Norwegian to English translation
scotsprncs	I found this on a website that has my great grandfather in their bygdebok. Could someone be so kind to translate it for me? Thank you! Ole seilte i utenriksfart, og det er bevart et brev fra ham til broren Johan datert 17. juni 1875. Da var Ole ombord på skipet Vestalindene, ført av skipper T. Johansen. Det er åpenbart lenge siden han har fått brev, for han innleder slik: Med Lengen Vændter og ikke faaet Noget Brev i fra dig saa Maa jeg dog skrive nogle Ord ... . Han kjeder seg gudsjammerlig ombord i skipet, og nevner igjen at han ikke har fått noe brev: Jeg synes du kunde jerene skrive til Mig Johan det kostede dig ikke Meget og fortæle Mig vorledes di lever.... Brevet er skrevet mens Ole oppholder seg i Russland, der skipet snart er seileferdig til London. Han forteller om en strabasiøs seilas i 14 dager gjennom Ishavet med 30 40 fot tykk is, og ... saa Kolt saa vi kunde jerne Fryse i jel .... Hvor ferden kommer til å gå videre, er ikke Ole sikker på. Men ... vis vi faar SnarReis sa komer vi til at Gaa til Øster Søen og da bliver det lenge til jeg komer jem. ....
Borge	Ole sailed in foreign trade, and a letter from him to his brother dated June 17th 1875 has survived from when Ole was on the ship Vestalindene, mastered by Capt. T. Johansen. It was obviously a long time since he had received any letters, and he starts his letter by complaining about waiting a long time without having any letters from his brother. He was very bored aboard the ship, and complains again with some bitterness about not getting any letters. The letter is written while ha was in Russia, where the ship was loading to depart for London. He tells that the 14 days voyage through the arctic sea was hard, and that they had ice 30 - 40 feet thick, and the weather was so cold they could easy freeze to death. He does not know where he will be going next, but talks about maybe getting a load [from London] to the Baltic sea if they are lucky and then it would not take too long before coming home.
scotsprncs	Thank you so much Borge! Do you know where I could look to find out more information on his ship Vestalindene? I have searched this site & Google & Yahoo & nothing comes up.
Borge	If you know in what port the ship belonged you could write to the nearest maritime museum. Below are addresses for the museums in Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen, which are the mayor ones where you would have the best chance Oslo (Christiania/Kristiania): Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum Bygdøynesveien 37 0286 Oslo NORWAY Stavanger: Stavanger Sjøfartsmuseum Musegt. 16 N-4010 Stavanger NORWAY e-mail: firmapost@stavanger.museum.no http://www.stavanger.museum.no/ Bergen: Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum Postboks 2736- Møhlenpris 5026 Bergen NORWAY Remember to include as much details as you can find about the ship, such as the year of sailing and name of captain.