We woke this morning to a bit of grey drizzle, so we decided to start the day with a short ferry ride across the Lustrafjord to Urnes. We were joined by Dave and Linda Ness (Dave was Dad's four year roommate at Luther) for the day as well, so all nine of us packed into our van, and off we went. We arrived at the Urnes Stave Church just in time for a tour. The tour was fascinating - relayed all types of information regarding the meaning of the decorative carvin...

What an exciting day! Today after eating a breakfast of hard boiled and lightly fried eggs, toast with homemade plum jam, goat's cheese, salmon and more, we headed to Jostedalsbreen National Park. It was about an hour drive from our hotel to the park, and the route included beautiful rural scenery of hilly farms and landscapes dotted with colorful houses and old red barns, not to mention more waterfalls! Jostedalsbreen is home to the Jostedalsbreen glacier, the l...

Today we drove north from Bergen to the small town of Solvorn. Although it continued to rain today, the scenery we passed was truly unbelievable. We drove 150 kilometers (about 2 hours) to the town of Gudvangen. There we embarked on a ferry ride to Kaupanger riding the length of the Naeroyfjorden. This trip is said to be one of the most beautiful stretches of landscape in the world and we couldn't agree more. Even in the light rain and low hanging clouds, we c...