Off, off and away... again!

Yesterday was the last major effort before being able to leave for Norway tomorrow. Yesterday we held our 2nd Silk Fair at the VMMB. Definitely a lot of work but it looks like we had about 250 people show up, possibly more, so definitely a very good event. Everyone involved was happy and product sales were fantastic. By 8pm, I was dead on my feet, although about 1.5 hours later, I had a burst of 2nd wind and managed to survive the tear down before heading home and falling fast asleep.



Today I managed to get some last minute errands done, found some Norwegian Krone, and finish packing and getting the apartment ready for Matt to come for the next 10 days. Thankfully Rebel is feeling much better as the antibiotics are starting to take effect, so Matt shouldn't have any problems. My only fear is Canada Day and the fireworks. But I managed to get a prescription of vallium for him for that day so if he really freaks out and becomes neurotic, Matt can drug him up so he'll calm down a bit. I really don't like the idea of drugging him, but it's the best way when I'm not home. He gets way too worked up and if the fireworks start while he's out for a walk, he could actually hurt Matt!

Glenn and I fly out tomorrow evening - Ottawa to Frankfurt direct and then to Oslo. 11 hours total flying time with a stopover long enough for a good German beer at the Frankfurt airport! We're meeting Alf Olav on Monday around 5pm at the cottage/cabin in Brunlanes, which is pretty much the southern-most community in the Larvik region. It's a 3 bedroom cottage with a kitchen and living room and should be comfortable for the 10 days that we are there. The plan is to do 2-3 days in Ring Sections 9 and 10, 2-3 days of collecting larvikite samples from the same localities that I originally collected pegmatite samples from, and then 1 or 2 days searching for pegmatites which might actually crosscut the ring sections. I'm not sure they exist, or if they do, whether we can find them or not, but we are prepared to do some bushwhacking. Luckily, there are plenty of small roads crosscutting the complex so finding outcrop isn't a problem.