Mother Nature done goooood!

Go. To. Norway. I honestly think I can leave it at that. I'll let the pics do the talking for me...enjoy!

After landing in Bergen, in the wee hours of the morning, we boarded our train that took us up, up, up to the town of Myrdal. Our stay in Myrdal was short-lived though, as we dumped our luggage onto the next train down, and set off on our next mode of transportation, bikes! 

The scenery along the ride down wasn't too shabby

Who else thinks, "wide open spaces..." when they look at this picture? (sorry for getting that song stuck in your head now)

After a successful ride down (aka no tumbles!), we arrived in Flam, where the mystical Sognefjord begins. We stayed one more town away, in Aurland...and as we hiked, kayaked and swam, we simply kept wishing that time would stand still. As you scroll below, think The Land Before Time (talk about a blast from the past...I think you'll see why this kept popping into my head).

To give you a little perspective, that tiny boat is in fact a cruise ship!

Oh, hello view

Our cute Scandinavian town of Aurland

I hope this memory never disappears into the fog

The top of our hike! Celebrating with a beverage, of course!

Just like the title of this blog posts states, Mother Nature done goooood!

How to get Kristin to hike faster, you ask? Line the pathway with millions of FIRE ANTS! I was seriously freaking out...I think we saw at least five small hills ant mounds overflowing with these creepy crawlers. Nothing could ruin the beautiful views though (well, except maybe fire ants?).

Perfect reflection while kayaking

Grant was very brave, and went swimming in the Fjord...the fact that he thought he might have hypothermia when he emerged kept me from entering though...

Our five-hour cruise through the Fjords, heading north to Bergen. The Sognefjord is nothing short of spectacular!

Grant kept the Captain company for awhile 

Ahhhh Bergen (sigh). We absolutely LOVED this sea-side town, especially all of the incredibly fresh seafood they had to offer.

Waiting for our delicious crab dinner, at 11pm...during the summertime, it's actually never pitch black here, making it much easier for us old folks to stay up late (in fact, one of us is turning 30 very soon!). 

Deeeeeeeelicious!

Bryggen - the oldest part of Bergen, which was operated by German merchants

Heavenly seafood platter

Now, don't forget to book your holiday to Norway. (seriously, do it!)

A Proper London Summer

Well folks, believe it or not, we're actually experiencing summer here in London this year!  I believe summer arrived back in March last year, and lasted for about one week.  I'm happy to say that we're going on three straight weeks of NO rain, tons of sunshine, and an average temp of 85!  We're loving the sunshine and warm weather, but practically melting due to the lack of air conditioning in this city.  I'll take it though!  Soaking it all up, literally (I have never been this pale!), so that we have no regrets once winter arrives.

What we've been up to so far this summer...

Wimbledon!  Wimbledon is probably our favorite event to attend in London, so we were extremely excited to get our hands on some tickets again this year.  Sadly, Federer was already out, but that meant we could just relax and enjoy some great matches on a beautiful, sunny day!

Great seats on Court 3...enjoying my first (of many) Pimm's of the day

Verdasco versus Gulbis 

Sloane Stephens (American!) versus Cetkovska

Radwanska versus Madison Keys (American!)

Fourth of July weekend up north in the Lake District with three other American couples.  We totally lucked out with the weather, and had an amazing time in the adorable town of Keswick.  Hiking, grilling, boating, swimming...as I kept saying throughout the weekend, "the trip was good for the soul!".

Hiking around Lake Buttermere

And he's off...sweet Carson (our friends' Goldendoodle) couldn't resist the sheep...I've never seen a sheep run that fast!  

And then we saw this sign...oops! 

Our grill masters for the 4th of July BBQ

USA!

Loved our 4th of July outfits!

Beginning our hike up Catbells

Talk about a picnic spot!

Rewarding ourselves after making it to the top of Catbells!

Kelly and I respresentin' the UK

Carson and some sheep, take 2

A little lake time

Our first annual London Lobster Fest!  It was our turn to host a few of our friends for dinner, so we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to continue our BYOL (Bring Your Own Lobster) parties over here in London.  Preparations started early, as Grant made his way over to Billingsgate Market at 5 am!  It closes at 9:30 am, so you have to get there early to ensure you get exactly what you want.  The evening was so much fun!  The food was great, but the company was even better :)

My first Royal sighting?!?!?!?!?!

While G and I were soaking up the sun in Kensington Gardens a few weekends ago, I spotted a crowd gathering around someone.  It HAD to be someone famous, right?  As I calmly walked ran over to see who it was, my heart started racing!  Could it really be them?!  

Of course it couldn't be them, this close to Kate giving birth...but hopefully this was a premonition.  

Welcome to the world little Prince!  Yes, I admit that my screen is currently split as I work on this blog post...the other half of my screen is the live stream in front of the hospital, waiting for Will & Kate to emerge with their new little royal (and no, I will not tell you how long I have been watching...)!

They were pretty good!  Had me fooled for a quick second...