headed out
2009 June 12 · 1:09PM · Friday
on the island
2009 June 12 · 2:02PM · Friday
big green space
2009 June 12 · 2:04PM · Friday
“Langøyene” means literally “the long islands” even though it’s just one island today. It used to be two very close together, but around the 1900s they sunk barges between them and filled it up with trash. After it was all full, they planted grass ontop. That’s what you see here.
ugly little gosling
2009 June 12 · 2:11PM · Friday
A is for …
2009 June 12 · 2:19PM · Friday
C on the rocks
2009 June 12 · 2:22PM · Friday
wildflowers and C
2009 June 12 · 2:23PM · Friday
other island
2009 June 12 · 2:27PM · Friday
adventure on the high seas
2009 June 12 · 3:04PM · Friday
Susie and grandchildren
2009 June 12 · 3:04PM · Friday
C Max on the ferry
2009 June 12 · 3:19PM · Friday
intimidating boat
2009 June 12 · 3:27PM · Friday
On the way back on the ferry, we noticed that there was some sort of gathering at the naval station on the harbor. We walked through and saw this boat, and some submarines from various nations, as well as some sort of dedication ceremony.
it was a minesweeper
2009 June 12 · 3:28PM · Friday
submarines
2009 June 12 · 3:28PM · Friday
Maybe Grandpa Dave can tell us something about these?
another submarine
2009 June 12 · 3:30PM · Friday
skål
2009 June 12 · 3:32PM · Friday
another sub
2009 June 12 · 3:33PM · Friday
submarine door
2009 June 12 · 3:35PM · Friday
That (unfortunately rumpled) sign shows various submarines from the last century.
maritime monument
2009 June 12 · 3:37PM · Friday
holding hands with Ethan
2009 June 12 · 3:52PM · Friday
moms
2009 June 12 · 3:53PM · Friday
C by the big clock
2009 June 12 · 4:00PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
the fun ship playground
2009 June 12 · 4:01PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
pirate faces
2009 June 12 · 4:02PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
I asked them to make pirate faces… and this is what I got.
in the crow’s nest
2009 June 12 · 4:06PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
Apl looking at mama
2009 June 12 · 4:16PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
water-skiing-pool-jump-things
2009 June 12 · 4:21PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
So they had this thing set up with a rope pulled by a motor, and the people hold on and do water skiing tricks (except it wasn’t skis, it was like a snowboard). Most people didn’t make it past the first pool, though.
the motor
2009 June 12 · 4:22PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
C watching
2009 June 12 · 4:25PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
C was chatting with the motor operator.
He was chatting with him for quite a while. C has absolutely no problem talking with strangers. Just ask anyone who has ever walked underneath our balcony.
racing around the statue
2009 June 12 · 6:38PM · Friday · Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
They were having a race, Ruby’s idea, except Ruby kept yelling “No, C! Me first!”
Ethan’s mom just got into town, and so we had a little mom-get-together and went out to Langøyene, walked back along the harbour, and had dinner in Aker Brygge. It was a rainy day, but we made the most of it and I think everyone had fun.