Before we left Paradise Sauda, Norway and our gracious hosts… …Russell was hard at work securing us lodging in London for that night. This is important to our story as you will find out later. Notice the view from his “desk”.  So peaceful. After successfully bidding on a room via Priceline for London that night, we left since we had a 3 hour drive to get to the airport. Of course, the scenery along the drive was beautiful. Vegetable Stand (rows of berries in the back) Heather growing along the road.   We took a 30 minute ferry ride which was a novel experience for us.   It was quite…

Well we are getting close to finishing up these travel posts. Maybe only 2 more. Sorry to have dragged it out for so very long! Leaving Nevlunhavn, Norway, we traveled about 4.5 hours north to Sauda which is located in the beautiful mountains of Norway. It was a lovely drive. On the way we had to stop at a gas station, but which one is gas and which is diesel? Thankfully, there was someone that could speak enough English to know what we were saying and were able to direct us. While sitting there, waiting for the car to be filled, we saw this advertisement…. Have you ever had a…

Being a homemaker, I always enjoy seeing how others do things in their homes. I especially love when they are creative and use their role as homemakers to express that creativity. So come along with me and I’ll show you how some homemakers are doing it in Norway.  We didn’t have much time in the town of Nevlunghavn, Norway. We really only spent a day-and-a-half there but we packed as much as we could in that day, as you read about here. Our host’s home. Doesn’t this look so homey and comfortable? The girls enjoying their breakfast on the porch. The weather was gorgeous and time seemed to move at…

I have some very good news to share! You may remember that my luggage was lost at the very beginning of our trip. It wasn’t even showing up in the system. But, after 5 weeks of being “lost” my suitcase was found and returned to me. Everything was intact – not a thing missing. So thankful for that. Although most it it was replaceable, it’s hard for me to find clothing (maybe because I really dislike shopping?) but there was this one little tin that holds my bobby pins that I was really sad about losing. It was given to me by my oldest son when he was about 8…

After we left Haarlem, Netherlands and Corrie Ten Boom’s home, we took a drive to the Atlantic Ocean. To warm us up from the chill we went to a restaurant on the beach and had some delicious hot chocolate.   The hot chocolate and soup were served in glasses.   Attractive presentation. I really liked their decor. After getting warmed up and our tummies filled, we walked down to the beach. I wanted to stick my feet into the Atlantic Ocean while standing on Holland soil, but then I decided my hand would work just fine. haha  Too cold. Our traveling companions who now want to see the world.Oh boy,…