Stavanger and South Norway
OK so i've really got a lot to write about for the end of the season and i've had to give
it some time to really think about how i want to explain the past few months,
There has been a lot of things which have gone down and i don't really want to
outweigh the good stuff with the negatives but all i can say is it's been a
very strange end to the season.
So first off, The end of march meant another chance to try out at entering a FWQ comp, I had already picked the events i wanted to go early in the season so many of my plans were already in place a long time before i set out and travelled to the FWQ destinations. My first impressions on Stavanger, If i had not been to Norway before earlier on in the year i would have been fascinated by the oldish style buildings and the laid back small town vibe but after Narvik’s out of world views and friendly atmosphere, Stavanger just seemed a lil dull. The trip actually started out pretty weird, I made my way to the accommodation which turned out to be a hospital for patients, yeah you heard that right, my room was a hospital ward haha i don't know how it happened either but turns out i booked it 1 day early by mistake and ended up losing my booking so i had to make some last second plans and find some kind of alternative accommodation which turned out to be a good draw because i found a great place on the outskirts of the city in a place called Sandnes which had claims to be a hostel but it was the poshest hostel i ever seen, still it was pretty sweet to have my own room and a little luxury which is a rare thing for me. I'm usually stressing over stuffing my bags into awkward places and juggling around a load of gear so it was a nice deal. The funny thing was i still managed to watch the Manchester united game with a few united supporters from Norway on the first night of my arrival hehe just can't escape Manchester! the Norwegians were really nice though and friendly and pretty fanatical, They were actually visiting Manchester for the game a few days later and only entered the hostel/hotel to watch the game because of lack of digital tv back home which i thought was really funny and none of the staff really blinked an eyelid, The staff were really nice though too and i got talking to a few whilst i was there.
The event was a none starter for me because of the situation which i explained earlier in a previous post, We had some real bad communication issues with those guys and well it was just straight up bs and a little disappointing but the saving grace was meeting the two American riders fish ilia and also our Italianh rider in the local resort we decided to shred which turned out to be a real fun ride.
So first off, The end of march meant another chance to try out at entering a FWQ comp, I had already picked the events i wanted to go early in the season so many of my plans were already in place a long time before i set out and travelled to the FWQ destinations. My first impressions on Stavanger, If i had not been to Norway before earlier on in the year i would have been fascinated by the oldish style buildings and the laid back small town vibe but after Narvik’s out of world views and friendly atmosphere, Stavanger just seemed a lil dull. The trip actually started out pretty weird, I made my way to the accommodation which turned out to be a hospital for patients, yeah you heard that right, my room was a hospital ward haha i don't know how it happened either but turns out i booked it 1 day early by mistake and ended up losing my booking so i had to make some last second plans and find some kind of alternative accommodation which turned out to be a good draw because i found a great place on the outskirts of the city in a place called Sandnes which had claims to be a hostel but it was the poshest hostel i ever seen, still it was pretty sweet to have my own room and a little luxury which is a rare thing for me. I'm usually stressing over stuffing my bags into awkward places and juggling around a load of gear so it was a nice deal. The funny thing was i still managed to watch the Manchester united game with a few united supporters from Norway on the first night of my arrival hehe just can't escape Manchester! the Norwegians were really nice though and friendly and pretty fanatical, They were actually visiting Manchester for the game a few days later and only entered the hostel/hotel to watch the game because of lack of digital tv back home which i thought was really funny and none of the staff really blinked an eyelid, The staff were really nice though too and i got talking to a few whilst i was there.
The event was a none starter for me because of the situation which i explained earlier in a previous post, We had some real bad communication issues with those guys and well it was just straight up bs and a little disappointing but the saving grace was meeting the two American riders fish ilia and also our Italianh rider in the local resort we decided to shred which turned out to be a real fun ride.
Below is a Picture Diary of the Stavanger post on the travels for competition in the Freeride World Qualifier
Stavangers Art Scene is trippy
Heavenly resort that we visited on a pow day
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