The worlds first Australians in a Norwegian -7.
Hi all.
Just wanted to share some pics and a "worlds-first-event" with you: a few weeks ago, Finlay Atherton and his charming wife Lisa from "Down Under" was visiting Scandinavia.
They have their own -9 on their own airstrip (whish I had my own airstrip too!) at home and he contacted me to hear if they could drop by for some RV-talk during their trip.
We all had a couple of very nice days and here's some pics:
First they had a look at "Kermit", my second RV which is now ready for engine and instruments:
Finley and me had some nice RV-talks and it was very nice to talk RV-building with another RV-builder!
Then I went to get the RV and flew down to the local grass-strip to pick them up:
And here Finley is about to have his first Norwegian RV-ride:
Both he and Lisa got RV-grins flying RV in Norway for the first time:
We took them to a town nearby for some sightseeing and an outdoor consert at an old fortress and here's a wiew of the town Halden:
I love that Mick Dundee hat!
And here's the fortress after dark:
And here's a closeup of the fortress:
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By the way: this is the fortress where the Swedish King Carl XXII was shot and killed when the Swedes was attacking Norway and this fortress 30th November 1718. After King Carls death, the Swedish Army retreated home and Norway and Sweden have been good neighbours and friends ever since!
The wifey and me really had a couple of nice days with our new friends from far away. It was fun to hear about the "Crocodile Dundee Country", all them "Skippy's" and all those other things which was completely strange to us.
Despite the long distance beetween our two countries, RV-builders are the same: nice friendly people!
Maybe Finley can chime in with a few more pics and his own impressions?
Hi all.
Just wanted to share some pics and a "worlds-first-event" with you: a few weeks ago, Finlay Atherton and his charming wife Lisa from "Down Under" was visiting Scandinavia.
They have their own -9 on their own airstrip (whish I had my own airstrip too!) at home and he contacted me to hear if they could drop by for some RV-talk during their trip.
We all had a couple of very nice days and here's some pics:
First they had a look at "Kermit", my second RV which is now ready for engine and instruments:
Finley and me had some nice RV-talks and it was very nice to talk RV-building with another RV-builder!
Then I went to get the RV and flew down to the local grass-strip to pick them up:
And here Finley is about to have his first Norwegian RV-ride:
Both he and Lisa got RV-grins flying RV in Norway for the first time:
We took them to a town nearby for some sightseeing and an outdoor consert at an old fortress and here's a wiew of the town Halden:
I love that Mick Dundee hat!
And here's the fortress after dark:
And here's a closeup of the fortress:
URL=http://img819.imageshack.us/i/fredriksten.jpg/]
By the way: this is the fortress where the Swedish King Carl XXII was shot and killed when the Swedes was attacking Norway and this fortress 30th November 1718. After King Carls death, the Swedish Army retreated home and Norway and Sweden have been good neighbours and friends ever since!
The wifey and me really had a couple of nice days with our new friends from far away. It was fun to hear about the "Crocodile Dundee Country", all them "Skippy's" and all those other things which was completely strange to us.
Despite the long distance beetween our two countries, RV-builders are the same: nice friendly people!
Maybe Finley can chime in with a few more pics and his own impressions?
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