Pretty sure Sig was being ornery when she took that picture. We stayed out quite a while…
I hooked a really nice one that was a feisty jumper (that’s how we knew he was a nice size). I fouled up though when trying to get him close to the net and he got off the hook. Oh well, that is why it is called fishing, not catching. Sig had more luck, but her fish was smaller…
Tasted good though…
Do not ask me why I have such a foolish look on my face.
As I said, there are many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in Norway. One peculiar method was this contraption set up on an abandoned railway…
We rode it from Namsos to Skage and back. It was a lot of fun and it gave me a chance to take a few pictures of the river and surrounding area…
There were places to stop along the way…
But we were lucky and stopped in the middle when Sissel saw some delicious wild strawberries growing along the tracks…
That was fun, but fishing for the first time on saltwater was really fun, and it was our next plan. We headed to Sigrid’s great uncle’s home on the coast; Sig’s grandma and cousin came as well. Unfortunately the first day was extremely foggy and rainy so we spent most of the day hiking, eating blueberries, and waiting…
It finally cleared enough for us to head out though…
Here was the group wishing us luck…
No luck…
But we had fun…
Had to call it in after only an hour as a new set of rain clouds were coming in. The next day was much better…
As was our luck…
Our catch :)
They were delicious!!
Now is the part of the blog where I shamelessly brag about my wonderful summer and attempt to convince my mom that Christmas in Norway will not be enough…
I actually saw some porpoises playing in this fjord, but the sun was in the back and trying to time your photos with the jumps is impossible anyways.
Well, my time in Norway was absolutely amazing. I have left out a lot of stories, but it is better that way since I will be going back at Christmas to visit my new Norwegian family…
Those last photos were taken on the last night as Sissel made cloudberry jam (in norsk it the berry is multe)…
Just one more thing for me to look forward to on my return :)
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