Following that, the fire truck taxied us (yes, we all piled into a Fire Truck) to the harbor for our rib boat tour of Lake Vänern. The best way I can describe a rib boat is that it is like one big jet ski with saddle seats. We flew across the water and had lots of zero-g time. It was an awesome experience. Then we had lunch in Kristinehamn, a town about 20 miles away, and saw a Picasso statue on the shore.
Even though it was a beautiful day, the water in the lake is cold so we had to wear these nifty red jumpsuits. I felt like Ralphie's brother from The Christmas Story.
Karlstad has been a lot of fun and again, we have met many great people. Tomorrow we’re off to Norway to celebrate their constitution day then we have a few days off. We’re staying at cabins so I don’t know what kind of internet access we will have.
The boom fire truck that we went up in.
A view from the top
32 Meters up!
Cassie, Henrik (our fireman guide) and Joe operating the bucket.
That would be Pete and Kristi down on the ground. I took this from the top level the boom was extended.
The team infront of our taxi to the harbor. From left to right -- Pete, Cassie, Kristi, Joe and Eric.
Here's our boat!
Like our fancy red jump suits? It was nice to have these on becuase the lake trip was a bit cold. Left to right: Cassie, Eric, Kristi, Joe, Peter (the boat captian) and Pete.
This is the best photo I had to show how fast we were going. Check out Pete's hair...
And, of course, our illustrious leader, Joe enjoying the ride
The Picasso Statue
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