Another Update

So what have we been up to...

Since the last update there has been two different "festivals" here in Stavanger. The first was the food festival, otherwise known as Gladmat. There was just about any type of food you wanted, mainly from local vendors. We bought two fresh cheeses a smoke cow milk and a specialty goats milks and one sausage that had mustard seeds, dried tomatoes, and bell peppers on the outside. While we were there with some of the other expats we decided to go to Lervig beer tent. After I talked to one of the brewers, who happened to be from Jackson, Wyoming, our friend got a text about the bombing. After that Megan and I split about 10 sample plates from different tents and walked home stuffed to the brim. Luckily we went that night because due to the tragedy in Oslo, the festival was cut short by a day.

Last weekend was the Tall Ship Races. The harbor was just PACKED with what I heard someone say were "old school sailing ships." The ships started to arrive on Wednesday and stayed in the harbor until Sunday. During that time some of the ships "open" and allow people to tour them. Just like you might expect the biggest and neatest ships had the longest lines so Megan and I went to the smaller of the large ships and got to walk on two of the decks! Sunday when the tall ships left, we were fortunate enough to take a ship out to watch them go out to sea. On the boat we were served a lunch buffet and drinks, which made the trip even better. Some the ships had the crews line up and sing sea shanties. It is kind of hard to describe exactly what it is like so I hope the pictures give you a good idea.

Besides the festivals we have just been living life!