful oasis, with views out to the farm fields and surrounding trees. Sometimes we see horses trotting by!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGqNElUp0fU/YOAvsRsvpYI/AAAAAAAE_aA/XXns3ucH8nQ6CJqqNgbfPjOKu9oWWq4qgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20210608_111244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGqNElUp0fU/YOAvsRsvpYI/AAAAAAAE_aA/XXns3ucH8nQ6CJqqNgbfPjOKu9oWWq4qgCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210608_111244.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Balcony overlooking the other villas and apartments, all dotted with playgrounds, gardens and benches. It's all pedestrian/bike-friendly with no roads. Indoor/outdoor parking is a short walk away. This a very common setup for community buildings in Sweden where the emphasis is for a safe, inclusive and accessible neighbourhood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoLxuRRqixc/YOAvsZ1FgkI/AAAAAAAE_aE/QRfrJejjoqYQJT0OXT06lqm-gb3KFk__ACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210608_183131.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoLxuRRqixc/YOAvsZ1FgkI/AAAAAAAE_aE/QRfrJejjoqYQJT0OXT06lqm-gb3KFk__ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210608_183131.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We bought a second-hand dining set and it was only a short walk away!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDaIDwCTT98/YOAvs_TZohI/AAAAAAAE_aI/E4AhwfrGhVUDlOrRJWhiggsK1mFzqbidQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210619_110456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDaIDwCTT98/YOAvs_TZohI/AAAAAAAE_aI/E4AhwfrGhVUDlOrRJWhiggsK1mFzqbidQCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210619_110456.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We made 4 trips to IKEA in one week. <br />I think we can safely say we're IKEA'd-out.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Things We Have Learned to Appreciate</span></b></u></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cycling Culture</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I've said it many times over the course of this year but for me, the best part about living here is the cycling culture. Travelling by bike on scenic bike paths to go shopping, to work, to activities, or just because it's so darn enjoyable is simply THE BEST. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We should've kept track of how many kms we covered this year. The kids have cycled every single day to school (3.2 km each way) and if you had seen them one year ago with their wobbly sea legs you wouldn't have believed it was possible - they certainly didn't! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0guzhTqfQv8/YNsff-DWYeI/AAAAAAAE-4g/A7HMLP4D7AcbXfxcLMIC29zHLWk5QdKHACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201122_153522.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0guzhTqfQv8/YNsff-DWYeI/AAAAAAAE-4g/A7HMLP4D7AcbXfxcLMIC29zHLWk5QdKHACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20201122_153522.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our balcony-turned-cycle-workshop.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7VKottnq_c/YNscUpvBKpI/AAAAAAAE-3A/ZAXzEbSig-UmF8RW-RsRFExHKJIbNGI5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200711_153554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7VKottnq_c/YNscUpvBKpI/AAAAAAAE-3A/ZAXzEbSig-UmF8RW-RsRFExHKJIbNGI5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20200711_153554.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FREEDOM! Aug 2020.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YpLEnK4K_Yw/YNscU6nSgMI/AAAAAAAE-3I/veIWTTV6LAg3IwvPb7yMH1J78WxUdxvBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200824_080126.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="4032" height="302" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YpLEnK4K_Yw/YNscU6nSgMI/AAAAAAAE-3I/veIWTTV6LAg3IwvPb7yMH1J78WxUdxvBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h302/20200824_080126.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No need to traverse major roads when there are cycle underpasses everywhere. Sept 2020.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e5G-QdnRzwU/YNscUxBG7eI/AAAAAAAE-3E/GdDBXh9KTUsiaiZFI2UK8NEmlpM47WgnACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210119_075153.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e5G-QdnRzwU/YNscUxBG7eI/AAAAAAAE-3E/GdDBXh9KTUsiaiZFI2UK8NEmlpM47WgnACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210119_075153.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Setting off in the dark 8am winter morning. Jan 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KXQ-ujTT1s/YNscVajhRJI/AAAAAAAE-3M/fNuN_pRvnCY2eRF5jNCVIxr4U-CldTsIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210208_104129.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KXQ-ujTT1s/YNscVajhRJI/AAAAAAAE-3M/fNuN_pRvnCY2eRF5jNCVIxr4U-CldTsIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210208_104129.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even though there's only really an inch or two of snow during winter,<br />studded tires are a must. Feb 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jz9WdtMtCxM/YNscVp-vJAI/AAAAAAAE-3Q/6Ce-_UjNY1cSp7nGXrEY8fSc3I3uZoXGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210212_075418.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jz9WdtMtCxM/YNscVp-vJAI/AAAAAAAE-3Q/6Ce-_UjNY1cSp7nGXrEY8fSc3I3uZoXGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/20210212_075418.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready to ride winter-style. Feb 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9jH2pxRv4s/YN7V1H3xIJI/AAAAAAAE_Pc/i8s5_13U5Xwih7loHOnXdzAZSLTETyT7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3648/20210116_114947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I9jH2pxRv4s/YN7V1H3xIJI/AAAAAAAE_Pc/i8s5_13U5Xwih7loHOnXdzAZSLTETyT7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210116_114947.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PiIYixBaPCs/YNscVo9HSZI/AAAAAAAE-3U/vPd_2ji84oAPMkfTcyVRfHan5tgGNf-eQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210311_073607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PiIYixBaPCs/YNscVo9HSZI/AAAAAAAE-3U/vPd_2ji84oAPMkfTcyVRfHan5tgGNf-eQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/20210311_073607.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_3D51aM--kU/YNscWAlkOOI/AAAAAAAE-3Y/qyl7JH5hlzM_Ln0a00FZ6l8kCEWTuf3lwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2268/20210602_074440.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="1887" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_3D51aM--kU/YNscWAlkOOI/AAAAAAAE-3Y/qyl7JH5hlzM_Ln0a00FZ6l8kCEWTuf3lwCLcBGAsYHQ/w533-h640/20210602_074440.jpg" width="533" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Smartly dressed for his graduation, Tai did have to stop and change into shorts<br />halfway to school because his suit trousers were "<i>too tight to cycle in</i>." <br />June 2021.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Recycling!</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It takes a bit of organization but once you start doing it, sorting all your plastics, cardboard, metals, etc. is really easy and just part of your everyday.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DRxWzrMsLY/YN7VkX4EAgI/AAAAAAAE_NY/0Nk7_QMJdKkV0YRtLHu-kYHmMLnvFYuWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/2020-09-01-1499-se-sc-mmx.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DRxWzrMsLY/YN7VkX4EAgI/AAAAAAAE_NY/0Nk7_QMJdKkV0YRtLHu-kYHmMLnvFYuWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/2020-09-01-1499-se-sc-mmx.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thou Shall Know How To Recycle!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Tube Packaging</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Cheese, mustard, dill sauce, even caviar... it all comes in a handy tube.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvzC5jP7EDo/YN7V3DehsEI/AAAAAAAE_Po/ctF_iXAhxcUg4R8pPVAbu4UQfj6B5M31wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2046/20210212_093532-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvzC5jP7EDo/YN7V3DehsEI/AAAAAAAE_Po/ctF_iXAhxcUg4R8pPVAbu4UQfj6B5M31wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/20210212_093532-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Cheese Slicer</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A mandatory kitchen tool in every Swedish household. You'd be hard-pressed to find a can-opener but a cheese slicer? There will be one or more in every Swedish kitchen drawer.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YXbRrStLeN4/YN7resbja5I/AAAAAAAE_RY/23zZHEglVKoUw0lZRHPWi3DHMl3BvRz9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2981/20200804_112704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2465" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YXbRrStLeN4/YN7resbja5I/AAAAAAAE_RY/23zZHEglVKoUw0lZRHPWi3DHMl3BvRz9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w530-h640/20200804_112704.jpg" width="530" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It took us a while to perfect the exact angle and pressure to cut The Perfect Cheese Slice.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vV8c3CYV7gU/YNsckqSQo5I/AAAAAAAE-3k/gXeCt_xbw4QTWtX5ewmaOFn3lcp2kasUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201212_131027.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vV8c3CYV7gU/YNsckqSQo5I/AAAAAAAE-3k/gXeCt_xbw4QTWtX5ewmaOFn3lcp2kasUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20201212_131027.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cheese is sold in humongous blocks here. The variety is mind-boggling. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fika Treats</b></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Cakes, tarts, cookies, <i>kanelbullar</i>... Too many to name and describe. Suffice to say my palate AND waistline have lovingly expanded thanks to these ridiculously rich and tasty delicacies. It's not like you can have fika and NOT indulge in a sweet treat. Well you could but I don't (or can't, or won't; haven't decided which one it is yet).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Swedes take their sweet treats seriously. There are certain pastries that are for certain celebrations and then there are certain pastries that have a day named after it. For example, March 25th (Matt's birthday) falls on National Waffle Day!! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Luckily we bike so much, it certainly lessons the guilt!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srHglGe4ahM/YNsfD4vKDEI/AAAAAAAE-4A/kibokSnzsaEVr36VsXDR8PTpZEJpTJMPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210114_152722.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srHglGe4ahM/YNsfD4vKDEI/AAAAAAAE-4A/kibokSnzsaEVr36VsXDR8PTpZEJpTJMPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210114_152722.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Semla Day, always on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent. It is absolutely sinful.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsEnjSNGsqQ/YN7vWkawjJI/AAAAAAAE_Ss/9dj4U38RHIMczd-esHAIRYRVY-JJSpdBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210630_094257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsEnjSNGsqQ/YN7vWkawjJI/AAAAAAAE_Ss/9dj4U38RHIMczd-esHAIRYRVY-JJSpdBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210630_094257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f8nfvr6NJAs/YN7vWqJ6ccI/AAAAAAAE_Sw/tT388tTdgXYuQcuI9ZOkSJrXJQ109FISwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210630_094307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f8nfvr6NJAs/YN7vWqJ6ccI/AAAAAAAE_Sw/tT388tTdgXYuQcuI9ZOkSJrXJQ109FISwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210630_094307.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1w7FzE6H0eU/YN7vW0eMxsI/AAAAAAAE_S0/xzQlu5Dq_9cu006m-iyS2fvRiHxQ0WzQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210630_094316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1w7FzE6H0eU/YN7vW0eMxsI/AAAAAAAE_S0/xzQlu5Dq_9cu006m-iyS2fvRiHxQ0WzQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210630_094316.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-er1DO9XNjW4/YN7vXf7YtvI/AAAAAAAE_S4/-MD6xxVFuS8qGq4wBM9unzDztuxCAJAuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210630_094324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-er1DO9XNjW4/YN7vXf7YtvI/AAAAAAAE_S4/-MD6xxVFuS8qGq4wBM9unzDztuxCAJAuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210630_094324.