Our master's program organized a weekend 'hyttetur' (cabin trip) to a dog mushers' cabin in the forest east of Oslo. Our program coordinator and one of our professors are both members of this dog mushers' club. We went for the weekend trip 24-26 October, arriving in the late afternoon Friday and coming home Sunday evening. We enjoyed taking a number of hikes around the area, cooked some delicious and diverse meals, and some of us were lucky enough to go for a dog 'cart' ride! There was also an academic element included in the weekend trip when we discussed our research project plans as a group.
Many of these photos are compliments of Heather Ames and Rose Jennings, two fellow classmates.
Line, our program coordinator, taking me for a ride on the dog 'cart'. They use the cart with wheels for training the dogs in the off season when there isn't snow on the ground for sledding.
As mentioned, this is a dog mushers' club, so there were approximately 30-35 dogs at the location. Not a good place for the cynophobics.
Posing in front of a lake near the cabin with Mulugeta (left) and Sameir (middle)
Group dinner. African braai chicken was the main course.
One of our program professors, Johanne Sundby, holding the two dogs
The cabin
Going for a ride
Janne (classmate) and Johanne (professor)
Mulugeta taking one of the dogs for a stroll
Classmates Lillian (left) and Poonam (right)
Poonam preparing shrimp curry
Eating some interesting fruits I'd never seen before
Line with two of her dogs
Shuhana had never pet a dog before, so this weekend was an especially fun experience for her
Janne going for a ride with Line and her dogs
The puppy is cute
Taking a rest near a lake during a hike on our last day
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