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March 7-9, 2008
Farfar (norwegian for grandfather or literally father father) swung into town this past weekend thanks to work obligations. He got here Saturday night and gave a talk on Monday. We basically had one full day when pieced together. We had a great dinner Saturday night at his hotel and Sunday we went [...]

March 1 – 2, 2008
Dave had a joint birthday party with his friend Jan Hendrik back in January. They both received a telemark ski lesson, rental and lift ticket package from their friends. They’ve both wanted to learn how to telemark for a while, so they were both excited about the package. This past weekend [...]

January 11 – 13, 2008

Last weekend we took our 1st “vacation” getaway with Bennett! It was surprisingly easy with some minor adjustments of our lifestyle. Our friends Katie and Kevin, who both work for Deloitte & Touche, got their company’s cabin for the weekend. After work on Friday we rented a car and drove [...]

March 1- 4, 2007
We had a fantastic weekend visit to Lillehammer. Dave’s parents, Jeff & Erica, flew in for a short visit and we didn’t waste a second!
THURSDAY
Erica got into Oslo on Thursday and we walked around and went to dinner. We have now learned that restaurant reservations are a must for Olso. We had [...]

On Saturday, we went “slalom” skiing at the Norefjell site of the alpine events in the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics. It’s a 2 hour bus ride from Oslo. We found a package deal for bus transportation (Skiexpressen) and lift ticket. There were about 12 of us who went for the day.

Adventure to Fjellvang Hytta, Oslo Nordmarka
We had an awesome weekend cross country skiing to a hut in the woods. We booked one night stay at the Norwegian Trekking Association’s (DNT) hut. They are usually maintained fairly well and are open all seasons for outdoor activities. They have over 400 hundred huts all over Norway.
Saturday
The morning [...]

Winter Sports in Oslo Instead.
This weekend I was supposed to go to London to visit my friend Fiona. I arrived at the airport Thursday night to find out my flight was cancelled because of bad weather. There were winds of up to 90mph that swept across the UK, Germany, and the rest of Europe. I [...]