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKXhYd1HPUs/YN7vXwQY3fI/AAAAAAAE_S8/EmpRWvsz3osWabp3Sgy91E3QfjdIH-kQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20210630_094340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKXhYd1HPUs/YN7vXwQY3fI/AAAAAAAE_S8/EmpRWvsz3osWabp3Sgy91E3QfjdIH-kQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20210630_094340.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">National Delicacies</span></b></p><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Say the word "</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming" target="_blank">surstrΓΆmming</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;">" to any Swede and you will most likely be met with a face of disgust and repulsion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"<i>But WHY would you try </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>surstrΓΆmming</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;">?" was the reaction I got multiple times.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had heard about this fermented fish delicacy before arriving to Sweden and curiosity got the better of me. Could it really be THAT bad? Was it so disgusting that even dogs wouldn't eat it?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had seen enough YouTube videos to see that the majority of people who did try surstrΓΆmming didn't enjoy the experience. However, upon doing a bit of research, I also realized that most of those people on YouTube videos did not eat surstrΓΆmming the way it was meant to be eaten.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">You are meant to eat it as a sandwich or wrap with chopped onions, crΓ¨me fraiche, potatoes and dill, all washed down with snapps. </span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So in the autumn we held a little </span><span style="font-size: large;">surstrΓΆmming</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> party with some friends, locals and internationals. It was an experience to say the least, and I think I speak on everyone's behalf that we won't be repeating a similar party again. But hey, at least we gave it a go!</span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5w_d0sFV0c/YN7rgs3WbsI/AAAAAAAE_Rg/4Xo2XKwhCwYtROvPlWJHwiA15gmb2CMBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200912_155210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5w_d0sFV0c/YN7rgs3WbsI/AAAAAAAE_Rg/4Xo2XKwhCwYtROvPlWJHwiA15gmb2CMBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20200912_155210.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4n02UkiH6E/YN7ret4LWXI/AAAAAAAE_Rc/m25cq15iHdoE9xF48xd5r9qGNQJQLhUoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200909_082556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x4n02UkiH6E/YN7ret4LWXI/AAAAAAAE_Rc/m25cq15iHdoE9xF48xd5r9qGNQJQLhUoQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20200909_082556.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And Finally.... The <i>Lagom </i>Mindset and Lifestyle</b></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Not too little, not too much, just the right amount.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">That describes <i>lagom</i>. It permeates Swedish mindset, work culture and just everyday life. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Being adverse to confrontation or disharmony, the aim is to have as little stress or pressure as possible whilst taking pleasure in the simple daily on-goings. Like lighting a candle for a meal and having healthy potted plants to create a peaceful and happy home.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have remarked to friends back home that life is easy here, predictable and (for the most part), efficient systems are put in place so that you can live Your Best Life. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Whether that's taking time off for yourself and trying a new business idea with the guarantee of being able to return to your old job if things don't work out, using up your very generous parental (16 months!) or holiday leave (starts at 5 weeks!), making use of a government stipend to start a new club or hobby in your neigbourhood, attending post-secondary education for free and so much more. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But possibly my favourite by far is the free, hot, healthy lunches provided in every single school and daycare. Enough said.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On that note, I'll end here. I think that's enough for a one year recap! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Tack sΓ₯ mycket Sverige</i> for embracing us and making our first year a real joy. We have made new friends, learned a lot and feel ready to dive into our second year with renewed energy, curiosity and excitement.</span></div><div><br /></div>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Lund, Sweden55.7046601 13.191007327.394426263821153 -21.965242699999997 84.014893936178851 48.3472573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-51531645505223665092021-02-01T05:09:00.002-05:002021-02-01T05:10:25.522-05:00What's Your Reality?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-20SmXcbB8PU/YBfRGnKGU7I/AAAAAAAE004/KJgGTcyEQssPVQxKqw0xgNSvHRxoDQehACLcBGAsYHQ/s720/FB_IMG_1580641100323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="720" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-20SmXcbB8PU/YBfRGnKGU7I/AAAAAAAE004/KJgGTcyEQssPVQxKqw0xgNSvHRxoDQehACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/FB_IMG_1580641100323.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I came across this picture today and boy, did I need to see this! It's given me the motivation and fuel I need to dream my next reality. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sitting idle and rudderless is something I am not good at, but have had to get used to lately.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As we cross the one-year mark of living with Covid19-related restrictions around the world, I need to remind myself there is something bigger that I <i>can</i> control. I can still have dreams that become reality in this weird, wacky, distorted world. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So set some time aside today to think clearly and objectively: What Is Your Reality?</span></p><p><br /></p>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com1Lund, Sweden55.7046601 13.191007327.394426263821153 -21.965242699999997 84.014893936178851 48.3472573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-31349431761820646412020-11-29T15:08:00.005-05:002020-12-16T15:13:14.745-05:00This Side of Covid19<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5f5-SGvFhVk/X9ppyfeSXyI/AAAAAAAEy6s/Yy-Vr1XbefEg6mvKO4J0KJ8pJeTXvMaPACLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20201011_132523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5f5-SGvFhVk/X9ppyfeSXyI/AAAAAAAEy6s/Yy-Vr1XbefEg6mvKO4J0KJ8pJeTXvMaPACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20201011_132523.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Click below for my 4th entry as a guest blogger for </span><a href="https://www.thenewbieguide.se/" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>The Newbie Guide To Sweden</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">:</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.thenewbieguide.se/this-side-of-covid19/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">This Side of Covid19</span></a></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10.89px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10.89px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Lund, Sweden55.7046601 13.191007327.394426263821153 -21.965242699999997 84.014893936178851 48.3472573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-80690539650430326622020-10-03T06:23:00.008-04:002020-10-12T06:28:16.259-04:003 Month Reflection: Get Out, Get Involved, Get Cozy<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOkRxTDsHi0/X4QvVkE87PI/AAAAAAAEv44/Hzo5oBFtnDAa1xgr54-fazALfFceD6NmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3848/20200917_084315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="3848" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KOkRxTDsHi0/X4QvVkE87PI/AAAAAAAEv44/Hzo5oBFtnDAa1xgr54-fazALfFceD6NmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/20200917_084315.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Click below for my 4th entry as a guest blogger for </span><a href="https://www.thenewbieguide.se/" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>The Newbie Guide To Sweden</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.thenewbieguide.se/3-month-reflection-get-out-get-involved-get-cozy/" target="_blank">3 Month Reflection: Get Out, Get Involved, Get Cozy</a></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-70864827773554969022020-08-28T07:37:00.004-04:002020-09-24T13:22:44.385-04:00Journey On the GΓΆta Canal<p><span style="font-family: arial; 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color: #333333;">:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.thenewbieguide.se/journey-on-the-gota-canal/"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Journey on the GΓΆta Canal</span></b></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com3GΓΆta Canal, Sweden58.5383532 14.473593130.228119363821158 -20.682656899999998 86.848587036178856 49.6298431tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-571212975509617932020-07-22T09:00:00.001-04:002020-09-24T13:24:09.286-04:00First Impressions of Sweden<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Quq6I_5ZECA/X2zWJGynTeI/AAAAAAAEuxQ/Spd-DJQkVtol-igugrvaDpnyIHuoHq8CQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/20200627_114436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We hit: 4 airports (Ottawa, Toronto, Frankfurt, Copenhagen), 3 flights, 1 train (from Copenhagen airport to Lund Central) and 1 short taxi ride with three actual taxis in order to fit all our suitcases in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the end of it, the kids were so confused with having transited 4 countries with 4 different languages and 4 different currencies, they were just glad to be in Lund!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The journey went super smooth. We had so much help from all Air Canada employees since there were so few travellers and they all wanted to help! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We got to stretch out on every leg of the journey and there were more than enough seats in the terminals and on the train.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was the best time to travel in the worst time in history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we got to Lund, we met our gracious host/landlord, Andrea, and then we walked to get some food and groceries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It felt like just finishing an epic passage on our Anjulia Sue: relieved, tired, hungry and accomplished. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids were asleep by 4:15 pm local time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not far behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow we explore the town and get some bikes!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic" , "segoe ui" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to all the friends and family who came to see us off from a safe
distance at Ottawa Airport. It meant a lot to us to see you all there.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">About a month ago I was Googling "moving to Sweden" and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matt and I barely saw each other over the past few days. We were just tag teaming at the helm, while the other rested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are already sorting their Lego collection with surprising cooperation while Matt and I sit in the cockpit decompressing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks to everyone who made all this possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I knew Anjulia and Sue were always looking over us, I could feel it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And now here we are, about to leave the home we've known for the last ten months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm too overwhelmed and exhausted to cry, but I'm sure that will come.</span></div>
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First we had an appointment with Martha at the Straw Market.<br />
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We met her last Saturday when we went into the market to browse around. I was so impressed with the straw baskets and other beautiful items she was making, I asked her if she would teach us how to make something. So we set a date for us to come back today. What a great experience!<br />
