View From the Side of Bird Mountain

No, not our Bird's mountain. Tour guides named this cliff Bird Mountain as a ton of birds nest here. Yet, there are insufficient nests for everyone, so some folks just hang out. The two birds you see at the center and bottom left are just flying like kites. Very little wing movement and no significant change of position.

Puffins!

July 4th 2018
We made it to Runde Island, home of Puffins. The trip required two buses and a high speed ferry. BTW, have you ever been on a boat with seat belts. Neither have we, until today. Yes, there were actual seat belts on the boat. No, we didn't use them. The entire trip took a shade under two hours before we boarded the Good Ship Kunde. The captain soon inquired, "does anyone want life jackets?" What? A ... read more

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more

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