Cabin fever

We have had such a great week in Norway that it’s hard to know where to start. I could talk about the cabin we stayed in with our friends, The Vets and their Littlegirls, way up in the mountains, with a gurgling mountain stream as the water supply. The magnificent forest, lakes, waterfalls and rivers that surrounded us. The fact that it didn’t get really dark, even at 1am. The stunning lake cruise. Or the thrill of jumping into ice cold meltwater after a walk.

There would be too much to say, however, so I decided to do it by statistics. A bit like Schott’s Miscellany, but definitely more inaccurate…well, maths never was my strong point.

So, here goes:

Weather – 9/10 (despite unpromising arrival temperature of 10 degrees)

Location of cabin – 10/10

Taps in cabin: 0

Streams outside cabin: 1

Flushing loos: 0

Family stripwashes: 2

Lake swims: 2

Fjord paddles: 1

Small, overexcited blond children in cabin: 4

Dogs in cabin: 1

Frantic grownups in cabin: 4

Hours of real darkness: 0

Impressive hikes undertaken by Littleboy 1: 4

Impressive 15 minute walks to cabin undertaken by Littleboy 2: 1

Plates of waffles consumed per day (average): 1

Attempts by The Doctor to eat brown Norwegian cheese: 1

Numbers of kids’ insect repellents bought that then realised weren’t allowed on plane because flammable: 3

Numbers of mosquito bites on Littleboys: 0

Numbers of mosquito bites on me: about 10 zillion

Accidents suffered by Littleboys: 4 (2 each).

Accidents suffered by Littleboys requiring first aid kits to be produced: 2 (1 each)

Debates on whether Littleboy 2 needed stitches: 1

Amount of clothes for the Littleboys needed compared to those packed: about half.

Wrong kind of child car seats provided by crap rental firm: 2

Rows in airport carpark due to said carseats: 1

Minutes Littleboy 2 wasn’t screaming on 2 and half hour return plane journey: 15

Seeing The Vets, and their Littlegirls, again after far too long (with apologies to Mastercard ad): priceless