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...

Today was a bit of a rainy day. Bergen is reported to have 277 rainy days a year so the odds were not in our favor! We started the day with a trip to the bakery, Godt Brød. We had some delicious cinnamon rolls with cheese filling and baguettes with cheese. Yummy! We walked down to the waterfront fish market and ogled (and sampled) some of the fresh catch from today. Arin and Mary Sue decided we were tired of having our hoods up on our raincoats and stopped to pu...

After another good night sleep for the frequent travelers and another restless night for everyone else, we ate breakfast at the hotel - soft boiled eggs, smoked salmon, fresh baked bread with Nutella or honey, and cereal made a good breakfast. We left the hotel in search of an "ice chest" for the car ride. Coop was the place to go for that! It's Norway's version of Wal-Mart. Then we were on the road on our way to Bergen. The drive included two ferry rides an...

Happy Anniversary Kevin and Keely! Today was a big day - not only did we spend all day with the happy couple, we got to go on the favorite hike of the trip so far! This morning we got an early breakfast at the Stavanger B&B and took the ferry to Tau - about a 40 minute ride.We then navigated a winding one-way road to the Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) trailhead. We hit the trail in mid-morning and started the steep climb up into the mountains. The trail was go...

The sun is shining - a beautiful day for driving to Stavanger! Jim directed us flawlessly out of the city of Oslo while Kevin drove on a great 4 lane road. By the time Jim took over driving, the road changed to a bit of construction, hills and curves! After killing the car a few times and needing to turn around after missing the turn to Grimstad, Kevin said enough was enough and took over driving for the rest of the day! We stopped for lunch in Grimstad - know...