FOOTBALL

Football.
It sounded and looked like the football fever was high in town yesterday evening.

Football fans were out watching the game on big screens.
Here is a glimpse from outside one of the pubs near the harbour area in town.

So who will win the championship this year?

Powered paragliding.

Seen while picnicking on the beach this afternoon.

Powered paragliding on a beach south of Stavanger.



Happy weekend!

Three brothers.

Three brothers running straight in to the North Sea.
They were fit, very athletic and did not hesitate to run.
Their mum and sister were watching just like me.
Impressive, but it's still too COLD for most people.

Sunny afternoon and so nice to feel a bit of warmth.

GOD HELG / HAPPY WEEKEND!

Sporty woman!

The snow has nearly all gone. It started raining yesterday evening and has not stopped.

Well, there are other things on the agenda up here in the north of Europe rather than whether or not it is snowing.

In South Korea we have a big Norwegian troop of winter sports people who will be representing the Nation in The Winter Olympics.

Newspapers are full of information and photos from tests they do, and here we see their faces all over, like here on the milk carton.

This is Marit Bjørgen,

Take a look here, to see what this strong lady has done so far.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marit_Bjørgen

SPORTY MAN.

The snow is melting now.
This is an image taken last week.
Even with lots of snow, there are people who are out running.
Here is one SPORTY MAN.

At the back you see the Petroleum Museum and the city bridge.

Sunday morning.

(Last) Sunday morning.
Sporty people in town having a coffee break.

Well done & Happy faces.

Todays image is from Bore beach, south of Stavanger.
Also from Eurosurf 2017.

Well done to the team from Scotland !

This is Mark "Scratch" Cameron in red, and Mark Boyd.

EUROSURF 2017

Today was day 2 at Eurosurf 2017, which is south of Stavanger this year.
I have never seen so many people on the beach.
Sunny day.
Here you see some of the Irish team together with the team manager to the left.
Best of luck!
Keep warm and do come back another time, when the water is not so cold!

Tour des Fjords 2017

Last year the cyclists passed on a sunny day.
Today it was rain and not so many people around watching.

Anyway, this is just a glimpse of todays cycling tournament with 21 nations participating.

More info. on www.tourdesfjords.no

Yesterday.....

What to do in the afternoon?
Roller skiing.
Well, that was yesterday.
Today it could have been water skiing.
It has been pouring down with rain most of the day.

KARI & JON.

I sometimes see people and think, wow, they really suit each other.
And several times this week I have met KARI and JON out walking their dog.

Of course I noticed Kari's bright pink PUSSYHAT, so she got some sort of "an extra star" from me.
She has just finished knitting number five!
The https://www.pussyhatproject.com tells more about the project.
I am lucky to have some American friends who took part, and even went on the marches too.

Here in Norway, Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim held marches, as many other cities did around the world. If there had been one here in Stavanger I would have been there!

Kari and Jon are a sporty couple. If you see a pink Pussyhat out in the fjords, it might be Kari out swimming. If you see Jon on land taking photos, - it is definitely them.
Since May last year she has had her own project, taking an outdoor swim once a week, and believe me it is pretty COLD now.
Well done, Kari!

It is HAPPY FRIDAY, so enjoy the weekend everyone!

Sunday morning.

These three sporty men I met when I was out walking the dog.
They had been cycling all the way from Stavanger. I met them at Midgardsormen. South of Stavanger.
They smiled when I said that was a long way, but I did not tell them that I have only been cycling to Sandnes! (Well, I have rented bicycles in Denmark, Italy and Japan as a tourist)
Anyway, they are members of a cycle club, based on friends who train together.
The spirit was good, they had had their sports drinks, and are now probably back in Stavanger.
If you know them, please tell them that you have seen them on the blog.

Sporty man

Looks like the perfect way to enjoy the afternoon!

A sporty man.

A sporty man seen from the beach at Sola.

Tour des Fjords 2016

Yesterday afternoon I got a glimpse of Tour des Fjords.
It is an annual bicycle race between the cities Bergen and Stavanger,
here on the western part of Norway.

What a number of motorbikes, (some with camera people!!), police, ambulances, cars with bicycles on the roofs, helicopter flying low, and all the people watching along the route. It is a huge event that goes over several days. Do take a look at: www.tourdesfjords.no

The weather was perfect!
Alexander Kristoff (from Stavanger) won, as he also did in 2014.

Last year it was Marco Haller (from Austria) who won.

They are both representing Team Kathusha from Russia.

Sporty men.

Sporty men out on their bikes.

Sharing the road.

Sharing the road with some sporty cyclists.

Beach Volleyball.

STAVANGER is the place for  Beach Volleyball. (Continental Cup Final 2016)
Here is one long legged lady stretching before the game.
Well, that was yesterday, when the sky was blue.
Plenty of rain today....

Nordsjørittet 2016

Nordsjørittet 2016 or in English, THE North Sea Cycle Race is a BIG ANNUAL EVENT and  took place yesterday.
I guess there must be quite a few people who feel muscle pain and a sore bum today!
There must have been more than 10.000 people participating.
It is a mountain bike race "for most people", and you can choose to do 45 km. or 91km.
You can also ride without time recording.

Look at these two sporty women!
Impressive!

VERDILØSE MENN.

Here they are, the guys I met out on a little trip yesterday afternoon.
They were men from the same motorcycle club, visiting friends from the Stavanger area.
Next Saturday they will be as far north as Smøla, via Hardangervidda, Lærdal and lots of other interesting places.
Nice to meet you!
Hope you will have a great and safe week out on the roads!
They had BIG motorcycles. One was 350 kilo.

VERDILØSE MENN is the name of the club.
Directly translated that means "worthless men"!
That name made me SMILE.
HAVE FUN!