here I am

We found a large antique store with a wide assortment of goodies. But the best part was this tiny seating area literally on the water.

We sat and stared, watched the gulls play diving games and fly in formation, sipped our pear sodas which are locally made. And dreamed about being sailors on the 7 seas.

In an atmospheric setting such as this the mind plays tricks and writes stories. I'm on my second novella and carol is on her 3rd opera.

Next time we conduct botany experiments and study the flora and fauna more rigorously.

For now we are content to find a shabby rocker where we might sit and spin tales, untangle sinister plots, and in general lend our keen crime solving abilities to aalesund's cold case file.

First case: figure out where all the inhabitants have gotten off to and who is partying so late at night and listening to johnny cash and waylon jennings at 2 am.

hmmmmmmmmm...

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Comments

[Chrissy]

I was worried that you were having cold, as well as drizzly, weather. But I see Sister is wearing sandals. That's good.

[Judy H.]

Inhabitants must have been snatched by aliens...or are very, very shy of newcomers. ;-)

[Chelsy]

It is so dreamy here, I love the rain. Thanks for the pæresmack, it hit the spot! Get it? Everything tastes better when I can't understand the label. As for the mystery, the Johnny Cash music is the trigger to turn all Norweigens into partying zombies, and who then can't go out in sunlight, I mean, overcast, next day?

[M]

You left the sun in Bergen! Don't despair, it will come out again and it will dazzle you as it sparkles on the water. Aren't the flowers wonderful? I have a sketchbook with drawings I did of Norsk wildflowers. With the flowers and the boats, what eye candy!
Marissa

[Susie LaFond]

You didn't tell me you were going to heaven....I'd have packed differently had I known...so that's what I am dubbing your Norwegian adventure...I've plopped myself right down in at least one of those comfy chairs and I intend to sit here for a very long time...the rain is pitter pattering me to doze and dream of high adventure on that luscious sea. You'll have to report in later on cold case no.1 sounds a little 'fishy' to me...

[Domenico]

Does the antique store ship to California, because I think I spotted a few must haves?

[Cynthia]

But whyyyyy did she throw your glasses over the edge? Actually, I think she did you a favour, the new ones are totally cool and so you - funky, happy, make me smile glasses. Loving the dispatches from Norway, keep 'em coming!

[Liv M]

the lack of inhibitants may just be that you visited on a sunday =) Evrything but tourist shops are closed on sundays, Norwegians are a securalized people, none believers, but keeping traditions very much alive. Therefore no commerse (trading and shopping and drinking =) ) on sundays. But you saw "the fjords" they do not close, not even on sundays =)