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A sacred Norwegian tradition is the påskeferie hytta trip–Easter week holiday at the cabin. Many Norwegian families have a hytta in the mountains or fjords that has been passed down through the generations. It’s a great honor to be invited … Continue reading →

  Moose in the hood, not in the house! Yesterday I got a text from Ted: “There’s a god damned moose on the hill across from our patio.” What he meant was “this place is f*&#ing magical.” To get it … Continue reading →

Anders played his first håndball games this weekend! On Friday, he went to practice and his coaches offered to give him a ride to the Friday night game. It was across town and not possible for us to get there … Continue reading →

We are midway between school holidays, nestled into regular life for a bit. Ted and I have been going to work most days, now that the set-up errands are complete. It’s darn nice to have a regular bank account, Ted … Continue reading →

We arrived home from our Nord-Norge Adventure on Friday evening. Then Ted and Anders got up early on Saturday and took off for Oppdal, about 1.5 hours by train, for a skiing weekend. Ted’s department was having a retreat there … Continue reading →

Nord-Norge Adventure Part 6: Northern Lights Guest blogger and photos by Anders: We were eating dinner when Hans came in and told us he was ready to take us on the Nordlys Tour. We were very fortunate to be the … Continue reading →

Nord-Norge Adventure Part 5: Sorrisniva Meals Sorrisniva is also a destination for excellent local and wild-caught or gathered foods. The menu and the map showedwhere foods come from in the region, and tasting plates with local foods that came before … Continue reading →

            Nord-Norge Adventure Part 4: Sorrisniva The final event of the trip was sleeping in the ice hotel, Sorrisniva. We weren’t actually sure that we were sleeping there because of miscommunication by email, but we … Continue reading →

Nord-Norge Adventure Part 3: Reindeer Sledding and Sami Culture (remember, you can click on a picture for a full size version) We arrived at Sorrisniva, the ice hotel, and immediately got suited up for our Reindeer Sledding and Sami Culture … Continue reading →

Nord-Norge Adventure Part 2: Holmen Husky Our Arctic Adventure continued on Wednesday night at Holmen Husky, a dog sled outfitter and small lodge. They provided all transportation; they picked us up at a hotel in downtown Alta and took us … Continue reading →