Just got back from a weekend in Norway. AK's parents have a house on the southern coast, so they invited a few of us up for the weekend to rest and relax and experience a day in the life of the Norwegian locals. It was SUCH an amazing weekend. I've never been to such a peaceful place, and it was so unique in the sense that there were no tourists anywhere to be found. Just locals enjoying the beautiful summer that has finally arrived! Here are the pics!!
Group shot upon arrival!
The view walking to the cottage... adorable.
AK's parents at their cottage - love that I caught her mom taking a pic of us arriving. We felt like celebrities all weekend - she was the paparazzi.
The view from the kitchen window...
Hanging out on the deck right after we arrived...
Helping her parents set up the furniture on the deck - they had just arrived from the States the day before.
Dinner! We shelled these ourselves and made shrimp sandwiches!!
Fresh shrimp dinner on the deck overlooking the North Sea... complete bliss!
Here you can see the food a little better.
After dinner we took a walk around the island and saw the cutest most quaint little houses. A bunch of people came out to say hello to AK as we walked by... we felt like locals by association!
Bill and Becky outfitted by AK's mom... matchy matchy fleece.
Views from the walk...
After the walk they busted out the waffle maker and we had waffles for dessert at midnight... DELISH.
I think we each had no less than 10 each.
This picture was taken close to 1am... it is so far north it stays light SO late!
The little bedroom where Chels and I slept. So quaint!!!
The view from our bedroom window.
AK was our captain for the day. Her shirt cracks me up - there is a life vest inside! Lol...
We took the boat into town to walk around and do some shopping.
All we could afford in town was 2 ice cream cones to split between all of us. Each was $15! Everything is SOOO expensive in Norway!!
The harbor where we parked before we went shopping.
We bought some fish cakes here - the people who own this store work during the summer then close up shop and travel for the rest of the year. Not a bad gig.
The rainy boat ride home after shopping in town.
After the rain stopped, we went back out and watched the Regatta (boat race) for a little while...
Of course we had to try them...
AK's face says it all. This was the best 5 minutes of my life - eating the dough balls...
On the boat ride back home.
The girls making dinner...
Getting back on the boat for a night on some islands right off the North Sea (this was 10pm - look how light!!)
Parking the boat at the "Scarries" - some islands in the middle of the North Sea. I love that this picture captures how remote it is!
Chels, Becky and Troy searching for rocks to line the fire bed..
Getting ready to make smores!
Yay Bill!!! He did such a good job with the fire...
Candid smore creation...
Group pic!!
Pictures don't quite capture how cool the fire was!
All bundled up...
So grateful to the Evansen fam for opening up their home to us. This weekend was one of the top ones in 2011 for sure!!!
Group shot upon arrival!
Then we boated into a different town for AK's dad to say hi to some of his friends. While he was visiting with them, we went to the local market and came across this.
Hanging out back at the cottage enjoying the view (below) and playing with mussels... AK's dad called that afternoon "pure tranquility" - perfect description of the trip for sure.
A little Taboo action before dinner...
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