Annnnnnnd we’re back, folks! Our trip to the island that cannot be named started with a beautiful Toronto morning. We practiced our story in the cab to the airport (We’re here for a People-to-People tour, honestly, Mr. Border Agent!) and…
TTFN (Ta Ta For Now!)
Well, it’s finally here: we’re heading to our last country in a couple hours. Departing from Toronto to the ‘Island the Shalt Not Be Named’. For simplicity, let’s give it a random gibberish nickname… how’s “Abuc” sound? We’ll be gone…
Heading West! (Stavanger>>>Toronto)
After sleeping like the dead, thanks to our all day hiking extravaganza, morning came too soon as we had a 6:45am bus to catch. We were heading back to Oslo by plane, in order to make it for our transatlantic…
Boulder Balancing at Kjerag
As we hadn’t had enough of a workout or a sense of danger the day before, we decided to double down and also sign up for a longer, more challenging hike: Kjeragbolten! It began with a long bus ride (no…
Hike to Pulpit Rock
For our first big day of hiking, we chose the most popular target: Pulpit Rock. While Stavanger is the most common starting point, the trip to the trail head still involves another bus+ferry combo, which made Grant a pretty happy…
When Buses Sail the Sea
After finally being able to milk a chance to sleep in, our lazy morning leads to a simplified plan: lunch then running to catch the bus to our next stop: Stavanger, to the south. Jess was on restaurant research duty,…
Kings of Balestrand
We’d meant to be up and out early to catch breakfast at the hotel before heading out for the day, but the beds were so comfy and warm that we ended up sleeping in a bit too long… So ex-nay…
Happy Anniversary to Us!
As a creative way to celebrate our anniversary, Grant decided to book something extra special that includes the two things Jess loves: ….getting up early, and zipping around on a tiny boat in the cold ocean wind and spray! Yes,…
Flåmsbana and Fjords
We just couldn’t bring ourselves to rise and shine liked we’d hoped due to the dreary weather, so alas, there was no time for a final visit to our favorite coffee spot en route to the train from Oslo to…
Oslo in the Rain…
Thanks to the late night soccer shenanigans (Huzzah USA!!) we slept in a wee bit, but then rallied for Day 2 of Unlimited Oslo Pass-enable adventure. Our first stop was the Norwegian Resistance Museum, which tells the tale of Norwegian’s…