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Martha learned how to weave straw handicrafts from her grandparents when she was a child. She drives 40 minutes each way to come and sell her beautiful hand-made items and looks after her grandkids everyday when they finish school.<br />
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A humble and gentle soul, she patiently taught us how to make straw embroidered bookmarks, something we'll treasure always.<br />
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After a picnic lunch and ice cream, Aila and I settled ourselves at Driftwood Cafe to drink tea, read and wait until the others picked us up.<br />
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Unbeknownst to me, the owner of Chat 'N' Chill, KB, sits down next to me and starts to make small talk.<br />
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By the time he told me who he was, I had already talked his ear off about cruising and my impressions of the Bahamas, the turmoil of the world with the coronavirus and how removed I feel from it all, etc.<br />
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KB has an interesting story himself and now I really can't wait to get across to Stocking Island to visit Chat 'N'Chill!<br />
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FYI, Chat 'N'Chill is THE place where cruisers go to meet other cruisers here in Georgetown and Stocking Island. It has become somewhat famous with their Sunday Pig Roasts, snorkelling with rays, beach volleyball competitions, and just general awesome hub for a good cold drink with good company.<br />
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Next up, the Administrator of Exuma Island, Ivan Ferguson, sits down at the table next to us and the next thing I know we're chatting social anthropology, preservation of Bahamaian historic sites and relics, the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, cruising with young kids, boat schooling, and transitioning from 20+ years of public service to retirement and needing to find purpose (he has only a few months to go before he retires).<br />
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Although Aila didn't really participate in the conversations today, she listened intently.<br />
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Today was all about small island charm and the local people that make it so special.<br />
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Thank you Martha, KB and Ivan!<br />
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The love for your country is incredible but your openness and heartfelt compassion for your fellow brothers and sisters is truly inspiring.<br />
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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0George Town, The Bahamas23.5057729 -75.78075249999999123.4766519 -75.821092999999991 23.5348939 -75.740411999999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-77405172872737743592020-03-04T14:50:00.000-05:002020-07-01T13:56:42.274-04:00Hej Sverige<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yup. Land of <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">the Nobel Peace Prize, Northern Lights, Greta Thunberg and IKEA!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We don't love living on the boat so much that we would just stop somewhere to work and put the kids in a local school. We did think about it but this scenario did not appeal to us. There will still be boat maintenance and repairs to do. Cruising to us was our magic carpet to discover and travel. If we weren't using the boat for this purpose, we would prefer to live on land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many cruisers (kid boats especially) spend hurricane season in Grenada, playing and exploring together. Besides the fact that sailing from the Bahamas to Grenada is going down the 'thorny path' (typically bashing against the winds) which would take at least a couple of months, we weren't excited about spending a few months in a hot, humid Caribbean summer. As much as we love sunshine, we prefer more temperate climates. That much we know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, by the time we got to Grenada, we would have even less funds to see us through the summer. And then what? Selling a boat in Grenada, although not impossible, would be tricky and we wanted to avoid going down that route if possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Healthy lifestyle. We wanted to live somewhere with clean air and if possible, where we can cycle safely to school and work. On the boat, we essentially live an outdoors lifestyle and I have enjoyed this more than I could have imagined. We have become more in tune with the weather, landscape and natural world. Not one of us have gotten sick, unless you count the poisonwood rash I'm currently suffering from at the moment, but that is just bad luck on my part!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Time together is what we have gained and treasured the most. Having the freedom to schedule our day as we want to. We know our next chapter won't allow us as much time together so we focused on looking for jobs and countries that not just allows but <i>encourages</i> a good work-life balance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Being together all the time in a small space has been so intense, all consuming, absolutely heaven and hell on so many levels, but at the end of the day, Team Thornington is so much stronger and our bond with one another is like dyneema rope, very strong but susceptible to chafe! We want more quality time together to continue to explore, play and learn. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a nutshell, Matt reached out to his previous employer and asked to see if there were any positions available. Being an international organization, their headquarters is in Lund, southern Sweden.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sweden seemed like a good country with a strong social healthcare and education system. Matt told the company that he actually didn't want a position in Ottawa, but would rather take up a job in Lund. Things moved fairly quickly and after a few interviews and emails, a contract was signed, a start date agreed upon (August 17th) and suddenly we were looking at moving to Sweden!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The minute we started considering a move to Lund, we registered the kids into one (of two) of the international schools there. It was an easy process and the kids have now been accepted into <a href="https://lundinternationalschool.com/" target="_blank">Lund International School</a>! Start date: August 18th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Education and <i>access</i> to education is top notch in Scandinavia and not only is their schooling completely free, the curriculum taught at LIS is the well-regarded <a href="https://www.ibo.org/" target="_blank">International Baccalaureate</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Plus, Swedish schools provide a free hot lunch to students every day. Incredible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lund is famous for its university, <a href="https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/" target="_blank">Lund Unviersity</a>. Post-secondary education is free for residents so I wanted to apply for a Masters degree. Unfortunately the application deadline has passed for the fall semester, so I will likely focus on learning Swedish intensively and network like mad! Perhaps grad school next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">10 days of pure ocean, night stars and no WIFI! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out <a href="https://www.cargoshipvoyages.com/">Cargo Voyages</a> that take paying passengers on their deliveries around the world. After seeing so many cargo ships on our journey this year, it will be fun to actually <i>be</i> on one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have such mixed feelings. Some days I feel like we are leaving our cruising life prematurely, just when we are getting into a groove as a cruising family with each of us knowing and being competent in our roles and responsibilities. Other days I feel like this is the right decision made at the right time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This last year has felt more like ten years packed into just a few months. Our memory bank has been well topped up, we've added new skills and knowledge to our repertoire and we've made some incredible friendships for life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'll be back in Ottawa from about mid-April to early June, so get in touch if you want to catch up! We'll be planning a trip to Toronto as well, probably early May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Those of you in Europe, we may have several weeks in July where we'll be visiting family and friends. Reach out or expect an email!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It was a glorious passage. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It was a tricky one to plan with various moving elements to it: wind that was not the same strength nor from the same direction. And tide and current, which affects which cut to go through and at what time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">A cut is a break between two land masses, usually islands, that a boat can pass through as long as the tide is high enough and the current isn't against the wind (or else get the bucket ready!) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Going between these cuts allow you to go back and forth between the Bank side of the islands (west) or the deeper Sound side (east).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The Exumas Banks have much shallower waters so you have to be very careful when going through coral heads and sand banks, especially at low tide. However, they are often more protected from the big Atlantic waves. Normally you can find good anchorages on the Banks side, although hiding from westerlies can be tricky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">On the other hand, you can choose to sail down the Exumas Sound where you are in the deep blue Atlantic ocean. Choosing this side allows you to sail with little worry about running aground or hitting coral heads because it is hundreds of feet deep. However it has very little protection and if there is big swell or a long fetch, you are in for a real ride. Again, get the bucket ready.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This morning we left at first light and entered Galliot</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> cut right at high tide, 10am, crossing over to the Atlantic side. It was easy-peasy, thanks to all our planning and research.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Besides one squall which descended upon us and had us scrambling to reef the jib and mainsail VERY quickly, we had a really gentle sail all day with 9-15 knots on the beam and very little swell. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">After having done so many passages together now, each of us have our own roles which we do better and better every time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We are like a well-oiled machine and we all know what we are responsible for, depending on the situation (ie docking, anchoring, leaving a dock/mooring/anchor etc). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It feels good to work together and when it goes off without a hitch, it feels REALLY good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Also, I've finally discovered what my trigger is for sea sickness: caffeine and sweet baked goods. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Every long passage we do now, as long as I don't drink coffee and eat a cinnamon bun or something equally sweet before we leave, I'm all good. Amazing it only took ten months for me to figure this out!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Anyway, today's passage is monumental because it is the furthest south we will be going on our cruising journey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">After a few weeks here, we will point north and start the trek back to Florida where a new chapter awaits.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is basically what we saw for 9 hours on passage today.</td></tr>
