A few adventures in Norway

We have been able to make some short trips to visit new places in Stavanger so I thought I would post pictures from these.

The first Saturday we were here a family in our ward offered us free tickets to go with them to a Viking Futbol Klub soccer game. We felt at home watching soccer, but a little different when all the commentating is in Norwegian :)

Luckily we have so many nice people in our ward who totally understand our situation and are willing to be our friends! Another Sunday a couple in our ward (who are having their first baby in February) picked us up and took us to one of the nice beaches. You hear about so many of the beautiful places in Norway, but beaches aren't usually highlighted. It's probably because it rains so frequently and is windy, but it should be talked about more. The sand was perfect and of course the view was amazing as always. Barrett took the nice camera so we got lots of great pictures. Sorry for the Lily overload, but he gets so many good ones it's hard not to post them.

It's hard to tell, but there is a lighthouse on that island in the distance.

There were quite a few horses there that day. I had no idea horses loved the water and rolling in the sand so much, but it was fun to watch them.

Playing in the sand while we talked to our new friends.

Another day after Barrett got off work we headed to Sverd i fjell. The Norwegians kept asking us if we had visited there yet, so we finally made the trip. It actually isn't too far from us. You can google sverd i fjell if you want more information, but King Olav had swords like these constructed around Norway to celebrate their independence and honor the Viking heritage. They are tall, as you can tell.