I have been in Norway for a little over a month now. I have had many adventures that I will share with you. My most recent adventure was a trip to Juvass glacier. On the train ride home tonight I sat next to a woman who had a lot of patience and spoke with me in very slow norwegian and she understood me! That was good for the confidence.
So, believe it or not, I managed to make it all the way up to the glacier after all these years (I made it part way up the road seven years ago before the driving wind and snow and muddy messy road, without guard rails forced us back down to the safety of the valley)! It wasn't easy though and when we listened very carefully to Eirik's poor car as he floored the gas as we crawled up the mountain, we could hear it chanting, "I think I can, I think I can..." And it could!
Emily, Eirik, Ian and I had a wonderful weekend of snow and sun. I have heard rumors about Norway being cold, wet and dark but so far, I'm not sure I believe it. I think people are supposed to say that to keep the population down or something. It has been beautiful! And this weekend was no exception. We stayed in a very nice condo / apartment at the Lom Ski og FjellCamp.
Our place was actually not on this side, with the sign. I'm am standing on our porch to take this picture. This is where we stayed:
For dinner, we walked to the all-you-can-eat taco night restaurant where I remember where I remember meeting Aksel Svindal seven years ago. And there was a nice ice cream bar across the street where Eirik's mother made sure that I ordered in Norwegian. But when I was asked whether I wanted a cone or a dish, I was pretty stumped.
Emily coming down the stairs from our room
Saturday morning, we were up bright and early and headed for the glacier. The day appeared foggy but partway up to the glacier, we broke through the clouds into a sunny day!
In the lodge, we ran into Bekah's old coach, Espen which was pretty fun. I had met him before but it was years ago so when I reintroduced myself, he said, "Oh yeah, I know who you are, its pretty easy to tell." He also proceeded to call me Bekah accidentally. Then we suited up and hit the slopes.
Kelsey
Ian
1 comment:
nice place there, where is it?
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