A big thank you to my wife the Norwegian state, Statoil and all other petrochemical companies for buggering up the global environment.
Living in the middle of Norway we usually have some considerable snow each year. This year though we had +8C and completely bare roads devoid of even a hint of snow or ice and blue skys as Christmas day broke.
After the kids had demolished the stockings, breakfast had been eaten and the vegetables prepped for lunch i stuck out to the man cave and unpacked the mog.
Ensuring i was wrapped up warm with the new ''old mans'' cap id received for Christmas i edged out on the road. After not being driven for several weeks all manner of clunks, squeaks, tapping sounds and rattles assaulted my ears but i was on the road in the middle of Norway on Christmas day in the best car in the world.
I eased down the hill checking the brakes and road surface several times to ensure that there weren'tt any hidden poor road conditions but it was perfect. Coming to the bottom of the hill i was greeted with the usual magnificent site of the ford and mountains.
At he bottom of the road i did a right turn and headed to Hommelvik. The road is just a few meters from the fjord is nice and twisty with the rail track running beside it. The trip to Hommelvik is only 4 km and after returning i decided to head out further to Hundhammeren about a 10 km trip passing through country side. Its not every winter you get the opportunity to drive a Morgan on Christmas day in Norway so it was time to take full advantage!
At Hundhammeren i had to turn back for home. Although i could easily have spent the entire day pottering around in the mog there was a bird eagerly awaiting my tender touches (not my wife) at home and soon to be hungry children.
Passing a number of motorists on the way home as usual was most entertaining as both drivers, passengers and children all pointed at the crazy Englishman out driving topless in the middle of winter.
However there was time for a quick stop to take a couple of snapshots of the mog, fjord and mountains in some spectacular winter light before returning home to create the christmas lunch masterpiece.
A final snapshot as i returned to commemorate the first Christmas trip'out in the mog. It occurred to me that i really should have put the fall Santa outfit on before starting the trip. I'm sure that would have brought even more smiles to the passing motorists.
Then it was time to pack up the mog once more for winter. However looking at the whether forecast for tomorrow i notice i barmy 8C forecast. Surely a boxing day trip is a must .......
