Yet another kind of Norwegian boat. This time, a great whopping blue cruise ship, which by my measurements (bear in mind that this was my thumb and forefinger), is about 220 metres long. Who can identify this one?

After the rather sedate 15 knot top-speed of the Christian Radich, here’s a couple of slightly more sprightly Norwegian vessels.

Firstly, a boat that surely must be going seriously fast to create such a huge wake. It also appears to have performed a rather sudden turn recently…

And secondly, this is one of the coolest wakes we’ve ever seen on GGSS. But what sort of vessel is making it? Some kind of hydrofoil perhaps? Answers on a postcard please…

Tusen takk Steve, Thomas and Michael.

This is the Christian Radich, a 62 metre full-rigged Norwegian sailing ship moored in her home port of Oslo. Launched in 1937, she served in WWII and to this day still embarks on transatlantic voyages. You can also charter her for business meetings… or piracy, whatever.

The Christian Radich even features in its own movie, Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich, made way back in 1958.

More about the Christian Radich at Wikipedia.

Thanks to William Eckley.

The Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Olso was first used way back 1892 and has since been extended 14 times to the current height of 60 metres. The 1952 Olympic games were hosted here.

In the satellite photo you can see the slope of the jump in its shadow and, as the photo was taken during summer, you can see grass growing on the lower part of the slope. The landing at the bottom fills with the melted snow and apparently people go swimming there when the weather is nice.

Thanks: Fredrik Rodland & woowoowoo