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Europe » Norway » Eastern Norway » Tonsberg April 3rd 2019

Day 9, 03.04.19. Wednesday. Left home after trying to wash it properly, headed for my friend which I hadn't seen for at least a couple years, talked for about 2 hours and then took the bus to one of the closest citys(Larvik) from where I was living. Camped on a hilltop overlooking a large beach and spent the night there the first day. The night was awful. Drafty and cold, didn't even finish my beer that I opened and took a few sips from. But when the sun came up, it was all worth it. Got my warmth back and after a quick breakfast I was ready to get going. Big mistake, filled my backpack with about 15 kg of food, note for myself for later; bring only enough for a couple days, carrying a 40-45 ... read more
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Europe » Norway » Eastern Norway » Tonsberg June 18th 2017

This is why we have come to Norway, the reunion of descendants of Ulrick Qvale and Anna Holst. We caught an early train from Oslo to Tonsberg with Andy's nephew Taro. I was about to send us on to Asgardstrand when Taro said he thought the reunion was in Tonsberg. He was correct. The address I had was from the very first email about the reunion. Ulrick and Anna had 8 children and on arrival everyone got a name label with a coloured dot to indicate which of these children you are descended from. Everyone was also allocated a table to sit at To mix things up. It was a great idea. Everyone was very friendly and interested in where we fit in the family and about us coming from Australia. The Norwegians are big on ... read more
Original house
Some of the gathering
Sunset from Eric's summer house




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