On to Norway

We did make our way to Norway on Tuesday morning. I was able to say some proper goodbyes but I missed far too many as we packed up the car for the journey to Oslo. We had to skip the part of Norway where Roger's father's mother was raised but this is also the easiest part of the trip to make up when we visit Sweden again, yes- when. We are so grateful to Mats for driving us. We know that some of this is outside his comfort zone so we are especially thankful. The drive was pretty uneventful, though we did stop to ask an older man directions and Mats offered him a ride. He was very talkative and he and Mats hit it off. As Mats put it, he probably took a bath about twice a year so that made the 30-40 minute drive... fragrant but the man was genuinely pleased to have gotten a ride and Mats equally thrilled to have made a new friend.










Our picnic spot.


The photo above is interesting. All those sharp large rocks were placed during WWII to keep tanks from crossing this area. We were right on the border here.

Oslo was a bit busier with traffic, even only driving to the airport. We were happy to finally get to our rooms so we could find some dinner. We ended up at a roadside stand where Mats made friends with the proprietors and we had a adequate dinner. We took the fast train into Oslo for a few hours to walk the famous streets and see the palace.







I was pretty tired and we had a 4:30 alarm for our flight to Bergen in the morning so we headed back by 9:00 or so. We said our goodbyes at 5:00 am and thankfully Mats could enjoy a bit more rest. I wish we could have enjoyed all our plans but it feels good to be up and enjoying the trip as much as I am.

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