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The Archive:
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How Eplet grows from
an old lonely building to become a modern guesthouse: |
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Mica and Anna are down in the field. We are
picking 100 kilos of Raspberries each day. |
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Two girls in yellow tent from Finland are
having breakfast at the campsite overlooking Lustrafjord and Urnes.
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The special Eplet extra-dorm Tipi with 4
mattresses became very popular July 2010. Matthew and Stefan are checking
in. |
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Eplet staff and family 2010. Michaela, Anna
and Nora with her parents visting for some days. |
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A french familie are feeding Rufus, Hufus,
byfus and Tyfus in their special Eplet cage. |
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In
July 2010 you can pick such organic salads for 25 NOK. It is enough for a week.
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Evening concert on the balcony is a quite
normal thing at Eplet |
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French, check, german, swedish and belgium
guests are watching the world championship in Norway at russian webstream
July 2010. |
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Michaela, Oleg and Nora had to stay alone
one evening and got very busy taking care of the Eplet office. |
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Studio Hamburg are making a TV film in
Solvorn 4 weeks summer 2010. This saturday they were filming the national
day.. |
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..but they had to wait for hours for the sun. Norwegian coordinator Eirik
is taking a picture while the cameraman is ready.. |
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...finally, take one and action! National day parade throuh the Solvorn
Strandgate, the local champ des ellysee. Hurra!!
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Glacier guide Carlos from Ushuaia are explaining structures in ice
crystals on an ice troll tour in june. |
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David from San Fransisco is going for a birdie on hole number 1 in the
mid-summer crocket golf competion 2010. |
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Oleg has done some asiatic travelling and are installing chinese software on
our new Eplet public surf machine. |
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David, Martin, Carine, Salomi and Nora on a glacier hike June 2010. |
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A group of 7 painters from Oslo were staying a week at Eplet and are showing
their works on their last evening. |
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These 5 were taking care of Eplet in May 2010. Emil and Mini in Front
is head of the place. |
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May 2010 we got some Royal Canin staying for the summer. |
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Nora and Bart are planting out vegetables and salad. We have fresh
salad for the guests all summer. |
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On top of the mountain molden in May. Behind you see Hurrungane, some
of the highest peaks in Norway. |
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Our friends from the youth hostel at Voss are washing bikes after a
very wet Mollandsmarki Roundtrip. |
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Nora is feeding little Mini on it's first day at the Eplet camp May
2010. |
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These were the first guests of
summer 2010. Just after putting up to roadsigns they were on the door... |
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October, and the mountains are already covered with snow. 2009 was a great
year, and we are looking forward to summer 2010. |
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Christina is picking the last pears of 2009 at Loi, a small farm along the
romantic road. |
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Saturday in october, and we are selling juice at the local market in Sogndal.
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On the way home after a long day of apple picking along the fjord. |
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Barbecue under the party tent. It was raining all august 2009. |
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Sylvie and Ann-Katrin are selling warm applejuice like crazy at the
Eikefjord market 2009. |
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Staff at Eplet 2009. Sylvie, Christina, Ann-Katrin, Oleg, Sylvies
friend Ferro and Marei. |
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Oleg and Marei are picking blueberries at Veitastrond with glaciers far
behind. We are making the best blueberry juice in the world. |
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Two norwegian families are having a late breakfast in the sun corner.
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Oleg and Christina takes care of the salat field in August 2009. Here
you can pick your own salat for dinner. |
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Ann Katrin is picking a handful of ecological grown raspberries. |
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Sebastian is going for a raspberry picking record down in the field.
