Friday, June 13, 2008

Rock Climbing, Ekoberget, Sweden






An afterwork rock climbing session with my brother at Ekoberget, southeast of Stockholm.. I first lead a sportsclimbing route that is supposed to be pretty easy but I still got a bit of the "Elvis" shakes in my legs and was pretty pumped.. Still so much to learn, and form is bad after colds and lack of training.. Anyways, great evening, after I topped out the first time, we did that route and the one to the left of it a few times top-rope style and then we were done..

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Kayaking, Torö, Sweden






Sunday paddle from Torö Stenstrand eastbound past Ankarudden and then north.. Lunch stop on a rock cliff with scenic views over the summery southern archipelago.. The wind had picked up a bit during the day so when I came back along the pebble beach, the waves flushed over myself and the kayak from the side, giving pretty challenging conditions.. But on a sunny hot day like this it was refreshing..

Sunday, June 01, 2008

UW photography, Ghar Lapsi, Malta, 31st of May





Playing a bit with the water proof pocket camera, while spending a day of lazy sunbathing at Ghar Lapsi on the south side of Malta.. Found a few small jelly fishes even though its still early in the season.. They look harmless but can give pretty bad burns.. The silvery fishes swam around at ankle depht in this little lagoon with clear water..

Scuba Diving, Malta, 29-30th of May






Spent a long weekend on Malta and had time for 2 nice days of scuba diving.. On Thursday we first went to the Imperial Eagle, a scuttled wooden ferry at 40+ meters depht outside of Qawra point.. On the way back to the anchor line we also went past the huge Jesus statue.. Windy day with choppy seas, I was pretty seasick on the way back from the first dive.. Second dive on Thursday was on the Fortizza Reef outside of Sliema, a grassy canyon seascape with some nice swim-throughs.. On Friday we went to the Marsascala Reef and then to a tug boat called St Michael which was pretty cool although we didn't see much fish and I got pretty cold..