bergen (2)

so we ventured out to the IKEA just outside bergen to pick up some baby monitors to replace the ones we brought from the US, which got fried by an electrical imcompatability. ammie had her first culinary experience dining on norwegian boiled potatoes.





the next day we headed to the bergen aquarium and got to see penguin and seal feedings.




we took advantage of a break in the rain to make the 643 meter trek up ulriken, one of the 7 mounts that surround bergen. we kind of carved our own path, heading mostly up a small stream. the views from the top were just remarkable. ammie was all smiles when i whipped out the camera because she figured we were close to the top, and she could get out of the moby wrap.




we're heading out this weekend to fjord country, followed by a week in geilo. then we're off to olso for a couple days and dalarna, sweden. i won't be able to update during these travels...so we'll see ya again in late september. i'll try to get some good shots along the way!

bergen

we made it safely to bob's place in bergen after roughly 24 hours of traveling, starting in san antonio. once we dropped our bags off, oggie headed straight outside for some frolicking while bob grilled up some pork chops. oggie then met his first norwegian friend, a girl named victoria that lives down the way.



oggie presented bob with homebrew ingredients to make a Fireman's 4 clone. apparently TSA did a full cavity search on the container, but we were still able to make it to norway with most of it. we're all glad to know that our latest beer is fully government-sanctioned!



bergen is such a beautiful town. we're enjoying the walks to the city. everyone stops and stares, though, when they see jesse and me each with a child in a carrier on our backs. it's all good, though...we're gonna be in great shape by the end of these 2 months!

hit the road jack...

all right...we're hitting the friendly skies on tuesday on our way to scandinavia! we're gearing up for 7.5 weeks there. we'll get back to austin just in time to celebrate 4 months of being unemployed and homeless at Austin City Limits Festival. anyway, i wanted to post a couple pics from san antonio before we head out. i'll update as i can as we're making our way through bergen, geilo, oslo and dala-floda.

skål!

 
 
 
 

the next michael phelps?!

look at him go! after a month down here at the beach, oggie developed some sweet swimming skills. everyone is pretty shocked when i tell them he's only 2 and a half.



after the warm-up...