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Eplet grass volleyball opened July 2009. Two sisters from Germany are testing
the field. |
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Oh, they are so cute! Eplet sheep Pelle and Mandy are getting company
every evening. |
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A dutch couple are having an evening meal with apple juice while
camping at Eplet July 2009. |
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Sunny summer weather and already 20 degrees in the water. Picture is taken
under Sognefjord Cup 27th June 2009. |
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Team Krakenes from Bergen were staying at Eplet during Sognefjord Cup
2009. |
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4 spiritual women are having Eplet summer evening spa session with glacier
clay. |
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Production team from Visit Norway are making a short film about biking
on the romantic road. |
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A couple from sweden are biking on the romantic road. The stretch is part of
the Sognefjord bike route. |
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All kinds of people are visting solvorn. This guy from Russia came with
his 200 million USD private yacht. Our tiny ferry to the left |
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Trond Henrik is climbing a new route at the Eplet climbing wall. This was all
too difficult for him. |
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Blondine are making new routes at the Eplet climbing wall in June 2009.
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Sylva is painting furnitures for the blue room at Eplet in the beginning of
June. |
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The new and enlarged campsite at Eplet is getting ready for summer season. |
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Sebastian on his bike in front of the 10 new bicycles in the Eplet garage.
They are ready for a trip along the romantic road |
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Kelly, Gabrielle, Dustin, Rosie, Pelle, Kaitlin, Muzza and Aviva are having
fun in the garden. |
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Graham and Catherine from New Zealand are giving the 2 week old lambs names.
The yellow one are Polly, the blue one Muzzy. |
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Eplet sheep 2006 Elvira is back - this time with 5 small lambs that are
waiting for you to feed them with bottle-milk. |
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Alex and his father on motorbike were the 2 first guests of the season 2009.
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Jozek & Marei are building a new roof on the Eplet red house in March 2009.
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Dark winter in Solvorn 2008. The most idyllic christmas road in the world. |
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Melanie and Angela are selling Eplet apple juice in the local shops in the end
of October. |
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The last apple on its way into the press. 2008 has been the best for
many years. |
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It is getting autumn, and the first snow falls on the mountains.
October 2008. |
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When the hostel is closed 1st October, Eplet turns into a full time
apple juice farm. |
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After two long days of playing they managed to set a new record on the
crocket golf. 11 under par! |
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Lerum jam company coming to Solvorn and Eplet to make commercial
movies. |
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French guys in the blackcurrant bushes. August 2008. |
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Eplet dreamteam 2008. Maritt, Oleg, Ward, Melanie, Regine and Melanies friend
visiting from France. |
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The dutch family that came back again and just didn't want to leave. |
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These hummocks are getting very popular! They are of "family" type and
has space for a lot of good friends. |
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2008 has been the warmest summer ever, and he have barbecue every
evening. |
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Raspberry picking all day in 30 degrees plus to make the best raspberry
nectar in the world. |
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After a long hike Henrik and Birgitte are sharing a tub of hot water at
the balcony at Eplet. |
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A big group of Danish rowers exploring inner Sognefjord are enjoing barbecue and 28 degrees in the evening. |
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Tertnes girls 12 year won Sognefjord Fotball Cup 2008. Probably because
they stayed at Eplet and drank our Raspberry nectar. |
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Melanie and Reiner are having lunch with fresh cherries, ice cream and coffee at the balcony.
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Melanie is planting salat and broccoli in the garden. June 2008. |
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One day of rain in 6 weeks. 26 degrees plus and sunshine every day.
What a wonderful May 2008. |
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Late evening feeding session with Silly Siri under the plum tree. |
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3 weeks old and still exploring the surroundings at Eplet. |
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A couple from the midwest are enjoying a short guided trip to the
mountain pasture in Solvorn in beautiful May weather. |
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The first guests 2008 was a wonderful family from Czech Republic. |
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Silly Siri and her three small lambs are spending the summertime 2008
at Eplet. |
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Students in Geotourism at Sogn og Fjordane college are visting Eplet to
see modern farm tourism in practice. |
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Bergen Kayakclub are paddling the most beautiful fjords of Norway. |
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Eplet staff autumn 2007. Susann, Marei, Regine and Trond Henrik. We have had
a great summer, but now we closing. |
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Pizza in the evening. The guys complained about the cold
dormitory, but the Eplet atmosphere took it away. |
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The girls are selling applejuice at the local museum. September 2007.
