noplasticshowers

After time in Stockholm and Oslo, the cabin was a welcome respite. We scooped Anne at the central station, and started our journey on the bluff above Oslo at the “Rose Castle.” The side trip was extra special because after 22 years I finally met Gøran’s mom. We all missed Romey.

Then it was a long drive through beautiful country to the cabin. There was still plenty of snow.

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We used the cabin as a base of operations for two trips up even higher into the mountains. The first was to Tyinstølsnøse (1386 m) on Saturday. Just amazing.

UP

DOWN

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In between we ate delicious fish, drank negronis in tiny mugs, slept not quite enough, and cooked over the fire outside.

Sunday morning the weather was perfect, so we had to don our skis and do it again. This time we skied straight up behind the cabin through the woods. The snow was so perfect that alpine back down through the woods was easy enough.

This is how I really felt.

The time was way too short, but my body was ready to rest. After our Sunday ski, we loaded up the car and headed to Bergen for another talk, some Norwegian “tacos” and a fancy dinner out.

The tacos (and the boys, who are quickly becoming young men).

The talk…

The present.

The cocktails at No Stress.

The dinner at Chérie.

A short but fantastic visit to Tyinkrysset.