We climbed a mountain today! Davin and Sergio didn't make it all the way up--Sergie got tired and Davin turned around with him. He fell asleep in Davin's arms halfway down the mountain. But Oscar and Jonah and I climbed all the way to the top and the boys were thrilled.
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| Atle, Hilde, and the dogs led the way... |
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| ...Sometimes. |
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| A View of "The Cottage" from above |
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| Jonah and Oscar on the Mountain Top |
Later, we drove to a beautiful spot nearby and had a picnic lunch. It was right near a "tourist hut." Norwegians and visitors to Norway do a lot of long-distance hiking and skiing, and there are over 400 tourist huts scattered all over the country where these travelers can stay. There was also a huge statue of the head of Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, a famous Norwegian poet and journalist. Here's Oscar sitting on top of him:
Before having a wonderful trout dinner in Hilde and Atle's flat, Sergio and I went berry picking on the mountain. We found lots of wild blueberries and a single ripe cloudberry. Cloudberries are special berries that grow only in cold climates, mainly in mountainous areas.
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| A Cloudberry |
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| Sergio gathering wild blueberries |
That giant head is great!
ReplyDeleteWe need more of those in California.
I remember a story Tiffany told me about gorging on wild blueberries in British Columbia.
ReplyDeleteIt gave her a few days worth of the runs.