Sunday, June 21, 2009

kayaking through the fjords



for those of you that don't know anything about norway, they are most famous for their breathtaking fjords. john and i took a bus from bergen to the fjord where we we pickued up our kayaks, wet suits, life jackets, and all that good stuff and headed out into the fjord! it was beautiful. and like my mom commented, you do feel quite small in your kayak going through the fjord. we kayaked the entire length of the fjord, then took a hike, then found our campsite were we built a campfire and recounted our favorite memories of the trip thus far while eating carrots. the next morning we just paddled back to the harbor. as beautiful as it was, we decided that two days of kayaking is plenty!! you really don't make too much distance on those things. so know we are back in bergen and have 9 days to ride back to oslo. so for all those who battered us for taking the train to bergen, we're just doing things a little backwards! also...note to self: never drink fjord water again, it upsets the stomach.

8 comments:

  1. Sounds amazing - I would love to kayak some fjords! Have a nice and safe ride back to Oslo - maybe you'll see a moose??
    I am in Ohio right now, visiting a laundry - sooo exciting :-)
    Torben

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  2. Can you get someone to row for ya so you can enjoy the beauty? LOL Sounds wonderful. And who cares if you do things backwards...at least you are doing something not a whole bunch of people can say they got to do :)

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  3. yo... all i can say is wow... enjoy the stillness. miss your smiling face. talk soon...

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  4. so a, one more thing... what happened at that street corner in that one picture?
    lol...

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  5. And after Oslo ? Still going to UK, or back via Denmark ?

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  6. (yo... all i can say is wow... enjoy the stillness. miss your smiling face. talk soon...)

    WHO IS THIS??? -CARRIE

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  7. Wow, Carrie -- what an incredible experience this must have been! The scenery is breathtaking.

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  8. omg this is so amazing!! i am seriously speechless. WHat an amazing experience, i am so proud of you!!!!!

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