The sun was shining today - from 4:30 - 23:30

Today we had a trip to Sandnes and Jaeren via the bus. Our first stop was to "Vitenfabrikken" (The knowledge factory). It was a very interesting museum where you could just play and explore. Hannah and my favourite exhibit was a game where two opponents put on a "scientific" headbands (says Hannah) and sat at opposite ends of a table. On the table was a ball on a track. The ball started out in the centre and through brain waves of either relaxation/no thoughts or focus/many thoughts you moved the ball. The winner was whoever moved the ball to the end the end of the track. It was quite fascinating to watch because there was also a screen showing the brain activity of each participant. A couple of the other exhibits where wheel chair racing, a video of giant (maybe ten feet long) knitting needles knitting a flag, a game to test your reflexes and so much more.

We then heading to Wiig Gartneri which is a large and well respected green house in Norway. Just this week there was a write in the newspaper speaking about their award winning tomatoes. Below are some picture of the tour.



We then heading to Orre beach and had a BBQ. The food, specifically the meat (shrimp, ribs, pork, chick shishkebabs and a variety of sausage) was delicious! After lunch we went to the beach. It was beautiful yet windy and cold. Many people still went swimming despite the temperatures and only lasted a couple of seconds.


On the way home we stopped by this monument which is a representation of the last battle between the three Norway kings which unified them as one country.


For dinner Hannah and I went and got sandwitches and yogurt. We took it to the nearby lake to eat and watch the ducks. We were visited by a family of five ducklings and their mother. Hannah feed them her leftover oatmeal.


P.S. This is Hannah after one tic tac. I have learned my lesson...




P.S. Tomorrow Hannah turns 12 years old!!