Abaco Islands
Junkanoo on Green Turtle Cay
Roadside bar near Paradise Island, Nassau
Treasure Cay Beach, Great Abaco
Treasure Cay Beach
A Jelly Fish on the beach at Treasure Cay
The Cove pool, Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Nassau
Pool and beach, Atlantis Hotel
Light fixture, The Cove
Alcazar
Cathedral of Seville
The tomb of Christopher Columbus, Cathedral of Seville
La Casa del Maestro
Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef was another birthday destination. My number one goal at Heron Island was to see baby sea turtles hatch and run for the sea. I was not disappointed. Our first evening on the island we saw a nest hatch, and every day after that as well. We also saw a large female turtle cover her nest and return to the sea, and on our last day, very early in the morning, my sister saw a large female run to the sea from the shoreline. We saw sharks and turtles during our snorkle trips.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Nielsen
My sister Rebecca on the beach at Heron Island
Turtle hatchlings on Heron Island reach the water
Turtles hatch at Shark Bay on Heron Island
Shark Bay, Heron Island
Champagne birthday picnic on the beach.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Nielsen
Fresh turtle track after she covered her nest and returned to the sea.
Me and my sister Rebecca celebrate the sunset.
Heron Island sunset
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge dining room
sunrise over the crater
Tahiti, in 2006, was the first of my exotic birthday destination trips. Bora Bora was fabulous, one of my best trips ever. The people were very friendly and the snorkeling was good. We saw turltes and a spotted ray while we were snorkeling right off the beach.
The view from Le Meridien's beach
A turtle at Le Meridien's turtle sanctuary
Overwater bungalows Le Meridien
Photo Credit: Rebecca Nielsen
Photo Credit: Rebecca Nielsen
We celebrated my birthday dinner at Bloody Mary's on Bora Bora.
The Hacienda Zuleta
Pre-ride. 60 km to go
Estefania
The Hacienda greets the riders at the end of 60 kms.
Hacienda Zuleta
The market in Otavalo
Typical street scene.
Cotopaxi
The car park at 14,763 feet.
The climb to the Refugio
Photo Credit: Nick Nielsen
Going back down
Hacienda San Agustin de Callo
San Agustin
The breakfast room, with its Inca Wall, at the Hacienda San Agustin de Callo
Vendors selling brooms in the street outside of Quito
My brother Nick in Quito's Old Town
Old Town Quito
Sand, Norway
Sand waterfront
The Viking Ship Museum, Bygdøy peninsula Oslo
Oslo harbor
Frogner Park, Oslo
Frogner Park
Lillisand
Flesberg stavkirke
Rollag stavkirke
Nore stavkirke
Uvdal stavkirke
Røldal stavkirke
Along the southern coast of Norway
Last evening in Oslo, Frogner Park at sunset
Frogner Park, Oslo
NORWEGIAN ARTISTS
Knud Bergslien (1827 - 1908) Birkebeinere
Adelsteen Normann (1848 - 1918) Fra Trollfjorden
Hans Dahl, In the Mountains
Hans Dahl (1849 - 1937) Seterjente. A girl from a mountain farm.
Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944). The Scream, 1893.
Big Ben, Westminster Bridge, and the Houses of Parliament
Millennium Bridge
Westminster Abbey detail
Wellington Arch at night
A Traveler's Photo Journal 