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font-size: 15px;">Hello from Thunderball Grotto in Staniel Cay.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wi-WsvA5eIo/X0OmtfVdhQI/AAAAAAAEruY/CPhVCYEUk9EdjPXW3zZ7tk5-2WfDjjE-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3134/20200225160631_00019179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="3134" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wi-WsvA5eIo/X0OmtfVdhQI/AAAAAAAEruY/CPhVCYEUk9EdjPXW3zZ7tk5-2WfDjjE-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225160631_00019179.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nurse shark just inches away from Tai!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X3fjfStaEmY/X0OmsmcmsoI/AAAAAAAEruQ/4rQw-om7F5UTOz2vLvpczfteyZlhdHcwACLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200225160605_00028140%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X3fjfStaEmY/X0OmsmcmsoI/AAAAAAAEruQ/4rQw-om7F5UTOz2vLvpczfteyZlhdHcwACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225160605_00028140%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NfbgVyeiHf8/X0OmsqM0mgI/AAAAAAAEruM/2RbYrOzSU8gMnL6QuQCLsh6FhnTLEioNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200225155217_00043965%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NfbgVyeiHf8/X0OmsqM0mgI/AAAAAAAEruM/2RbYrOzSU8gMnL6QuQCLsh6FhnTLEioNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225155217_00043965%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Inside the cave - amazing light!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XnL3IgrpojY/X0Oms2QnVXI/AAAAAAAEruU/64dx6MK3Az0m_Dloevz7QAew3alH-c1OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200225154635_00027829%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XnL3IgrpojY/X0Oms2QnVXI/AAAAAAAEruU/64dx6MK3Az0m_Dloevz7QAew3alH-c1OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225154635_00027829%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Looking up inside at Thunderball Grotto.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HuwGx5EVuYg/X0Omrowo3FI/AAAAAAAEruI/HdtNXMNeAG0cUBLchVuzjU-9GWBQo-ySQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3665/20200225154414_00045421%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3665" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HuwGx5EVuYg/X0Omrowo3FI/AAAAAAAEruI/HdtNXMNeAG0cUBLchVuzjU-9GWBQo-ySQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225154414_00045421%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proud of the kids who really couldn't swim independently when we started
this journey and now snorkelling through underwater sumps and not panicking when a shark cruised by as we explored the cave featured in the James Bond movie, "Thunderball".</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TGq8ya5Wj5E/X0Omp_SGr-I/AAAAAAAErt4/XH0W9C80zkIdWtrkpPZ_SID6vwYwsHmuACLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200223135408_00004824%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TGq8ya5Wj5E/X0Omp_SGr-I/AAAAAAAErt4/XH0W9C80zkIdWtrkpPZ_SID6vwYwsHmuACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223135408_00004824%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underwater Tai.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POlBNqWN4jU/X0Omoi_r8SI/AAAAAAAErto/nmbnmw6es0wqDfoOvnBJSDvvNXgM-iZigCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200223134602_00009028%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POlBNqWN4jU/X0Omoi_r8SI/AAAAAAAErto/nmbnmw6es0wqDfoOvnBJSDvvNXgM-iZigCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223134602_00009028%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zNcChzumd94/X0OmooKmz6I/AAAAAAAErts/5Nbm2c0dDZEa-cUmBJAdIByTA3UgPM3qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200223133747_00036086%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zNcChzumd94/X0OmooKmz6I/AAAAAAAErts/5Nbm2c0dDZEa-cUmBJAdIByTA3UgPM3qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223133747_00036086%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Coral at Wardericks Bay.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gL01Ew1J3SA/X0OmopQRumI/AAAAAAAErtw/ZQ9uHOCAF8cT5T-Ytw1zlmwP-jiEsDpXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/20200223133554_00061389%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gL01Ew1J3SA/X0OmopQRumI/AAAAAAAErtw/ZQ9uHOCAF8cT5T-Ytw1zlmwP-jiEsDpXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223133554_00061389%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndERqQeC4Rw/X0OmwwMrBKI/AAAAAAAErvA/PjRFBJ-zCzIjniRQuXHbK1xcbDt8jXYCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s6360/20200228_165356-PANO%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="6360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndERqQeC4Rw/X0OmwwMrBKI/AAAAAAAErvA/PjRFBJ-zCzIjniRQuXHbK1xcbDt8jXYCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200228_165356-PANO%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8u3WhikHSs/X0Omwtao8sI/AAAAAAAEru8/V03Mnp8zKNsGPgvXRSGwdPxTo7DcJQ0IwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3147/20200228_162407%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="3147" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8u3WhikHSs/X0Omwtao8sI/AAAAAAAEru8/V03Mnp8zKNsGPgvXRSGwdPxTo7DcJQ0IwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200228_162407%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBGwivAjGh8/X0OoS5iNtrI/AAAAAAAErwo/_-jzDA-HF-8enOwRklbo05vVtI44TRyzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3243/20200227_194430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="3243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBGwivAjGh8/X0OoS5iNtrI/AAAAAAAErwo/_-jzDA-HF-8enOwRklbo05vVtI44TRyzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200227_194430.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tai's journal. Gotta work on those capital letters!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tG9e33d9Gpo/X0OoTAzA0GI/AAAAAAAErws/kbsqpDtl5Zgp3c4VbuHI1dt_aYjyCVpTACLcBGAsYHQ/s3183/20200227_194444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2424" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tG9e33d9Gpo/X0OoTAzA0GI/AAAAAAAErws/kbsqpDtl5Zgp3c4VbuHI1dt_aYjyCVpTACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200227_194444.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tai's journal continued.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-81EYx268cyU/X0Omvdr8T7I/AAAAAAAEruw/8yr9fGDwefULyDXDwQkch_i4rAz7IRX7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200227_175326%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-81EYx268cyU/X0Omvdr8T7I/AAAAAAAEruw/8yr9fGDwefULyDXDwQkch_i4rAz7IRX7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200227_175326%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Aila is actually thrilled to be eating her Mac and Cheese but </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">yes she hates her picture being taken.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9VlDtYrZAPQ/X0OmvZy6mNI/AAAAAAAErus/h-Jf0mwcylkLhuXt24kCKQqQCbGdLffyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200227_175304%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9VlDtYrZAPQ/X0OmvZy6mNI/AAAAAAAErus/h-Jf0mwcylkLhuXt24kCKQqQCbGdLffyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200227_175304%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">After doing some laundry and having a SHOWER, we treated ourselves to dinner out.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KbSm0IqrPyo/X0Omu8fmElI/AAAAAAAEruo/9K85cMlXjs4I-8g9KjBkcS-1JYT6m3eJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200227_154624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KbSm0IqrPyo/X0Omu8fmElI/AAAAAAAEruo/9K85cMlXjs4I-8g9KjBkcS-1JYT6m3eJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200227_154624.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4nEt8kEce8/X0OmuRzgaiI/AAAAAAAEruk/xANs743AV30TJMXnAKssZ8l8Dzo7tgMWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2560/20200225_122135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4nEt8kEce8/X0OmuRzgaiI/AAAAAAAEruk/xANs743AV30TJMXnAKssZ8l8Dzo7tgMWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225_122135.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing Exploding Kittens in the exploding heat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2rweIRxVTo/X0Omufq_vOI/AAAAAAAErug/GUODXXzyhsoRmI0AVsaFzUZh1XIkj4SrACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200225_082121%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2rweIRxVTo/X0Omufq_vOI/AAAAAAAErug/GUODXXzyhsoRmI0AVsaFzUZh1XIkj4SrACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200225_082121%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Thank you </span><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://web.facebook.com/sheree.nikkanen?__tn__=-]K*F" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Sheree Ng Nikkanen</a></span><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"> and </span><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8 lrazzd5p" href="https://web.facebook.com/mjnikkanen?__tn__=-]K*F" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">Matthew Nikkanen</a></span><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br />and kids for the marine wildlife treasure hunt! We've been tracking what we see!<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prvSQaG_0O0/X0Omp7yv4DI/AAAAAAAErt8/N66SdJ1UuJExvFNBZOgTIh9aY4uZtCySwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200224_102354%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prvSQaG_0O0/X0Omp7yv4DI/AAAAAAAErt8/N66SdJ1UuJExvFNBZOgTIh9aY4uZtCySwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200224_102354%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Tai will whip through at least one book per passage. <br />Thank goodness for book exchanges at marinas and with other kid boats!<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mU9TebPRxj4/X0OmpqN2R5I/AAAAAAAErt0/riAXasYRsMQIF1M9QQshkmsorG7t_6VLwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200224_102350%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mU9TebPRxj4/X0OmpqN2R5I/AAAAAAAErt0/riAXasYRsMQIF1M9QQshkmsorG7t_6VLwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20200224_102350%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" title="Roald Dahl books are the latest addiction." width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Roald Dahl books are the latest addiction.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fnCwxx-Buc/X0Omqo7Eu4I/AAAAAAAEruE/ys7puIzwQ3gIbvuAY-LlcvXTKJxrYAPEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200224_183000%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fnCwxx-Buc/X0Omqo7Eu4I/AAAAAAAEruE/ys7puIzwQ3gIbvuAY-LlcvXTKJxrYAPEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200224_183000%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDTNl-3EnvQ/X0OmqPcekMI/AAAAAAAEruA/4LrQDdvLb3QX1AqdxI3ZFtRPo8NTEx5UQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200224_170402%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDTNl-3EnvQ/X0OmqPcekMI/AAAAAAAEruA/4LrQDdvLb3QX1AqdxI3ZFtRPo8NTEx5UQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200224_170402%2B-%2BCopy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Homemade pizza, a beer and Shaun the Sheep!</span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Emerald Bay Marina, Bahamas23.6302111 -75.916910399999992-5.1081593999999981 -117.22550439999999 52.3685816 -34.608316399999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-75060571545205714382020-02-23T21:39:00.001-05:002020-08-24T08:05:01.076-04:00Delightful Warderick Wells<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="auto">
<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Warderick Wells continues to delight us. </span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">We hiked up to the hill to see, feel and HEAR the impressive blowholes, left our driftwood signature on top of Boo Boo Hill and snorkelled numerous times on the coral reefs.</span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow the weather is in our favour as we make our way south to Staniel Cay. </span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">There is the famous Thunderball Cave that was featured in a James Bond film. Apparently it's absolutely magical if you snorkel it at low tide. Gotta see what all the fuss is about, now don't we?</span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">From Staniel Cay, we will point towards Georgetown where Gramps and Gail will be flying in to join us for a couple of weeks!</span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Excitement is mounting...</span></div>
