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| Norwegen September 2000 - on tour with big
sexy crew... |
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| ...our road-trip through Norway could begin. At
a length of not even 2,000 km, Norway offers 21,000 km of coastline,
including all fjords and 150,000 islands. The only problem is its
position on the globe, as one third of this beautiful country lies
north of the Arctic Circle, which definitely lays down the visiting
times for those active in water sports. The month of September offers
a fair compromise of comfortable temperatures and an increasing
likelihood of wind. |
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| The beautyful Claas. Profession: Windsurfer, Heartbreaker
(that`s what he believes), Gourtmet. |
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| mmh... |
...The next morning, we were woken by the wind rattling at
our bus. This pleasant weather-condition was crowned by brilliant
sunshine. After glancing at the map, head strategist Flo decided
that Ogna was the place to go for south-eastern wind. And as
a matter of fact, the spot near the campground offered perfect
sideshore-conditions and showed us how to behave in this otherwise
so annoying direction of the wind, in future. - Just drive to
Klitti, get yourself a tasty "fiskeburger" in Hanstholm, take
the night-ferry to Eggersund and the next day go surfing with
sideshore-wind in the Atlantic swell. It's as simple as that
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...as we used the once again calm day for a trip to the Lysefjord,
where you can climb a regular natural wonder, without too much
effort - the Preikestolen. A more than 600m high rock-plateau
grants you an incredible view across the fjord. But before you
can look down you have to get up there. Two solid hours of forced
march, under constant supervision by the Big Sexy Cam and incessant
explanations by a tour-member devoted to natural history, were
nerve-racking for us recruits. However, rewarded by the breathtaking
view which is truly indescribable, all these strains were forgotten
just as quickly as the stories of our champions in the nightly
tale-telling competitions. During the following days we had
the opportunity to test at least some of the uncountable spots
around Stavanger, such as the so-called Point Perfect near the
airport of Refsnes, which truly was a credit to his own name,
despite the rather weak wind...
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| What should we say - this guy is much more dangerous
than he looks! |
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| At the end of our trip, everyone of our group agreed
that this surely wasn't going to be our last trip to the home of
the Vikings. Best windsurf- and surf-conditions, absolutely beautiful
landscapes and urban flair with less than ten hours to get there
without any jetlag - what else could you ask for? You want to read
the complete story? Check out surfer 3/2001. Or use the contactformular. |
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