Day Five to Seven: From Iceland to Norway

It was a very early morning in Iceland. Waking up at 3:30am local time to get the right bus to the airport. Somehow without caffeine, we managed to make it. Most of the work had been done the night before, simply a matter of throwing on our bags and stumbling down the many flights of stairs back to the street.

The bus came... and we were traveling again.

It's a two and a half hour flight from Reykjavik to Oslo.

The layover in Oslo was just over four hours.

Then, pretty much a leap... 50 minutes form Oslo to Bergen.

It was our third flight so far of the trip, we were looking forward to not having to fly again anytime soon.

Jon's father's cousin Grete and her grandson Eirik picked us up at the airport. All was well.

It was very nice to be back with family, not have to worry about anymore travel. Just be able to enjoy and relax... Most importantly to be back in Norway.

We spent the evening with Grete and her husband Svein in Arna. A town just outside of Bergen.


Vis større kart

The next day the entire family came out to Arna. The travel was still throwing us more than a little off as we woke up at 1:30pm... Pretty much the second the first people arrived. Oops!

Jon says his job is to be "the connector". He arrives in Norway and suddenly everyone gets together. It was a great night.

There was lots of food, lots of drink... and lots of people speaking Norwegian. It's possible to handle understanding one or two at a time, but with a full room going... I have to admit, didn't understand much.

Then it was time to wish everyone well, say goodnight... and take the trip back to Mundheim. Finally... it was time to go home. Our second home that is. Hurrah!