Leaving

I'm on my way! The car is all packed up, my trusty jeep is totally stuffed full!!!! After what felt like a mamouth 3 months, trying to get bits done in time, sorting out car insurance, visas (still in the process!!!) And dog travel, I left a sunny osgathorpe to start to norway!

Possibly more complicated was the 9 leaving events I had! Girls dinner, black tie dinner, party, and that one drink on a sunday afternoon that turned into 6 hours later! Thanks lou and fiona!!!

I will definitely miss osgathorpe and all of the special people, well not all- there are some very "special" people- I can send back some norwegian bottle tops to throw into certain people's gardens!!! It is a very different village, upholding the traditional values of a true community. Lots of my none osga friends ask what it is like, well... I have a few memories of osga and here they are...

1. Late night pub kareoke, where couples profess their undying love
2. Stealing crisps at the bishops
3. Going to the pub for 1, and being there hammered 6 hours later
4. Dog walking
5. Glass of wine\tea at the farm along with girly gossip
6. Lots of girly chats along with serious wine consumption!
7. Laughter- tummy aching, neighbours complaining, unable to walk laughing!

It is a brilliant place, and very hard to leave with many tears shed.

Graeme left my parents early this morning, off to the eurotunnel then a marathon effort driving up to fredriskhaven in denmark tonight. He gets the ferry tomorrow where the dogs and I fly into tomorrow night. It is then a 3\4 day drive up to Gargia! The drive takes us along the coast of norway which I'm told with the fjords, glaciers, norwegian sea, whales and much more is supposed to be totally stunning!

They we reach the small town of alta, and about 30mins outside is gargia! Alta is where the university is, Hogskolen i Finnmark where my course starts a week today! I am going to be living and working with Pal and Katryna in Gargia and I'm not totally sure what ill be doing yet, I think a bit of everything to help run the hotel and train the huskys!

Anyway, I'm off to wake up the puppies and take them for a walk! Finnie is now quiet through the night which is heaven although she is growing fast and won't be the little puppy in the photo much longer!!

Finally, back to osgathorpe, I have a very strong memory of some of the best friends a girl could want, coming to my birthday, and at 12.30pm, one of the last songs was played by the amazing band Indio Black, and it was this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW-U68Bun7Y

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