My current build of the Stril Barents is going slowly but making progress. I actually about this time last year posted some photos of it to a European model site and through that I was contacted by a member of the crew for updates etc.
Now this contact has over the months since then supplied me with information and photos whenever I have become stuck over something.
So two days ago I was stumped over a part of the build I am up to, the photos were not very clear so I sent off an email. Yesterday Kurt my contact and who is the 1st Officer of the ship sent me back not only the information I needed but also an invite!
I have been invited to go up to Hammerfest on the northern tip of Norway and to take a trip out aboard the Stril Barents to the Goliat exploration field in the Barents Sea
My one concern over accepting especially at this time of year is I could end up with my head down the nearest toilet for the entire trip
The Barents Sea in winter is not the most inviting place to be.
So my wife is pushing me to do it because it means she gets a trip to Norway, although what shopping she could do there and not here confounds me. I'm not sure what to do at the moment, I just might put it off until next year, maybe even take the finished model with me.