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<div dir="auto"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCdkyT4ixhc/X0Om4FOZhQI/AAAAAAAErvI/ky4jo3AXY0Alff82ivt2cQKIEHDS5Iv8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200223_112308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XCdkyT4ixhc/X0Om4FOZhQI/AAAAAAAErvI/ky4jo3AXY0Alff82ivt2cQKIEHDS5Iv8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223_112308.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This sperm whale washed up on the beach. <br />He died due to the amount of plastic he had ingested. Awful.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7_CWfO321s/X0Om4mqL5yI/AAAAAAAErvU/T_yXdj-4qfkF2PmXm0CdZbb3aYuVL5H2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200223_112338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7_CWfO321s/X0Om4mqL5yI/AAAAAAAErvU/T_yXdj-4qfkF2PmXm0CdZbb3aYuVL5H2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223_112338.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWbn7SqgHjc/X0Om4iQi85I/AAAAAAAErvM/txnTWg0o2K0PyjOt4JVk0mANwn8Ielv3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200223_113141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FWbn7SqgHjc/X0Om4iQi85I/AAAAAAAErvM/txnTWg0o2K0PyjOt4JVk0mANwn8Ielv3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223_113141.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span face="" style="color: #050505;">To get to Boo Boo Hill, you cross a mini desert landscape.<br /></span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emV0DkAOeB0/X0Om5GXMBtI/AAAAAAAErvY/n4UK65si1u83ll7vV3H9uPt98xvlaI-tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200223_113649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emV0DkAOeB0/X0Om5GXMBtI/AAAAAAAErvY/n4UK65si1u83ll7vV3H9uPt98xvlaI-tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200223_113649.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Onwards to Boo Boo Hill. Not very high up, but pretty high for Bahamas standards.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is A Perfect Day.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For once, what you see in these pictures is precisely what you get.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gentle warm breeze, no no-see-ums (this in itself is a God send!), sun-kissed, salty and happy children.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We arrived here yesterday after a 5 hour sail from Cape Eleuthera Marina after dropping Gong Gong off at the airport.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are at Warderick Wells Cay in the Exumas Cays Land and Sea Park. It is a 176 square mile area national park that protects all land and marine life here in the Bahamas. It is heaven on earth.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are no services for electricity, water, diesel, gas or removal of garbage. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have to hoist our little BTC My Island Wifi egg up to the top of the mast to get two bars of scatty signal.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everyone must use the mooring balls provided ($35 USD/night). Anchoring is only available in one outlying area.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I swear when we were coming into the mooring field yesterday I couldn't believe how gorgeous it was. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To be honest, I'm getting a bit blase about beaches and turquoise waters (I know, shame on me!) so take my word for it. If I say it's gorgeous here, it really truly is.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This morning we went snorkeling with nurse sharks, barracudas, eagle rays, colourful coral and a variety of fish.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We forgot to insert an SD card into our GoPro so no pictures unfortunately. Oh well, I told the kids to take lots of 'mental pictures' instead, that way we'll all dream in technicolour tonight.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We watched the documentary 'Mission Blue' on Netflix last night. So appropriate and timely for the life we're currently living and how relevant it is to our blue world.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is A Perfect Day. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whatever tomorrow brings, at least we had today.</span></div>
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Could be worse. </span>Matt scrubbing the hull. Aila directing from up on deck. :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5MIvpEBvafU/X0Otf_iUATI/AAAAAAAErxk/K3fL8zYEkCMiPBd8bgqsPAdbvBTaGVd0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2448/20200220_121721%257E2-EFFECTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5MIvpEBvafU/X0Otf_iUATI/AAAAAAAErxk/K3fL8zYEkCMiPBd8bgqsPAdbvBTaGVd0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200220_121721%257E2-EFFECTS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: large;">Aila and Matt running on the nearby sandbar at low tide.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJIZ5DT2dvM/X0Otgd_eT_I/AAAAAAAErxo/uV_qzgiQMmQr_7IhOqGBxMHYCD__mdGJACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200220_151833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJIZ5DT2dvM/X0Otgd_eT_I/AAAAAAAErxo/uV_qzgiQMmQr_7IhOqGBxMHYCD__mdGJACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200220_151833.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: large;">Siblings who love to Minecraft together.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDqHTQu544Y/X0OtgibaJHI/AAAAAAAErxs/VeA61yHQ7vUoxdUBfgBgc_fGQPZD6WfTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200220_180254-EFFECTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDqHTQu544Y/X0OtgibaJHI/AAAAAAAErxs/VeA61yHQ7vUoxdUBfgBgc_fGQPZD6WfTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200220_180254-EFFECTS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodnight world. Thank you for a perfect day.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">
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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park24.3922781 -76.63214649999999-4.0771909000000015 -117.94074049999999 52.8617471 -35.323552499999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-58492480946093672962020-02-18T21:24:00.001-05:002020-08-24T08:20:07.801-04:00Bifurcated Hemi-Penis<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Guest Post: Matt</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today Aila helped a PhD researcher invert, inflate, and remove the left bifurcated hemi-penis of a Bahamian Racer Snake. As far as I know that's not usually on the Grade 2 curriculum.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just part of the amazing work going on at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">
<span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the last photo she got a cut on her ankle and proceeded to drip her blood into the water to see if it would attract the bull sharks. Future scientist!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F_Ro70E6MnQ/X0Ov_RJBtNI/AAAAAAAEryQ/504D_lB1iiYp4pydUjsD_t4W2wGvOYBqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200218_140745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F_Ro70E6MnQ/X0Ov_RJBtNI/AAAAAAAEryQ/504D_lB1iiYp4pydUjsD_t4W2wGvOYBqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200218_140745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Cape Eleuthera Institute24.8294798 -76.3281061-3.6399891999999987 -117.6367001 53.298948800000005 -35.0195121tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-8585562489565633512020-02-12T20:53:00.001-05:002020-08-24T08:55:43.254-04:00Gong Gong is in the Bahamas with us!<div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">February 12, 2020.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Aila and I walked by a lady's private residence at the Cape Eleuthera Resort and Marina yesterday, on the way to watch how the barge people using the crane on the barge to move those huge boulders to extend the breakwater at the channel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">She waved at Aila and we stopped to chat. When I mentioned how horrible and itchy those red dots of welt are causing from the many invisible no-see-ums bites, she gave me a couple of cans that provide burning flames to deter the tiny tiny biting flies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In looking at Aila lovingly, she mentioned that her three years old son died seven years ago. She is living on bravely with hope one day she'll have a second child.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">That reminds me of how precious it is to watch my two grandchildren growing up, albeit in a long distance on a boat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I see the grit in little Aila who insisted on carrying my backpack and the other small luggage to the car when Bonnie and Matt picked me up at the Rock Sound airport on last Monday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I tasted the coffee making skill of Tai at each morning breakfast on the boat, and his style of argument as he knows it all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">A sign of growing up and an attempt to push the boundaries. Were we there before?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We visited places around the island, played Exploding Kittens board games, swam in the deserted pool, ate on the boat and on land, and just talked, or read silently in peace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Slowing down and mingling, listening and understanding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Time flies so fast and I try to hold on every moment, just to be there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Eleuthera is a perfect place for everlasting memories, simple, unsophisticated, laid back and authentic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The kids one day, hopefully, will remember: I wish time stands still to relive this presence.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Di2_hkoVLQs/X0OyU7PR2xI/AAAAAAAErzU/XznYcymNB1453AuqPYNBe_y9oyeObZy3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/83819878_10162918711260253_325552349168795648_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Di2_hkoVLQs/X0OyU7PR2xI/AAAAAAAErzU/XznYcymNB1453AuqPYNBe_y9oyeObZy3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/83819878_10162918711260253_325552349168795648_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">The color of the water....intoxicating.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7lVuL0ipfHc/X0OyU9F5gzI/AAAAAAAErzc/jcbVriBkOtYiDAah8DQo91p4Ms1a9yLzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/83856911_10162918713815253_6576954467713810432_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7lVuL0ipfHc/X0OyU9F5gzI/AAAAAAAErzc/jcbVriBkOtYiDAah8DQo91p4Ms1a9yLzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/83856911_10162918713815253_6576954467713810432_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Looking down from the plane. Gorgeous color and sand pattern around an island. </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">There is house on it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qTn3-fn7TGg/X0OyawOtBOI/AAAAAAAEr0w/q9MV_J4iEqoi7x2R_DQqmN86-JVSAiShgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/86350234_10162918709850253_6761763092234764288_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qTn3-fn7TGg/X0OyawOtBOI/AAAAAAAEr0w/q9MV_J4iEqoi7x2R_DQqmN86-JVSAiShgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86350234_10162918709850253_6761763092234764288_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">I admire little Aila's grit. She insisted to carry my backpack and</span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"> </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">the small luggage to the car at my arrival.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rpfKtSQ8BGo/X0OyWvUdcGI/AAAAAAAErzw/hTDAYPhb2EkEFwnMJZ9c3AS7CmdF7SZ2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/84428159_10162918708995253_4515889611863490560_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rpfKtSQ8BGo/X0OyWvUdcGI/AAAAAAAErzw/hTDAYPhb2EkEFwnMJZ9c3AS7CmdF7SZ2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/84428159_10162918708995253_4515889611863490560_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Going to see Queen's Bath where waves are crashing in.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTZ5KtfTknQ/X0OyV72IDkI/AAAAAAAErzk/cGVG2W1LGYY4B2VOr2FevZMu3e1XqgKvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/84302757_10162918713655253_5017202347885985792_o.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WaETRu0eIu0/X0OyaU4QOvI/AAAAAAAEr0s/WHbIaFOZ0l4pLrbrxhs74yYsM4mzt-KKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86348754_10162918711445253_1025220504715264000_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WaETRu0eIu0/X0OyaU4QOvI/AAAAAAAEr0s/WHbIaFOZ0l4pLrbrxhs74yYsM4mzt-KKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86348754_10162918711445253_1025220504715264000_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Climbing at the Queen's Bath.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uwFbS9l56WA/X0OyUzdL3yI/AAAAAAAErzY/QCO2_Kp8wcYbfuMkSZUNeX6q4u1i1xaVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/83783614_10162918712590253_6575968712589836288_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uwFbS9l56WA/X0OyUzdL3yI/AAAAAAAErzY/QCO2_Kp8wcYbfuMkSZUNeX6q4u1i1xaVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/83783614_10162918712590253_6575968712589836288_o.jpg" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">
