While Erik attended a wedding in Stockholm, I took our two Smooth Collies in a southern direction to Kungsbacka Brukshundsklubb in Halland. As an owner of two herding dogs / working dogs, it's beneficial for the breed to get a mental description on as many
Text and photos by Erik Sturkell On the 9th of September my old friend Sigge got married. This time it took place in the community house (Folkets Hus) in Rönninge. This house is conveniently close to the railway station just across the road. Sigge had invited us,
Text and photos by Erik Sturkell Gabrielle, Adrian, and I came down from the volcano Askja in the afternoon of the 22nd of August. The next day, Otto Hermelin and Draupnir Einarsson from Stockholm University came to Reykjahlíð to pick me up. Otto and I were the
Two weeks in August were spent in Iceland and started with a fieldwork campaign around the volcano Askja in the central highlands. My tall nephew Adrian Heldrup had volunteered to be our field assistant, which he was the perfect candidate for as it is an
Erik and I had a week of vacation in Denmark, where we went around doing a bit of tourism and visiting places we had wished to see for a long time. On the first day, we went with my mother to Tivoli in Copenhagen. Each
While in Denmark, we had the chance to join in the celebration of our friend Susan Hansen's 60th birthday together with the closest family. First part took place at Denmark's oldest functioning tavern 'Bromølle Kro', where we had a very nice lunch. From there we
We have a new publication out about the Lockne meteorite crater in Jämtland, Sweden: 'The Proximal Ejecta Around the Marine-Target Lockne Impact Structure, Sweden' published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets. Erik is the lead author on the publication and has also been the
Our Danish friends, Marie and Jakob Kløve Keiding and their three children Simon, Rasmus, and Frida came to visit us in Gothenburg for a couple of days. We know Marie and Jakob from Iceland, where we all worked at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University
Written by Erik Sturkell This year in July, I got the opportunity to visit the tiny island called Surtsey once more. This Icelandic Island is less than 1.25 km2 in size and continuously getting smaller. It was my third visit to the island, and we were performing
Erik had a very quiet birthday this year compared to last summer's 60 years garden party. As we had both attended big birthday parties just days before, we decided to have a relaxing evening at home with a nice dinner in the garden and champagne.