Sea Kayaking The sea kayaking was the day after the glacier hike on a different fjord northeast of Bergen, a branch of the Sognefjord known as Naeroyfjord. This is probably one of the most visited because it is on the route between Oslo & Bergen. I took the train to Voss and met the guide and the rest of the group there - about 10 of us in all, a Swedish couple, a Norwegian couple, a couple from Pennsylvania, 3 guys from California and me. We had a 1-hour ...

The Glacier Hike Wednesday July 1st I went on a day trip from Bergen to Hardangerfjord and on to Folgefonna glacier for a guided hike across the ice. I had no idea what to expect, except that I was a bit nervous and unsure of what I was getting into. Getting there was a long-winded exercise involving 2 buses and a 15 minute ferry. Arriving at the meeting point about 10:30, I suddenly find myself next to a ski lift and hundreds of Norwegian snowboarders (who, in...

The Lazy Way of Blogging by Using Facebook Status Updates Sarah Reinertsen... has seen the sun set at midnight and rise again at 2:30 (21/6/09) is trying to plan her next move...major scandanavian capital cities tour or head to lappland and midnight sun wackiness? (21/6/09) had reindeer, herring, cured lamb, potato cakes and lefse (very, very strange lefse) for lunch today! (22/6/09) is finally getting around to starting that travel blog... ...

Executive Summary - Stavanger Saw: Old friends, Stavanger, midnight sunset, Norwegians celebrating the best weather of the year with bikinis in 10 degree C fjords, beach volleyball (????) Did: hiked to Preikestolen and Lysefjord, sailing on hapsfjord, celebrated St Hansfest (longest day of the year) with a bonfire, rowed to rabbit island Ate/Drank: klippfisk (salted cod), kompler (potato dumplings) with salted lamb, sild (herring), aquavit ...

The Lazy Way of Blogging by Using Facebook Status Updates Sarah Reinertsen... is in Amsterdam and can't stop laughing* (15/6/09) has had her fill of rembrandt & van gogh. But bring on the frites with mayo!! (18/6/09) needed a tour of the red light district to work out she has stayed across from a gay establishment with no windows called 'the cockring' for the past 4 nights... (18/6/09) has had her fill of windmills & cheese and is rea...