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<br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EbKFZ3XGOIQ/X0OyZaHeGTI/AAAAAAAEr0Y/bQS4pGbg1isPsQeRU8Uj8OL_EBs3C_VFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86261406_10162918711825253_5127231236686741504_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EbKFZ3XGOIQ/X0OyZaHeGTI/AAAAAAAEr0Y/bQS4pGbg1isPsQeRU8Uj8OL_EBs3C_VFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86261406_10162918711825253_5127231236686741504_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_lHGRDWl9g/X0OyYnuu8RI/AAAAAAAEr0U/h04NIXJjyv0BtnQiof5U9wzbQiw9FINrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86235986_10162918714115253_5327719438185660416_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_lHGRDWl9g/X0OyYnuu8RI/AAAAAAAEr0U/h04NIXJjyv0BtnQiof5U9wzbQiw9FINrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86235986_10162918714115253_5327719438185660416_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Bonnie, Aila, Matt and Tai at the Queen's Bath.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNW9S_s6Ueo/X0OyXjW-HrI/AAAAAAAEr0E/2TbwDPX8IGcl1GJhKYqNPSnNqA0HugCNACLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/85252734_10162918709410253_4339599479448535040_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNW9S_s6Ueo/X0OyXjW-HrI/AAAAAAAEr0E/2TbwDPX8IGcl1GJhKYqNPSnNqA0HugCNACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/85252734_10162918709410253_4339599479448535040_o.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LdrxsgimXfc/X0OyYCygmmI/AAAAAAAEr0I/VG-pROhxMBMa3WqWAE6bFZ-YQVnfzeiogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1312/86183464_10162918713035253_3008970211161276416_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LdrxsgimXfc/X0OyYCygmmI/AAAAAAAEr0I/VG-pROhxMBMa3WqWAE6bFZ-YQVnfzeiogCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86183464_10162918713035253_3008970211161276416_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Me and Aila in front of Anjulia Sue.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hOL-MgQc5s/X0OyYjUyuxI/AAAAAAAEr0Q/iqjj8HerQZIDCCHxR6SO4AYZ8q_8LRJkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1312/86186073_10162918713330253_3822935615482101760_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hOL-MgQc5s/X0OyYjUyuxI/AAAAAAAEr0Q/iqjj8HerQZIDCCHxR6SO4AYZ8q_8LRJkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86186073_10162918713330253_3822935615482101760_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">I kept laughing at her look. Aila does not mind.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWl3FGjmx9I/X0OyYWyez2I/AAAAAAAEr0M/K_ePChnkkasfXnM4WJWgGvRGb88RkRy2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86191093_10162918708795253_374394549755183104_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWl3FGjmx9I/X0OyYWyez2I/AAAAAAAEr0M/K_ePChnkkasfXnM4WJWgGvRGb88RkRy2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86191093_10162918708795253_374394549755183104_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Anjulia Sue at night.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTulacWklVU/X0OyZSaqemI/AAAAAAAEr0c/1C5KY-KUhvw4FmSJxTQ14HQwmC2pZBfJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86264595_10162918713180253_7029504236706594816_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xTulacWklVU/X0OyZSaqemI/AAAAAAAEr0c/1C5KY-KUhvw4FmSJxTQ14HQwmC2pZBfJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86264595_10162918713180253_7029504236706594816_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">The marina. We sleep on the boat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbkPK7pvksA/X0OyZrO4L3I/AAAAAAAEr0g/12rv4Xk-4ckW-dTg_KVGxbJYlgfe8vJsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86327087_10162918708405253_337409465382862848_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbkPK7pvksA/X0OyZrO4L3I/AAAAAAAEr0g/12rv4Xk-4ckW-dTg_KVGxbJYlgfe8vJsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86327087_10162918708405253_337409465382862848_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">In the salon where we have our meals. Kitchen is on the left behind.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okDwEdbC48g/X0OyaCoe_II/AAAAAAAEr0o/Kcf7rJIqkdwsAsskPKF49hvJGZMghFcBACLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86348449_10162918712175253_5415724662405464064_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okDwEdbC48g/X0OyaCoe_II/AAAAAAAEr0o/Kcf7rJIqkdwsAsskPKF49hvJGZMghFcBACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86348449_10162918712175253_5415724662405464064_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">A barge carrying boulders to extend the breakwater. What a water color difference.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">February 16, 2020.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Matt and Bonnie always say that their sailing from Nova Scotia to the Bahamas over a year is trading money for experiences. I can't agree much more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I smile at these pictures, it's not just the memory we share, it's more like a warm blanket on my heart, a soothing cold drink in the heat, a blessing in the soul.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe togetherness in paradise is icing on the cake!</span></div>
<div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vKxI_BsgR4k/X0O2Mq066gI/AAAAAAAEr1Q/KcF-eiyV7oc9K9n7LiSZv8loZuUhTRAowCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/86461028_10162935365245253_365406098032689152_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vKxI_BsgR4k/X0O2Mq066gI/AAAAAAAEr1Q/KcF-eiyV7oc9K9n7LiSZv8loZuUhTRAowCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86461028_10162935365245253_365406098032689152_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Always love seeing them holding hands walking. How often you see adult </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">children doing this? Isn't it precious witnessing innocence, non-judgment, </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">and true brother-sister love?</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_4gEnmmi4Xc/X0O2MsmMxnI/AAAAAAAEr1Y/OwfTVghAm9EqjqmS1Ph11cAwPXFw-58hQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86490074_10162935365345253_3172126569808265216_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_4gEnmmi4Xc/X0O2MsmMxnI/AAAAAAAEr1Y/OwfTVghAm9EqjqmS1Ph11cAwPXFw-58hQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86490074_10162935365345253_3172126569808265216_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Call her flexible and agile.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uRMS5BNWUdw/X0O2MoH1kCI/AAAAAAAEr1U/ee8cbCASbxEmNEEq31OpEwVISJOdDBimACLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86493589_10162935365760253_221210280535785472_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uRMS5BNWUdw/X0O2MoH1kCI/AAAAAAAEr1U/ee8cbCASbxEmNEEq31OpEwVISJOdDBimACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86493589_10162935365760253_221210280535785472_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">The color of the water weaves with that of the sky --- peaceful. Wishing someone is here.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lNECIaGAh60/X0O2NfQqSvI/AAAAAAAEr1c/vItDmvBU43EIIHm7y0e2nHTNkOJZNK-oACLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86502252_10162935365130253_7584276160079462400_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lNECIaGAh60/X0O2NfQqSvI/AAAAAAAEr1c/vItDmvBU43EIIHm7y0e2nHTNkOJZNK-oACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86502252_10162935365130253_7584276160079462400_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Looking at the other side of the well equipped marina.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LA9cUsRgu20/X0O2NTw_ELI/AAAAAAAEr1g/FkvffHQxGyYzFk75AaxDNtbfaMgcDKdtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1312/86606619_10162935365975253_2866734689752711168_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LA9cUsRgu20/X0O2NTw_ELI/AAAAAAAEr1g/FkvffHQxGyYzFk75AaxDNtbfaMgcDKdtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86606619_10162935365975253_2866734689752711168_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Missing aunty Anice! A simple home made meal at the marina villa. It's </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">not the materialistic possession we have valuable, it's the family </span><br style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">experiences and togetherness precious and irreplaceable.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tFWlnIJ_D0/X0O2Nr9xpsI/AAAAAAAEr1k/_r9Ny-xpot4KotNP4T4o_vm5DeOE6r9uACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/86624143_10162935365525253_951755153541693440_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tFWlnIJ_D0/X0O2Nr9xpsI/AAAAAAAEr1k/_r9Ny-xpot4KotNP4T4o_vm5DeOE6r9uACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86624143_10162935365525253_951755153541693440_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Here she goes again when we moved to land from the boat on the last few days in the marina.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">By the time you read this, I am likely flying out at 7.30am Wednesday from Rock Sound airport to Nassau waiting for my connection flight to Ottawa via Toronto. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would have hugged Aila, Tai, Bonnie and Matt at the gate bidding sweet farewell after ten glorious days together. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sad, yes. Happy, definitely. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the last few days, we played on the pink powdery sand beach that saw very few people, we toured the nearby Cape Eleuthera Institute island school learning the research undertaken and the study of biodiversity and sustainable environment. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: segoe ui historic, segoe ui, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We watched movies before bedtime, played many board games, made muffins, flew paper planes, laughed out loud and the kids also cried when they over extended their excitement. We lived life. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">They will keep sailing to Georgetown of Exumas. I am happy for them adopting their chosen path even though they live a distance away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The children sometimes may misbehave and cause concerns. But hopefully they will learn as they grow, as they travel around this world and meet so many people and encounter so much challenges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I will see them again and probably cook up some surprises. Till then, hello good cold Ottawa!</span></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k4-YeAzxVc0/X0O3qjgpOfI/AAAAAAAEr24/sFRsd3vc73kIfal6piwh94y5lFYd7Xc_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86975557_10162948778785253_7922969120604160_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k4-YeAzxVc0/X0O3qjgpOfI/AAAAAAAEr24/sFRsd3vc73kIfal6piwh94y5lFYd7Xc_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86975557_10162948778785253_7922969120604160_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Beautiful pink sand beach practically with only us.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wdCgTCId_N0/X0O3oO8kypI/AAAAAAAEr2Q/joJ5qsqqBocvMvEeQmyqS5EKXb90lIPpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1316/86426020_10162948779550253_3914146371363405824_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wdCgTCId_N0/X0O3oO8kypI/AAAAAAAEr2Q/joJ5qsqqBocvMvEeQmyqS5EKXb90lIPpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/86426020_10162948779550253_3914146371363405824_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Tai Chariots of fire running.