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Starting the year in the sun was a good strategy last year and we decided to repeat it. Yesterday, we arrived on Fuerteventura. Lately, we have discovered Airbnb and are living in house in a small village called Camino Casillas del Morales, far away from all the tourist. We cannot see the ocean, but have stunning volcanic landscape around us. It was a bit difficult to find the place, since it seems that you can pick any house number you want for your house. Next to 28 is 109 and then 74. No structure at all. Last night we went to the beach for a wonderful sunset.

Today, we drove westwards, over a mountain pass to a small village called Betancuria. This was Fuerteventuras capital until 1834. It was built hidden between the mountains to escape attacks from European and Moroccan pirates. Today, it’s a cosy place with white houses and well attended gardens and is worthwhile to visit. After that we visited Ayju, a small village at a stunning beach with black sand.

I’m making some graphs in R and suddenly I realized it looks more like art than science. To make it a bit more real, I added som colour and here is a brand new Halbritter, unfortunately not for sale.

A few weeks ago it was really cold and parts of the fjord in Bergen froze. It was fun to watch the ducks slide on the ice…

My career has changed dramatically in the last weeks. Instead of doing science I’ve become a movie star. Last week, I recorded statistic videos in a studio in Kristiansand and on the weekend I produced a video that goes along with an application from the Royal Geographic Society to get a Landrover for the next field season.

Here is the video for the application!

We have a new „pet“ at home. It’s a plant and to be more exact a moss. It was a present to Mari from a friend. The moss drinks a lot of water and it needs to be watered every second day.

The moss had been identified and is believed to be Sphagnum fallax cf.

I do like all seasons and going from summer directly to winter would be too quick. Autumn is great. I like the colouring of the leaves, drinking warm tea inside and staring knitting again. But this year, winter cannot come fast enough for me. The reason is that I have a pair of brand new ski’s and I can’t wait to test them.

Last season I was introduced to off piste skiing (outside the slope) in deep and fresh snow. This was lot’s of fun, because we there was plenty of snow in western Norway. I know, I have been complaining about the snow in the mountains all summer, but now I wish for a lot of snow again, and very very soon!

See you next year!