spencerfamblog: vacations

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Last Day of the Trip

There was wine

Again Tor was our fearless guide and captain

This ski jump is for Dr. Mark S. who is my mom's oncologist and went to Oslo with me when we were in Band in High School. He has fond memories of visiting this jump.

This is a JELLY FISH and they were all over! I was assured by the cardiologiost (Tor) and the

otolaryngologist that they don't astng, so I jumped in. We also knew that if Jelly Fish are out the water temp was at lest 20 degrees C.

This is Marie and she dove in right away and swam for quite a while. She is a true Scandinavian woman.

What a day. Ona took me to Bygdoy, which means island by the sea. This has been my favorite place to run. It is next to the Queen and King of Norway's "country home" and it is on the Fjord. I typically run about 2-3 miles there. Today I ran out to the sea, around the beaches and then I took a path back to Skyoen, which is the dock where Ona and Tor have thier boat, so in total it was a 5-6K run. It was lovely! Ona took the car and then met me at the dock. There were a few times where I was on some back trails and became a little worried, but a nice Norwegian man told me to follow the signs that said Kjersi or something and that kept me on course Here are some more photos of the Fjord. Tor took Ona, her colleague Marie (who is their oto surgeon) and me on a delightful boat ride through the Oslo fjord. We went quite a way out, parked the boat and then we all jumped in and went swimming in the North Sea! It was salty of course cold but very envigorating. Look at our day!