Monday

Monday evening in Flåm. The choir is doing a concert in Aurland at 8:00 tonight and I will blog photos after that.

For en dag! What a day. We started in Hemsedal and drove to the Borgund Stave Church, which dates back to about the 13th century. However, when faced with photos of the 800 year old church or a group of sheep with new lambs, many of the students headed for the sheep. After Borgund we went to Aurland where we got onto the boat for the 2 hour boat ride in the fjord. It was chilly, windy, and rainy but still a great thrill with spectacular scenery. The most exciting moment was when the captain announced there was a seal on the port side. After a brief pause during which the students defined the terms starboard and port, the boat developed a noticeable list to the left.

After the boat ride was the trip up the Stalheim road to the Stalheim Hotel. What a fantastic view of the valley! On the way to Stallheim we stopped at Tviningfoss, twining falls. Wow! After Stallheim we bussed to Voss and got on the train to Myrdal. We then took the Flamsbana down to Flam and again saw fantastic scenery. We were greeted at the station by a very good local brass band. One of the members is a nephew of Arnie Brekke's and taught in the GF school district in the 80's.

All is well here. We do have some travel sickness, but people are feeling better.

The music starts tonight and tomorrow is the drive to Sarpsborg.