Friday May 15th 2015 to Pilegrimsherberget Konfirmantsalen near Veldre near Brumunddal, about 24 km

  For a moment I thought: Sonja? Fata morgana? Ruin of Hamar cathedral covered by glass structure Once more Olavs way passes through natural history museum Museum of natural history   This is also part of it Chime in Hedmark Museum in Hamar at Peninsula Domkirkeodden Walking along lake Mjosa Another roe deer. Looks like those 

Thursday, May 14th 2015. Ascension Day, Hamar 19 km + 2 + 2 to go from hostel to center and vice versa

At 2.30 am. at night dawn begins. We leave with wonderful weather towards Hamar, an ancient town with the remains of a more than 1,000 years old cathedral. Unfortunately for me and for my  visitors this is the last day of their visit, before returning to the Netherlands. Along the way we arrive at an old brewery, located 

Wednesday May 13th 2015 Stangen, hostal Store Gillund Gard, 23 km

         Our first moose We had one room with 4 twin beds. We kept a lot of clothes on in our sleeping bags to avoid getting cold. What do you do at night, when the sanitary urge is too high? The toilet, the house, 50 m. away, through wet grass, through pools of water, rain and a leaky 

Tuesday May 12th 2015. Espa 19 km

 Tosca with her moose leg                                                  Wooden shed in Espa Paul and Oesj preferred two mattresses on the floor in the “living”. Therefore the living room had to be emptied: a few chairs and the table were moved to the kitchen. Sonja and I each had two bunk beds, but, of course, each one of 

Monday May 11th 2015. Finnbraten 24 km

 Former minister’s house Eidsvol morning picture   On the road again     Many spring flowers    Lunch break     Happy together        Since this morning 16 km.  Is this cabin open? No!    This cabin is open. Could be used for staying overnight                                                                                                                                            Almost at today’s destination   Primitive cooking, but we succeeded.        Voila, the result Tosca devouring a 

Sunday May 10 2015 Eidsvoll. 13 km + 4 up and down the center

 With Paul in Best Western Oslo. Start walk     posing with Norwegians in national dress      With paul in front of a sign of Olavsway.        Lanuage confusion: Peeing for 60 +?                 On the way                                                                Billboards against discrimination of homosexuals etc.   Sonja brought me a strip with “Mama Alice”.    Nice route  Stabbur, storage barn 

Saturday May 9th 2015. Back to Oslo by car

 Marieke, Alf Rune and me  In the kitchen at Martin and Drude, together with a bearded shepherd Drude in front of her broadery work                                                                                                                                     hand plowing                                                                                       the barn where groups of students/visitors are being lodged      On the way from Skjold/Haugesund to Oslo     An oil platform?                                                                                          

Friday May 8th 2015. Skjold at Marieke’s and Alf Runen’s

 litter of puppies                                                                                                                                    Walk with Marieke and AR. View at Haugesund  Over there is Stavanger                                                                                                Tosca is having fun with her new friends Because of my abdominal discomfort I could sleep in their bed. It was a good night. Cramps away, but now my head feels like drunk. Must be of not eating yesterday 

Thursday May 7th 2015. Oslo (first day in Norway)

   Breakfast in youth hostal             On my way to the bakery’s I passed the Nobel institute. The one left is me!  Typical Norwegian all wooden church   The Pilgrim’s office. The present official and me                                  Wooden stabborn on legs against mice etc. containing hay.   Some stabborns are turned into tourists shelters     Snow far away                                                                         

Wednesday May 6th 2015. Leaving from Denmark by ferry to Oslo (Norway)

 Frederikshavn church, seen from upper deck  The other ferry in Frederikshavn, going to Sweden    Picture from dogs deck backward    First views of Oslo fjord  Surroundings of Oslo from the boat    Tosca seems to like it in her cabin on the ferry Last night the weather got better, after a whole day of rain. It seems that