We have the opportunity to step out of life as we know it, for three months, and go on an adventure together as a family. Brett is on a research sabbatical and the kids and I get to tag along! We are in As a little town about 25km south of Oslo, hence the address for this blog Hurleys at 61ºNorth.
We are one week into our adventure and perhaps we should call this post ' Surprises, exploration and autumn skies'. It is beautiful here.The house borders the forest and we are having such fun exploring the area. The Norwegian people we have met have been friendly and so accommodating when they realise that we don't speak Norwegian.Fortunately for us, many Norwegians speak English as a second language.
Buying food is an adventure in itself. I am not sure if I was buying lean mince, extra lean mince or pet mince! We have had pleasant food surprises, like lomper and flat bread and some unexpected surprises like finding the tuna set in some jellylike stuff. Whatever the outcome, we are trying everything!
 Apparently they are having an unusually mild autumn.We are taking full advantage of the good weather and spending most of the day outside before the cold sets in...until then it is long walks,yellow leaves, autumn mists and 8am sunrises."Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"
Norwegian word for the day: As (it should have a little circle thing  above the a) pronounced like 'horse'...without the 'h'. Will post some pictures soon.