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The weather
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Arrival, June 6
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To the left, the communication offerings at Torp Airport is
excellent. Here is the bus. Tanya and her three friends. |
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Tanya and Martin in front of his trusty heap of rust.
Arrival at Jorunn's lovely house in Sandefjord. |
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Lee and Tanya basking in the Norwegian sun.
The yummy asparagus and parma ham brunch Kjell prepared for the southern
visitors. |
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Daddy Martin's at his old car, bought in December 1986.
Walter making a point outside Jorunn's kitchen. |
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Kjell took the boys for a walk in the beautiful forest next
to Jorunn's house. Walter fooling around with his camera. |
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More woody views. Nice Pinus Sylvestris,
or pine trees on the path up to the house of Anders Jahre, a great
industrialist of Norway, making his fortune in the whaling business that
stopped in the mid 60-ties. |
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Walter strolling along. A metal deer outside
Jahre's house. |
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Crossing a creek up to the house. The main
entrance of the house of Jahre. |
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The entrance door. The view of the park and
the harbor in the background. |
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Kjell and Walter walking down the steps from the house.
The local version of
Manneken Pis from Brussels.
More details. |
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The house seen from below. Another view of
Sandefjord harbor. |
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Lovely pine tree. Walter showing muscles
next to Kjell. |
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Dense trees. Back to Jorunn's house. |
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Martin, Lee and Walter. Martin with the
girls, Tanya to the left and Lee to the right. |
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Dinner at Jorunn's. On the menu, rack of lamb ribs, usually
served at Christmas. The rack is salted and dried. Before it's steamed, it
is watered fore five hours. Served with mashed rutabaga, or Swedish turnip
and boiled potatoes. The beverage served with this dish is
beer and aquavit, a liquor made from potatoes. |
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This aquavit is called Linje, meaning it has passed the
equator twice in oak casks. The girlfriends, Tanya and Lee. |
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Tanya fooling around with her camera.
Norwegian water or aqua. Usually very good. This one is. |
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Jorunn' the hostess and Martin' sister.
Outdoor fireplace makes a nice mood. |
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Josh having an afterthought. Walter with his
slyest look. |
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Kjell sitting on the granite on which Jorunn's house stand.
Another look at the mood maker. |
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As after dinner snack, cured leg of mutton. It's the analogy
of the South African version of billtong. Billtong is just dryer.
The lovely, modest, soft-spoken lee. |
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Martin having a go at the snack. When in SA, the first thing
Martin does on arrival is to go to the butcher for a load of billtong.
Walter fooling around with the cured leg of mutton. |
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Jorunn has a beautiful garden. These are rhododendrons
growing there. Jorunn's house as seen from the main road. |
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Walters photos
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Tanya and Lee laughing at
Josh's poses.
Josh making his way to
the Anders Jahre's house. |
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Tanya and Lee buying lunch: Norwegian peaches and strawberries.
Walter eating the fine peach. |
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Enjoying lunch on Sandefjord jettie.
The swimming fjord we
visited |
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The road to the swimming place.
Tanya relieving some
stress after a fun day at the water. |
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The excellent Pinacolada Kjell made us!
Walter and Lee enjoying the Pinacolada. |
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Traditional Norwegian Christmas meal made to perfection by Kjell.
Walter trying to eat the whole leg of mutton. |
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Martin slices some prime cuts of the leg of mutton. |
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