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Daisy and Hailey in the hammocks with their cute little umbrella ella ella e
e e under my emberella. |
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The german league with Marei, Regine and Susann drinks wine in evening
while taking care of the reception. |
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4 months old Emma and Ulrik have now started climbing trees to eat our
best plums. |
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On top of Molden in real storm. Summer 2008 was the worst ever in
Norway, but we had a great time anyway. |
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Maria og Manuel are repairing one of the free-to-borrow Eplet bikes
after they had a puncture on the romantic road. |
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Kids from all over the world are enjoying the hummocks. August 2007. |
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Jochen plays the guitar at the camp site while another fellow is
looking for wildlife. |
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Narve, Inger, Pete, Yngvild, Åsne, Ben and Jane in a relaxed mood in
the living room. |
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Josef from Germany travel from Norway through Russia. His motorbike umbrella
is specially designed for wet summers. |
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Couples from Spain, France and USA became best friends after a few days
stay at Eplet. |
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It is raining again! Two guys from Masachussets are palying
civilization board game in the livingroom. |
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A nice sunny morning at Eplet. "We didn't thought it could be this hot
in Norway!" |
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Ida & Ingrid celebrated their 30th birthday at Eplet. The party had a late
breakfast next morning... |
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Guests from Singapore and Taiwan helps feeding the lambs in June. Eplet
offers farm tourisme in praxis. |
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Three guys from Basque Country putting a par 5 at hole number 4 at the
Eplet crocket golf course. |
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Red Emma and orange Ulrik spends their time eating grass at Eplet. Guests
Alex and Ann-Kristin help feed the lambs with milk. |
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Fabian and his family from Argentina in one of the kitchens at Eplet.
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Eplet offers a 9 hole Crocketgolf course. It is a lot of fun for
children of all ages. |
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Garden work at Eplet in the middle of May while the fruittrees are in
full blossom. |
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Norwegian travel guru Jens A. Riisnes see the future in small scale
tourism, and became the first guest in 2007 at Eplet. |
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Season take off 2007. May 1. The weather is excellent, and the hosts
leaves Eplet for a ski trip high above snow covered mountains. |
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Eplet Bed & Apple closed for season 1'st October and the staff had an
office party |
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Marei with the last apples for juice production autumn 2006 |
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Trond Henrik and Cily at Molden - the Yoga session September 2006. |
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Ilan, Lisa, Marei & Brid on the first day of apple picking autumn 2006 |
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Eplet Team 2006 and Romani on a blueberry safari in the deep forest in the
middle of August |
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Season 2006 was the warmest and sunniest summer in Norway ever. Marei
and Lillian are having a picnic at the lawn |
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Breakfast at the Morellen Balcony. Can we please stay one night longer?
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Campsite July 2006. A small community free for cars and caravans. |
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Dutch world bikers are filling up bottles with Eplet
Raspberry nectar. If you help picking the berries you can stay for free. |
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The girls from Munster wouldn't leave: "We could stay here forever" |
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Sabina & Casper are picking raspberrries august 2006. |
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Justin enjoys life in the Eplet hummocks |
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Wedding party at Eplet 22'nd July 2006 |
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The famous Eplet crocket field July 2006 |
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A young fellow is filling up the Eplet swimming pool |
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Marei & Lilian. The pool makers. |
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Lillian has painted the climbing wall. It looks awesome! |
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Lilian is chief of the animal protection department at Eplet summer
2006. Elvira is very curious about this camera. |
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Eplet takes good care of world bikers. |
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Irene is reading Paolo Coehlo July 2006. |
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Eplet Campsite is opened summer 2006. Four Norwegians enjoy the
magnificant fjord view. |
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Raspberry Nectar in the evening at the balcony at Eplet. June 2006. |
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A sunny family from Bergen during Sognefjord Cup 2006. |
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Captain & Wife at the local ferry M/S Urnes that brings you from Solvorn to
Unesco Urnes Stave Church. |
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Elinor, Elvira, Ellen & Liv are working as ecological grasscutters at Eplet
during summer 2006. Eplet family is getting bigger.
