We arrived in Bergen via express boat where Jason's cousin Cari picked us up from the harbor. Cari has lived just outside of Bergen for over 20 years so we were looking forward to spending some time with her and explore the city a bit. That night they grilled and we tried a new dessert that looked like whipped cream but was actually a cheese, and served over fruit. The next morning we went into Bergen and Inge, Cari's husband, also came with. They showed us the ...

On our last day in the fjords, we attempted to climb a glacier but all of the touring sites were booked up. We rented a couple of kayaks instead and kayaked on a local lake that was surrounded by mountains and waterfalls. Going into the lake wasn't too bad, but after we turned around we had to fight some pretty intense wind to get back to the starting point. We rented a tandem kayak which I'm glad we did because it was hard fighting those waves... And would have ...

The day after the hike we gave ourselves some recovery time by visiting a nearby village called Lofthus. They were having their "sweet cherry festival". Once a year, Lofthus has a festival to honor the fact they are the biggest producers of cherries and plums in Norway. We tried 5 different kinds of cherries and ranked how we thought they tasted, looked and their level of firmness. We drank some locally produced beer and ate food of wild caught whitefish from the...

Today was our first day in Odda, where we decided to hike the 8-10 hour trek to Trolltunga. This famous hike takes you up mountains, across rivers and over snow to see a landmark that is known countrywide. The landmark is known for looking like a "trolls tongue", hence the name Trolltunga. We were told upon our arrival that it was supposed to be a good weather day, with very little rain so we decided to do the hike our very first day here. The hike to Trolltung...