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Cape Eleuthera Drive, Rock Sound, The Bahamas24.8350151 -76.34291069999999-3.6344539000000005 -117.65150469999999 53.304484099999996 -35.034316699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-26596811776186121092020-02-07T15:11:00.002-05:002020-08-24T14:20:24.769-04:00Homeschooling as a Lifestyle<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our intentions about cruising the Bahamas for 4-5 months was to slow down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ha, easier said than done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's been a lot of hype and research lately about how important it is to let kids be bored.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being bored lets them figure things out by themselves, how to use that time to get into a 'flow' of something and just be ok with not doing anything seemingly 'productive.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being bored as an adult goes against the grain of what I was taught. Undoing all those years of schedules, meetings, checklists, appointments, multi-tasking and needing to fill my waking hours with DOING SOMETHING is making it hard to DO NOTHING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, it's not really doing nothing. It's more like not needing to do many things at once or in a hurry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To me, slowing down is a way of being. It's an intention, a lifestyle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This brings me to homeschooling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Homeschooling is so different to conventional schooling. It is similar to slowing down, has intention and is a lifestyle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A week ago, the Homeschool Liaison officer from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board emailed us to see how we were getting on with homeschooling the kids and if we had any questions or needed some resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had no idea there was even a Homeschool Liaison officer!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took me a few days to think of a proper response. It really threw me actually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do I tell her really what we do (or don't do)? Do I make it sound all idyllic and that it's been easy? Do I tell her about the countless tantrums and tears we've endured, from both sides? Do I tell her how I constantly feel challenged, guilty, overwhelmed and out of my depth? Do I tell her I'm a TRAINED teacher on top of it all?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I ended up saying was a bit of everything of the above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Without a doubt, homeschooling has been one of the top challenges of our cruising lifestyle. Boat-schooling is in a completely different league on its own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are days when I wake up all energized and raring to ensure that today will be a good homeschooling day with intentional learning, critical thinking and magical A-ha moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are days when I can't even be bothered to utter the word 'schoolwork' because I dread the backlash and whining that will (likely) ensue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mostly there are days where we just wing it, leaf through some workbooks, assign a few pages and then call it a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More and more, this feels like a lie. I realize I'm doing this to feel better about myself, to reassure ourselves and the rest of the world that we DID do some schooling. See? The worksheet is completed. Done. You can't deny a completed worksheet, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What has taken some time for me to understand and accept (still working on that), is that a completed worksheet is no indication that the child has learned anything except to read the question and fill in the answer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, there was probably some calculation or thinking involved to write down that answer, but still...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did the child learn? And if so, what?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am beginning to see how the cruising lifestyle IS an education in itself. Like REALLY see it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We solve problems every single day on the boat. Why? Because there are problems every single day that need solving. And the correlation is imminent. If we don't solve X, then Y will happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We solve these problems by thinking creatively, doing research, working with others, and then probably the most important aspect of all, we just do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We try, we fail, we try again, we fail again, we try something different, it works! We learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And man is it hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was raised by immigrant parents who valued hard work and a good education.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Extra math work and Kumon was part of the norm in our household. Getting good grades was expected, as was doing well in all the extra-curricular activities we were enrolled in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being busy was seen as a positive thing. Doing nothing was seen as lazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I find myself trying to educate my children on a boat when all I've ever known to be a 'good education' is to study harder and longer just so I could ace the tests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lucky for me, my parents also saw the value in sending me and my sister to summer camps, taking us on interesting holidays and letting us choose our own post-secondary majors without question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That has made all the difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still, homeschooling has tested me, my values and our family relationships.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As hard as it is, I try to focus on what we can give our kids now in our current environment and the answer to that is: Time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our little clan has spent more time together than we ever have, and probably ever will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Without a doubt, we know one another a LOT better now. There is no room for secrets on a 42 foot boat. Bad moods permeate every square inch, as do smelly farts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We talk a lot more together. We discuss, argue, debate, explain, joke and tease.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lately we have been talking about the coronavirus, Brexit and the school strikes back in Ottawa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We know our cruising lifestyle is not going to be a permanent thing. We know the kids will be returning to a brick and mortar school in the fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So for now, workbooks and worksheets have taken a somewhat back seat in our homeschooling journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Boardgames, reading, journals, educational apps and Minecraft is what we do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and maintaining a floating home for cruising, safety and comfort. Together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pics below are of our recent days with new cruising friends on SV Ventolines and SV Consort (another Endeavor 42!) here at Rock Sound anchorage.</span></div>
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Love how accessible it is, <br />free to explore and no trail to speak of. You go where you want to go.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mcdjF0bnaM/X0QBu6funrI/AAAAAAAEr3o/gM9pcjgLjeEz8gc8_Lj_jGBzy8HyZ789gCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200205_105214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mcdjF0bnaM/X0QBu6funrI/AAAAAAAEr3o/gM9pcjgLjeEz8gc8_Lj_jGBzy8HyZ789gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_105214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uf6LPnmDePc/X0QCrcfUaKI/AAAAAAAEr40/I49xP0FS0aknzB4XYAtaH-Kr9a0pYrfiACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200205_105406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uf6LPnmDePc/X0QCrcfUaKI/AAAAAAAEr40/I49xP0FS0aknzB4XYAtaH-Kr9a0pYrfiACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_105406.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Tai shining a torch into a small hole... Wyatt's on the other side doing the same.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1w6oBronLpo/X0QBvITdNTI/AAAAAAAEr3s/e0TMWENi0qUJTO55fvgqxFykhS2D-_ebwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200205_105341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1w6oBronLpo/X0QBvITdNTI/AAAAAAAEr3s/e0TMWENi0qUJTO55fvgqxFykhS2D-_ebwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_105341.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMGnYP4Tcss/X0QBvJ39LKI/AAAAAAAEr3w/zsHRVKHyqNwu9GMjqdUa96etkDSEEqvFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200205_105607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMGnYP4Tcss/X0QBvJ39LKI/AAAAAAAEr3w/zsHRVKHyqNwu9GMjqdUa96etkDSEEqvFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_105607.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Lots of tiny spaces and holes to go through at Cathedral Cave.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln8R5sZDGn8/X0QBvy2rlKI/AAAAAAAEr30/D1woc7C8eFgkE0ypNQCqsAjkR19SMcmrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200205_105828%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ln8R5sZDGn8/X0QBvy2rlKI/AAAAAAAEr30/D1woc7C8eFgkE0ypNQCqsAjkR19SMcmrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_105828%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tai has amazed us <br />with his ease and speed at making new friends, chatting easily to new boat kids and adults.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHIUv-kkuxU/X0QBxq5qvTI/AAAAAAAEr4I/uLdDMFgkqQk4ywKC0uMNqhFExs81yD2VACLcBGAsYHQ/s3137/20200205_125643%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3137" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHIUv-kkuxU/X0QBxq5qvTI/AAAAAAAEr4I/uLdDMFgkqQk4ywKC0uMNqhFExs81yD2VACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_125643%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Boats at anchor in Rock Sound. Anjulia Sue is further out in the anchorage.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1I3gNYsGkaw/X0QBx80X2WI/AAAAAAAEr4M/K2bLH3IjXi0o_qOa0xbVOh3gkaHCo9iigCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200205_125706.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1I3gNYsGkaw/X0QBx80X2WI/AAAAAAAEr4M/K2bLH3IjXi0o_qOa0xbVOh3gkaHCo9iigCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200205_125706.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">One of the dinghy docks at Rock Sound. Depending on tide and current, </span><br style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">we often have to set a Stern dinghy anchor to prevent the dinghy from going under </span><br style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">the dock. Climbing in and out of the dinghy is always an exercise in </span><br style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">flexibility and agility. Never looks pretty.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gW0NJTe2m28/X0QByfBT8vI/AAAAAAAEr4Q/ZtyLJ3gw8-EZMko382zWe5GlNEvuXKYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/EFFECTS%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gW0NJTe2m28/X0QByfBT8vI/AAAAAAAEr4Q/ZtyLJ3gw8-EZMko382zWe5GlNEvuXKYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/EFFECTS%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Back at Ocean Hole, and it's all to ourselves!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-unFjQ_3hj9Y/X0QDihdAL8I/AAAAAAAEr48/0ibOk3BwXR47KqvTDsuTXeAUdo3FfU_UACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200204_115726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-unFjQ_3hj9Y/X0QDihdAL8I/AAAAAAAEr48/0ibOk3BwXR47KqvTDsuTXeAUdo3FfU_UACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200204_115726.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">You can't hear him, but Tai was talking to these fish and ooohing and </span><br style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">aaahhhhing at them. 