Fore!! Meland Golf

Yesterday we decided to play golf at Meland Golfklubb, probably the best golf course on the west coast of Norway.
Meland Golf is just a 25 min drive from Bergen.

The course was in really good condition, and it is difficult to play here.
Forest close to the fairway, water, bunkers (and by that I mean really deep ones), dogleg.
But my oh my how fun it is to play here.

Challanging to chip over the water to get to the green

Just a few par 3 holes, the rest is par 4 and 5. And long ones too.
For women it's challanging when a par 5 hole is over 500 meters.
That means we have to be able to master the driver - and hit it long.

Long fairways and beautiful view

Luckily for me, my driver was in a good mood yesterday!! My drives were long and straight on the fairway. Yihaa!!

I got points on all holes, and made a total of 42 points.
The result was that my handicap went down from 30,9 to 27,9!!!

So happy about that :)))

Soul candy

That's what he is, Jarle Bernhoft, he is soul candy.
He's deep voice just sneaks in your ear, dances around in your brain, makes your hart beat faster, makes your feet move and puts a huge grin on your face.

At Bergenfest he had a 12 man band with him on stage - giving his songs an extra edge.
He made the rain stop, he got the sun to come out - and he made me sing LOUD!!

Jarle Bernhoft is so fantastic live - you just have to go and see him if you can!

Here is a sneak peak from YouTube:
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Shopping by night

Every year the shops in Bergen have "shopping by night" one night in June.
That means that the shops are open till after midnight, and they always offer good discounts.

The weather yesterday was fantastic, clear blue sky, sunshine and 22 degrees celcius. A perfect summer day. To top off everything, Bergenfest started with live concerts at Bergenhus Festning.
The whole city was packed with happy people. They were shopping, enjoying good music, and relaxing with a good meal and beer at the restaurants.
What an experiance this must have been for the tourists!!

We went on a stroll to town at 21:30, just to take in the buzz.
Meeting lots of friends on the way - and enjoying summer in beautiful Bergen.

On our way home we walked along Bryggen, and spottet a huge yacht.
Of course we had to take a closer look at "Lady Kathryn V", and she was huge!!
The website informs that she's 62 meter long, and avaliable for rent for no less than €450.000 pr. week!!!

Here are some photos:

Huge!

Private!!

Of course you need a little speed boat as well :)

City of concerts

Lenny Kravitz on stage in Bergen

Bergen is really the city of concerts during the summer months. It starts in May with Festspillene and Nattjazz, and then it goes on with Bergenfest in June - and of course the bigger concerts outdoor at Koengen.

Last Saturday it was lenny Kravitz on stage at Plenen at Bergenhus Festning.
And what a concert that was. A real hit parade!
All the funky songs from the 90's mad the crowd sing.
The rain was pouring down during the whole concert.
Lenny Kravitz put it well: "let's enjoy this liquid sunshine"

...and we did :)

Full rain gear needed, enjoying the liquid sunshine

Today it's Sting on stage!!!
The reports from his concert at Norwegian Wood in Oslo is fab, so I'm really looking forward to hearing him tonight.
...and the weather is good too. Well, better than Saturday anyway, it's not raining and the sun is shining for a few minutes here and there :)

Sting, going on stage in Bergen

To top off a good week of concerts, we are going to see Jarle Bernhoft on Friday.
This fantastic Norwegian singer has a voice filled with soul.
His funky tunes is accompanied by a musicality that few people have.
He deserves a bigger audience, that's for sure.
And hopefully he'll get it soon

Jarle Bernhoft

Absolutely freezing

After the fabulous heat and sun we had the last week of May, it's now back to normal.
Normal in this case means 8-9 degrees, strong wind from the north - basically freezing.
For me, who plays golf at Herdla (north of Bergen), this means that I have to dress in several layers to keep warm.

To give you an example:
Yesterday I was training at Herdla, it was windy, cold and raining.
This is what I had to wear not to freeze to death:
Wool underwear (long pants and long sleeve)
Sweather
Wind stopper west
Down jacket
Shell jacket - waterproof
Beanie - to cover my ears
Gloves

This is what I normally wear when I go skiing in the winter...
...and we are talking 4th of June!!!!!

I don't want to sound like a cry-baby here, but a blit less wind and a few degrees warmer would be good.

Tee off hole 7 at Herdla Golfklubb