Norway

Okay. I'm not going to say it was perfect. Harris and I both got a pretty bad cold upon arrival. And because of this Harris's time adjustment took a bit longer than I had hoped. But we had a lot of fun. And we got to hang out with the cutest babies ever. 

I do want to take this moment to say that Lufthansa is the best airline I've flown for children. They went out of the way to make us welcome on all our flights. Harris had all the milk and juice he could ever want! So much so that we spent a lot of time in the airplane bathrooms. He was a champ on both flights. I really don't know what parents did before iPads. Between our favorite apps and Yo Gabba Gabba we were all set. We brought plenty of other activities too, but when we were both struggling with sleep deprivation the iPad saved the day!

What the car looked like when we took our few outings!

Baby Eva

Summery Day in Norway

Self-imposed time out for getting in trouble for not putting the tennis shoe away

Waterfalls & other Norwegian Adventures

We did a hike to Manafossen Waterfall the day after Preikestolen. It was a quick hike to the top, only about thirty minutes and definitely worth it. There were stunning views of the waterfall.






Our final day Nicole & I went to the Oil Museum and learned all about working on offshore rigs in the North Sea.

Preikestolen: The Pulpit's Rock

After our Viking fun, Nicole & Trygve took me to Preikestolen. They had been talking about it since April when they visited so I was a kind of excited & kind of scared. Nicole had shown me pictures of the triangle plateau that juts out over the fjord 600 meters below. It looked beautiful and also a little scary. I was definitely not going to put my feet over the edge of this cliff like the fools in the tourist brochures. My mild fear of heights would never allow it. I was nervous about just getting there where you have to walk across a little 7 inch wide ledge for four or five steps. So with all that in mind, we started our climb. It's not a difficult hike, though it is challenging. There are steep climbs over rocky trails and it was quite a nice day for a hike. Mostly sunny, temps around 70. It took a little over 2 hours to get to the plateau with a couple of snack breaks.






Then we saw it. The magnificent rock was jutting out over the fjord and was just stunning. I decided I had to do the crazy thing. I had to sit on the edge. Adrenaline helped and I head over. It was quite scary. Funny thing is I was at one point thinking to myself I should be careful for my camera lens cap. A five dollar piece of plastic was apparently more important than my life at that moment. Anyway, it felt good to conquer the fear. Though even now, I look at the pictures and I get terrified.