The Lone Ranger

I think I went to Dickens it's in one of the back streets parallel to the harbour front?

We had a business partner there I looked after, am in software.

Alesund was doing some work at Rolls Royce Marine, loved the countryside around there and the water around the shores was so stunningly clear!

I remember drinking in that cafe on the rock overlooking the harbour, looking at my watch at it was 23:00 but still daylight and I'd racked up a massive bar bill!

Also was in Arendal last year for Gard, was quite a journey to get there but beautiful even though it was freezing in November.

Oslo was shocking, my friends in Oslo said it was worst thing since WWII.

If you had your back to the Volleyball pitches, and looked over that little harbour you would see a whole row of pubs on the other side. Dickens is in there.I love the way the pubs are painted royal red, white and orange. Looks good.

If you come to my local. The Irishman, then you have to pay 84 kroner for a Guinness which is 8 quid 40 pence so I can understand why your bar bill was shocking lol

Arendal is just along the coast and around the corner from Kristiansand, about half way between Oslo and Stavanger if you use the motorway along the coastline, if you can call that 1 lane road a motorway lol

Nadal will play Muller in the fourth round. Don't know too much about the latter. Any chance of an upset?

We had some Calvados in the hotel on seasfront in Alesund £25 a shot!

Was quite a trek to Arendal, I think I ended up taking two planes and a bus and then a train back to Oslo that I had to change in the middle of nowhere for.

Anyhow, Nadal...Muller has no chance, interesting to see 2 lefties though.

Well done Feliciano!!

As expected, our boy wonder, who got his wake up call in the last round, pounded Feliciano into submission. He now takes on the young lad that beat him a short while ago, and I can not see Andy Murray letting that happen again this time. Andy Murray might not be the best in the world, but he is certainly a ruddy good player, and is marching nicely on in another huge tournament, all on his own. ( with regards to British participation)

Now it starts to get interesting.

Young as yu know beat him recently and then potentially facing Isner who hasn't played well yet but he's yet to play on of teh top players here.

I remember seeing him lose narrowly to Nadal at Roland Garros, he had Rafa in massive trouble because of teh sheer height Rafa had to hit the returns at.

Big serve meets big returner, potentially, could be good.

Try and watch Nole v Dolgopolov tonight, the Dog is quite a player, covers the court like Federer, can produce all sorts of angles and drop shots and a really fast service motion which opponents can find hard to read.

Thanks for the tip Jonty and I will try and stay awake a little longer than I did last night/this morning

I know nothing about Dolgopolov, but you and several others are rating him highly so will be a fascinating encounter, not least because he is playing that I am starting to think my win everything.

Hope all is well at Watford mate. Stavanger has stopped raining and we are having a decent evening

Very mixed summer we had here, weather changes 4 times a day....at least the garden is green!

not least because he is playing that I am starting to think my win everything.
----
Crikey, was it me or that cat that typed this.

What I was trying to say is that Dolgopolov is playing a guy that I think might win everything.

Yes, he can win the lost if he stays injury free.

Will Fed retain his GS record or will Rafa overhaul it, used to be a valid question until Novak upped his game, Fed must be sighing a sigh of relief!