Introducing my new trip and my travel companion

It’s time again. It is time for another trip. This time I’m not going so far away and not to very exotic places, but it is still a very exciting trip.

I’m going to Norway to see the fiords. It is a bit funny – I grew up 40 km from the Norwegian border and I have never seen the fiords. On top of that – I love hiking and Norway has amazing hiking trails, but I have never done any hiking in Norway. I have hiked on all continents, in around 25 countries, but never in Norway. Why is that? Why are most people so bad in discovering and enjoying things that are just around the corner from where one live? I’m glad that I’m finally planning to explore Norway.

The Norway trip has 2 themes; fiords and outdoor activities. We will sleep in a tent almost the whole trip (except for one night), hike and kayak. So I know this is not the kind of trip that most of you would like to do. But maybe you will enjoy reading about it. ;-)

I will do this trip with my friend J from Germany. We have known each other for more than 17 years, ever since I worked in Germany. It is funny that we have managed to stay friends for so many years even though we live in different countries, but I guess it is easier to do so when you share a lot of interests (like hiking - we have done many hiking trips together). Since he will be a big part of this trip I will start by introducing him for you.

J is a 52 year old man from the south of Germany who likes outdoor activities and equipment as much or maybe more than I do. The two of us can spend hours in an outdoor shop just checking out all equipment available. He is the proud owner of the following:

·         The special tent that are mounted on our car which we will be using on the trip: http://www.autocamp.de/sites/index.php?session=dde0ddee1d6b4a1ddb69ae25ab893213&lang=1&auswahl=2&detail=produktdetails&reihe=4&produkt=10&action=pic

·         The foldable kayak that we will use to explore some of the fiords:
 http://www.poucher-boote.de/modelle/zweier/rz-85.php

So as already stated, it will be a quite exciting trip - especially since we will try out a lot of new equipment. Let’s hope that the camping sites in Norway have Wi-Fi so I can report about all these things.