Our hike was only momentarily paused, as a gentleman had a small fall, and his glasses flew down the side of the hill. Thimm and I spent a good 30 minutes searching for the brown glasses in the high grass, and eventually, I can happily say, we found them!

Apart from that, we took a few breaks to see some of the farm settlements. The signs here indicated that they were likely abandoned during the time of the black plague. We thought that was interesting, as this seemed to be one of the most remote places in the world ... where would you rather be during such a great plague?!

Eric McDermott

In any case, we eventually made our way down, across the valley, and toward our final destination. From there, we were able to take a bus back to our starting point, and then began the long drive back to Oslo.

Yet – the adventures weren’t over so soon. We stopped near a large lake, took out our cooking equipment, and had one last meal in the wild before the work week would begin again the following morning.

48 hours, door to door. I ask you: Could you ask for much more?

Come Monday, we were both happy to start working, and simply be able to sit there and work with our minds, instead of our bodies; a different kind of resting.

Eric McDermott