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the bridge

            Picking the perfect travel companions for a photographic expedition can be a somewhat tricky business. That amusingly sarcastic friend, who seems perfect in the pub after a few beers, may not seem quite so funny at 4am when you’ve forgotten your gloves and your fingers are turning black in the minus 12 degree air. And that really enthusiastic friend who never seems to stop smiling no matter what- how can people possibly be so happy? - well, you’d harbour some pretty dark thoughts after 48hrs of undiluted positivity, right? And so, given all this, I count myself very lucky to have been in Norway recently with these fantastically eccentric and entertaining friends. Carefully selected by being the only ones who would go with me.

Costas.
 Very clever. A professor of something that I don’t understand. Tried to unlock his IPhone using fingerprint recognition whist wearing a pair of gloves and looked confused when it wouldn’t open. Prone to sudden and unexpected bouts of erratic high speed driving in tunnels. Has a corner just outside Leknes named after him following a bowel loosening moment on the snow covered road. Spent 20 minutes trying to start our hybrid hire car before realising that it was a hybrid and therefore had no engine noise. 

Dave. 
Insists on doing a 37 shot vertical pano for everything. Even when he does weddings. Has a frankly disconcerting habit of sticking his fingers in your ears at every opportunity. Wanders around the Air BnB all night in his underwear drinking tea and muttering. Very good at Greek dancing if you ply him with enough alcohol. 

Brian.
Has a ponytail. Asked me if I wanted a hand as I struggled back up a steep slope and then stood there clapping when I said yes. This wasn’t the type of hand I envisaged. 

Anne.
From the deep south of America. Talks funny but understandable when speaking slowly. Requires a separate hire car to transport her luggage. Great cook. And photographer. Takes 30 minutes to put her boots on each morning.

And myself.
Not clever. Colourful vocabulary. Repeatedly tries to exit cars while still wearing a seatbelt. Thought the crackling of the malfunctioning intercom on the flight to Oslo was rain beating down on the fuselage. Despite being above the clouds. Easy target for the others to pick on. 


Thank you, my dear friends for such a memorable trip.
   

Taken on: March 13, 2019

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