A weekend with Utlevelser = thrilling activities

Just outside Oslo, in Østmarka, I went to a trip arranged by a company called Utlevelser. I was positively surprised that there was such a place close to Oslo: Small paths and not overcrowded with people. We started the tour by paddling canoes to the camp that had been put up for us beforehand. Luxury! We then continued a bit further to the first challenge: abseiling. I'm scared of heights and was not sure I would dare to do it, but after everyone else had done it I had gathered enough courage to try. It went okay in the beginning, but after a while I went outside a cliff and I had nothing to put my legs against. I was just hanging there! As if that was not bad enough, the rope turned and instead of facing the mountain there was nothing right in front of me. I got a real kick that is for sure=) And I was pretty proud I dared to try it since I did not dare it the last time I had the chance.
The evening was very cosy, after we had been served a proper meal everyone gathered around the bonfire. What made the evening even more awesome was that one of the guys had actually brought his guitar and songs had been printed for the occasion: singalong=)
The following day the challenge was a zip line. I was terrified. But since I want to challenge my fear all I could do was to get into harness and run for it. I thought I was careful when I ran for the cliff, but the instructor told me I was not, so I had obviously decided to do it properly the first time around. A crazy fun activity that everyone found thrilling=)

A great weekend! The instructors and organizers did a very good job. A trip with Utlevelser is absolutely recommendable=)

Ready for a weekend in the woods

My paddling mate

Ready for the challenge?

No turning back!

Safety first=)

A man's world:p

It was experimented with several ways to jump of the cliff

Paddling to Munkholmen

The beauty of being a student is that one has the liberty to seize the day when an opportunity shows itself. So last week, when we had a miraculously long period with sun and warm weather, we grabbed the chance to go for a morning paddling trip to Munkholmen. Munkholmen is an island just outside Trondheim. Sadly I have never been there before, so I am happy I got the chance before I leave the city.
It did not take more than 30 minutes to get there, and that was in a very slow pace indeed. The water was completely still and the sun was warm. The words we all kept saying ware idyllic and fantastic.
Well ashore on the island we sat down to relax a bit, being a bit tired from the early start. A tip for others planning to take the trip: bring breakfast or at least coffee=)
On the island we also got to see plenty of birds nesting. Because they are so well camouflaged they were hard to spot, and one time I did not see it until it was inches away from my foot. Even though they were lying next to the path and we walked passed them, they did not move at all! Either they are very tough or they are used to people.

Thanks to Magnus who managed to take photoes while we were paddling. I am not quite there yet, but soon:)

Very happy group:)

A "short" stop at the island to relax in the sun

See what I mean?

It's beautiful in Trondheim when the weather is right

The view towards Trondheim from Munkholmen