After the PWA world cup in Austria, Kiri Thode, Taty Frans and I flew to Hamburg Germany to hook up with Elvis and Ceasar- they had just been to the biggest German Surf festival in Fehmarn. 
We all traveled by train, which was interesting! Then we went in a ferry to take us across the North Sea towards the coast of Denmark and on to Sweden- to a small town called Lund. Lund is located in Sweden's largest agricultural district, less than ten kilometres from the sandy shore of the Öresund Straits. From the top of the hill *Sankt Hans Backar* it is possible to see Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The Swedish city of Malmö is about 15 kilometers away.

We went to visit a new windsurfing shop on water that was opened a few blocks away from town, few quests came by to meet and greet us... in the afternoon we checked out a windsurf spot named Habo Ljung, where there was a small crowd watching Ceasar who managed to present how to have fun windsurfing- without wind!

The next day we where on the train with our destination Copenhagen. We were welcomed at the Niva Sailing Club and the their team... a super cool view from the beach- you can see Gothenburg Sweden, in between the two countries there are yachts and ferries constantly cruising by. We had 11 knots every day, we ran light wind freestyle and equipment tuning clinics. Most afternoons we enjoyed beach bbqs and at night we went to the north east point of Denmark; a village named Hellsingor where there is the port of Elsinore, the home of Prince Hamlet and the gateway to the Baltic Sea. 
The locals say that Gislřvshammer Sweden is a good spot, so we packed our gear and drove from Denmark over the bridge then under the sea thru a tunnel to Sweden. 
The temps dropped and the rain started to fall, and on arrival the wind was strong enough on the rocky coats line of Sweden... Kiri was the first rider to hit the cold conditions. After not sailing for a week he went out with an explosive style of powerful tricks! 
Kiri had so much fun out there, Taty and i decided to forget the cold and go for a spin as well! Soon the water was filled with Danish & Swedish windsurfers having fun. Loft rider Lars Green and friends were also there.

Next stop- Finland! With 6 massive board bags we had to pull out our best tricks to get them on the aircraft... a stop in Helsinki, and not one bag shows up! :( The ground services said our bags would arrive the next day. We went to Kokkola and hooked up with Jarno from Rautio sports. He showed us some spots and brought us to our spa hotel in Hiekkasartkat Kalajoki. 
I went for a sleep while the others went to check on the spa, guess what it got empty in less than a sec!

We took some quad bikes for a ride thru the woods and end up at a cool wooden hut with a fire, cold beer, mushroom soup and moose meat! Then a night out in Pori- daylight at midnight! In summer they have the white nights! Then on to a ferry and Tallin Estonia amd the O'Neill Surf festival in Rohuküla. Freestyle, slalom races, freestyle clinics... After the weekend back to Tallin.

In 1154, what is now Tallinn was first marked on a map by an Arab cartographer, however the first reliable account of Tallinn's history comes from *The Chronicle of Latvian Henrik* that describes the landing of the Danish fleet led by King Valdemar II in 1219. The Danes quickly snapped up Tallinn as their own and built a large fortress on Toompea Hill. The name 'Tallinn' is actually derived from the Estonian words 'taani linnus,' meaning 'Danish castle. Today Tallinn has a surging tourist industry with its narrow, steep cobbled streets of the Old Town and its flair for design and the arts. Few cities have been as successful in preserving the integrity of their past. Estonia's economy is stronger than ever, making Tallinn the model for the former Soviet territories. We visited the Extreme shop put down a freestyle show with the numbers of spectators growing by the minute... a 3 hour session on my Loft 360Free 5.2 I was happy I go in the water after a week of no sailing. Our last stop was Norway; Kristiansand, that was founded by King Christian IV in 1641. The centre of Kristiansand is essentially unchanged since the 17th century.

Each year in July, Kristiansand is the site of the Quart Festival, a multi-day music festival, the largest of its kind in Norway. We did freestyle clinics, we judged the kids freestyle event and the day was a blast with so many sailors at this spot- Kristiansand, Norway. Then I went to Turkey for slalom training in prep for PWA Gran Canaria. Stay tuned for the next news...

Ruben