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Astrid the farmer wife with her small juice factory museum at Sorhoim, along
the romantic road.
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Guests join together to make a dinner with Apples at Eplet. There are a lot
of late evenings around this table.
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Jutta the guide has started cultural walks in Solvorn every Sunday.
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Student party at Eplet - Season take-off here we go. |
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Tori & Allison from sunny California on the first glacier trip of the season.
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End of April. Arne is constructing the campsite. Everything is ready
for the season |
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Students from Sogndal visiting Eplet in the end of April |
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Magne removing the engine from the old DDT house at Eplet. This will
soon become a mini swimming pool. |
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It is expensive to turn Eplet into a summer guesthouse. This winter
Trond Henrik worked as reserach assistant in Tromsø |
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Eplet Apple Juice at Christmas market in Bergen |
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Lidun at October mountain hike |
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Geology fieldwork October 2005 |
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Grant and the last screw at Morellen Climbing Wall September 2005
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Eplet Sami Joik Event |
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The six wonderful Italians |
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NBG - Norsk Bygdeturisme og Gardsmat August 2005 |
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Mirko & Robert visting for the fourth time August 2005 |
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Working guests summer 2005. Annett & Aline are painting Eplet |
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Ragnhild the norwegian/ Icelandic crochet hat supplier.
http://loffen.blogspot.com/ |
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Jonas the polar hero from Kirkenes |
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Picking raspberies July 2005 |
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Eplet old campground July 2005 |
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Waiting for the barbecue |
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Wonderful afternoon at Eplet |
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Morellen finished June 2005 |
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Kongeskipet - the royal norwegian ship - arrives in Solvorn |
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Flaktveit Boccia League |
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June 2005. It's just gorgeous! |
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Mai 2005. Trond Henrik cutting apple trees |
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The great poolgame |
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Oh no! Another one of these sharks for dinner... |
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Radek & Sylvek planning the climbing wall |
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Building Morellen 2005. 3 Doubles + Dormitory |
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On top of the
world |
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October hike to
Molden 1118 masl. |
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Tine on mountain
bike |
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Erik & his
daughter enjoing breakfast |
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Five yellow
germans in the garden |
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Alexander &
Alena at the balcony |
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Idyllic Solvorn
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At the beach
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Gwyneth & Mark
looking at pictures |
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Inger- Lise &
Anders hike to Feigumsfossen waterfall |
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Lewis swimming
Sognefjord
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Oliver preparing
a fish at the kitchen |
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Endre checking a
big fish |
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The boathouses
August 2004 |
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Hotel Walaker
August 2004 |
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Trond Henrik off
Track Cycling |
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Solvorn Cycle
Club July 2004 |
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David eating
berries |
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View from the
balcony July 2004 |
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Eplet July 2004 |
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Peter checking
livingroom |
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Kersti & Susanne
tasting raspberry Juice |
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Gabriel & John
Erling playing crockett |
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Robert, Mirko &
Maria checking rabbits |
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Hidden pearl &
Perfect Basecamp |
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Eplet Double Mai
2004 |
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Eplet Livingroom
Mai 2004 |
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Eplet Diningroom
Mai 2004 |
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Solvorn Village
July 2003 |
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Concert at the
café June 2003 |
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Solvornbui Local
shop Mai 2003 |
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Project Solvorn
here we go Mai 2003 |
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Rebuilding Eplet March 2003 |
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Moving to Eplet Feb 2003 |
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Solvorn in the
old times.. |