There is no place like home in Ula where I grew up. I grew up surrounded by beautiful nature on the sea side of Norway. We were always outside playing for hours when I was little, either we were fishing crabs, bathing, building cottages or playing games, it was always something to do.
I love that I was able to grow up close to the water, it really have effected my life later on. I tend to seek the water when I need a break or need to think. It is actually when you look back you realize how much this time and surroundings have affected you.
My favorite season of all in my hometown was and are still summer time. Our little town, suddenly come to live again. From being a quiet place with approximately 250 people in the winter time, the population grow at least x 10. Everybody came to spend their summer holidays in their cabins, boats or at the camping. Everybody is just so happy and enjoying life. I love to see everybody this happy. We eat ice cream and strawberries everyday, going on spontaneous boat trips, BBQ every night, spending days at the beach reading books or hang out with friends, life is just so easy.
When I was approximately 8 year old, my parents took over the marina by the pier in Ula. This is a little store and ice cream shop, and also a place where all boats came to fuel up there tanks. Ula Marina also function as a little connection point for everybody. Year after year, people are meeting here to talk about the past years happenings and to hang out. After being a part of my family’s business for the most of my life, Ula Marina has been a part of my child hoods as well. I have been spending hours on the marina, and in the later years I also worked here for my parents. I have probably sold thousands of ice creams and waffles.