FALLin' in Love with Norway - Road Trips & Visitors 2018





Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go... it's cold outside but it's warm inside our hearts for the people and places we are meeting and seeing.








Elder Alund, Carlos Gerez, Johanne & Elder Parrish

Carlos, Elder Cook, Petter Johansen, Elder Cribbs & Elder Putt.

We were happy to meet Linae,  from Alta.  The Elders live in her home and it just happens to be the same home Dad lived in when he served i Alta on his first mission.  Linea married Kristian (who was single then).


A beautiful sunrise as the sun is coming back.


Majestic mountains coming right out of the fjord.

We love seeing the beautiful rainbows in Norway.  On this trips to Senja to visit Einar we were treated to 4 of them one a double rainbow.






Funny bales of hay to greet us on our way.






A little yard art.

Always fun and interesting mailboxes.

Norway never lacks for beautiful countryside views


World's largest Troll

Of course Dad can't resist visitng Sentrollet when we visit Senja



Always a treat for Dad to go back to Sentrollet

Rain storms come and go quickly on this trip

A visit to Finsness to locate a lost member.

Looks like large marshmallows. This is the  out in the countryside




A visit to Harstad to visit the elders and inspect their apartmen.

the graveyard at the little church in Harstad


We enjoyed a beautiful sunset



doorway in the wall around the church

Lookout post from the war overlooking fjord and city of Harstad




one of our last days of sun in Tromsø.   Will soon go through 60 days of mørketid. (The Sun will not come up again until Feb 21.

Norway has a small church in every community.




wind surfers - have to be brave to face the cold autumn air.

goats have the best view of this valley for sure.

the horses at Bente and Uve's goat farm.





Sister Starkie loved the little ones

Sister Starkie and Stocks




very mischevious, this one got into the feed trough

Two of the Woofers and Sister Starkie helping to clean out the barn.


It is quiet the process to clean out the barn - all hands on deck.  It was 2-3 feet thick on the floor we helped to clear.

Sister Stocks



Though the muck was hard work and smelly the Sisters were right in the thick of the work

"Now I can see"!

somebody got hold of Sister Cook's phone.

Mom & Sister Starkie


Elder Parrish wielding the big hammer

one of the Woofers

Here they come in on the new wood chips.


Alexander

Elder Parrish

Sister Starkie, Bente and Sister Stocks with one of the baby goats.

so many goats, they raise them for organic goat milk and cheeses.  One can see the milking machine in the background.


the milking machine

Bente 


After an afternoon of cleaning out the barn... dinner is served

relaxing after dinner, nothing more enjoyable than good conversation and good friends

sunset...It looks like it is falling into the ocean.

big bright moon with its reflection

majestic mountain views along the highway 



the Arctic Chapel...looks like it's at night but it was really about 3pm.  We are losing sun quickly.




Beautiful and interesting sights to see on our road trips.  this is a folk museum on the way to Harstad










lots of waterfalls on the mountains in the countryside.

Polar Park is an Arctic Wildlife center on the way to Harstad.




This was 11am in the morning - the Sun was coming up...but not for long.







The bridge to Senya, only way on or off the island except by boat.







Elder Snapp and Elder Morgan in Harstad

Harstad harbor 



Taking the elders to dinner, seemed to put a smile on everyone's face.



amazing sunset tonight in Harstad




The old church in Harstad







red sky at night sailors delight. (Does this still hold true when it's only 2:30 in the afternoon?)


near the end of another beautiful day.

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