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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-1153564606286396722020-02-01T17:19:00.008-05:002020-08-28T07:48:41.325-04:00Beached-Out<div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is it possible to get beached-out?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I believe so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This past week we've made some ground sailing down the west side of Eleuthera island.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We've been buddy boating with SV Busy Bee who have become good friends now. They have just recently started cruising and are planning on going for years, so we feel blessed to have met them so early on in their voyage.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We have shared Chinese New Year together, hours and hours of board games and Lego, shows and movies and endless discussions about weather and route planning.</span></div><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Together, we've explored Glass Bridge, Queen's Bath and the blowhole, Governor's Harbor, and now we are anchored in Rock Sound.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">It is hard to describe to non-cruisers what our life afloat is like.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Every day is so different, yet there is a routine of some sort.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">There is always, and I mean ALWAYS, an underlying worry about weather and if we need to move to find better protection from wind or gusts or swell.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">We have to continuously monitor our energy, diesel, gas, propane, food and water consumption. If we're running low in any of those areas, we need to top up somewhere, somehow.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">More often than not, obtaining these resources is not an easy task and will take a lot of asking around to suss things out.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">This is repeated every time we move anchorages and need to start all over again, understanding where things are, what's opened when, where to dock/beach the dinghy, if they take cards or cash only, etc.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">If there is a calm day, we have to decide if we want to move along so we keep going to the next protected anchorage or do we want to stay put and explore the area a bit further on land or by dinghy, maybe do a bit of snorkelling or swimming?</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">But if we stay put, how long before the next good day comes so we can keep moving? Maybe we could be stuck here for days, weeks even!</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Weather systems do not care about boat repairs, visitors, or weekends.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">This constant necessity of needing to be aware of the weather, wind direction, swell, tides etc is all encompassing.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">Cruising is the epitome of living in the moment, for better or worse.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">We aren't on holiday here. This is not a vacation. We are not on a trip.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">This is a lifestyle and while we may be passing through some of the world's most gorgeous beaches, what we really want to do (after checking the weather again), is lay down with a good book, break open a new board-game or simply take a nap.</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rgi8gtozG9Y/X0QGp2jtYLI/AAAAAAAEr7s/-QPXk8k3R_A-Ag7PzcBVJWBTOI9ms8eogCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/EFFECTS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rgi8gtozG9Y/X0QGp2jtYLI/AAAAAAAEr7s/-QPXk8k3R_A-Ag7PzcBVJWBTOI9ms8eogCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/EFFECTS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span class="fcg" style="color: #90949c; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV6wUlYL4wU/X0QGod8GPeI/AAAAAAAEr7U/Hal2JCYpimgQXGwNYWIDy5u-_nKyQL0ngCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200129_105246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV6wUlYL4wU/X0QGod8GPeI/AAAAAAAEr7U/Hal2JCYpimgQXGwNYWIDy5u-_nKyQL0ngCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200129_105246.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">SV Busy Bee at anchor near Levi Island.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Going through Current Cut. Timing this cut to go through at slack tide is </span><br style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">very important, or else you risk all sorts of nasty possible scenarios.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHVNEfUPeCQ/X0QGn0xQ_uI/AAAAAAAEr7M/6iCy0jxLo1cF71ZE85uKJjW8C5gwm2G-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2419/20200129_071820.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="2358" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHVNEfUPeCQ/X0QGn0xQ_uI/AAAAAAAEr7M/6iCy0jxLo1cF71ZE85uKJjW8C5gwm2G-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200129_071820.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our little barista at work! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SpCynfs10zQ/X0QGnlMPxgI/AAAAAAAEr7I/vnwkBzNENJsNQ3amxzo34Tkxnjhno2yYACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200128_164441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SpCynfs10zQ/X0QGnlMPxgI/AAAAAAAEr7I/vnwkBzNENJsNQ3amxzo34Tkxnjhno2yYACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200128_164441.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" face="" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; outline: none; text-align: left; width: auto;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1c1e21;">Governor's Harbor church</span><span style="color: #90949c;">.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKmmApyN2IE/X0QGm6jmOXI/AAAAAAAEr7E/ZvrQa6qs8ooQAuZpBgCfrJXhAt9wlvvTACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200128_164404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKmmApyN2IE/X0QGm6jmOXI/AAAAAAAEr7E/ZvrQa6qs8ooQAuZpBgCfrJXhAt9wlvvTACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200128_164404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Hard to describe the different blues you see crossing from dark deep Atlantic <br />blue water to the turquoise clear waters of the shallow Bahamian seas.</span><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Luckily at the Glass Bridge in Eleuthera you can just about get both in the same shot.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ujO5omsP6I/X0QGm59XEzI/AAAAAAAEr7A/XfRHquwhsWQRhw7u_sfnxwGpK06k4gYUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200128_164351.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ujO5omsP6I/X0QGm59XEzI/AAAAAAAEr7A/XfRHquwhsWQRhw7u_sfnxwGpK06k4gYUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200128_164351.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Walking back to our dinghys on the beach in Governor's Harbor, dark clouds descending.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2qepnePyrRM/X0QGmruE6yI/AAAAAAAEr68/eJvtkyemxxwC0v6byJXFN4-1EBvsB3-wgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200128_164341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV6wUlYL4wU/X0QGod8GPeI/AAAAAAAEr7U/Hal2JCYpimgQXGwNYWIDy5u-_nKyQL0ngCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200129_105246.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">SV Busy Bee at anchor near Levi Island.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KTwKJ3Djezs/X0QGoRX5Q7I/AAAAAAAEr7Y/ZYlHEUCg9IcePeQ94bxZOfNqBGqQGjPOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4608/20200129_092718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KTwKJ3Djezs/X0QGoRX5Q7I/AAAAAAAEr7Y/ZYlHEUCg9IcePeQ94bxZOfNqBGqQGjPOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200129_092718.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cOmxJBZIfY/X0QGoLg2aEI/AAAAAAAEr7Q/v5boEuZ1CpsK6AvrxoGvs6m3LqbRcuNugCLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200129_081548%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cOmxJBZIfY/X0QGoLg2aEI/AAAAAAAEr7Q/v5boEuZ1CpsK6AvrxoGvs6m3LqbRcuNugCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200129_081548%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Going through Current Cut. Timing this cut to go through at slack tide is </span><br style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">very important, or else you risk all sorts of nasty possible scenarios.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHVNEfUPeCQ/X0QGn0xQ_uI/AAAAAAAEr7M/6iCy0jxLo1cF71ZE85uKJjW8C5gwm2G-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2419/20200129_071820.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="2358" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHVNEfUPeCQ/X0QGn0xQ_uI/AAAAAAAEr7M/6iCy0jxLo1cF71ZE85uKJjW8C5gwm2G-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200129_071820.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our little barista at work! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SpCynfs10zQ/X0QGnlMPxgI/AAAAAAAEr7I/vnwkBzNENJsNQ3amxzo34Tkxnjhno2yYACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200128_164441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SpCynfs10zQ/X0QGnlMPxgI/AAAAAAAEr7I/vnwkBzNENJsNQ3amxzo34Tkxnjhno2yYACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200128_164441.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" face="" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="display: inline; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; outline: none; text-align: left; width: auto;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1c1e21;">Governor's Harbor church</span><span style="color: #90949c;">.</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKmmApyN2IE/X0QGm6jmOXI/AAAAAAAEr7E/ZvrQa6qs8ooQAuZpBgCfrJXhAt9wlvvTACLcBGAsYHQ/s3264/20200128_164404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKmmApyN2IE/X0QGm6jmOXI/AAAAAAAEr7E/ZvrQa6qs8ooQAuZpBgCfrJXhAt9wlvvTACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200128_164404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Hard to describe the different blues you see crossing from dark deep Atlantic <br />blue water to the turquoise clear waters of the shallow Bahamian seas.</span><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Luckily at the Glass Bridge in Eleuthera you can just about get both in the same shot.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Rock Sound, The Bahamas24.879051 -76.15808520000001624.821431 -76.238766200000015 24.936671 -76.077404200000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22125045.post-35589320832583593242020-01-27T16:58:00.001-05:002020-08-24T17:11:03.344-04:00Peaceful Morning... Sorta<div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is rare I get up earlier than the kids to make coffee and enjoy it peacefully up on deck in solitude.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mainly because they will wake up from the sound of me boiling the kettle, flushing the toilet, etc.</span></div>
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But today I managed to do all that and not wake them. I have reached a new level of Mom Stealth Mode in life <span class="_5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" color="" style="background-image: url("https://z-p3-static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t79/1.5/16/1f61c.png?_nc_eui2=AeGH1UGwNVlWOK8bbQfMU5LqDCVJEue5bEUS3TJRUKHSAXHJVVpDA3hNPJ-rciXqjFOczEZt3W9LiY6GuQUSzliDcKZIN_X2KAEqX-cRaU_Ibg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">π</span></span></div>
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The water is so still and shimmers like glass. I cannot tell where the sky meets the water, they merge into one big canvas of blue.</div>
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Peaceful moments like these make me think of and miss our loved ones. So I am sending a virtual hug to all of you from Glass Bridge anchorage in Eleuthera.</div>
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Ooh, the sky is turning a soft morning pink. Gotta go.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then the kids woke up....</span></div>
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Bonthornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165276264370146773noreply@blogger.com0Queens Bath, The Bahamas25.4323924 -76.59767369999997325.4314964 -76.598934199999974 25.433288400000002 -76.596413199999972