When in Norway you hike to Pulpit Rock

For those of you that are not aware, I’m celebrating my last year in the 30s. However my mind still thinks I’m in my 20s and I can do anything…well Saturday I put myself to the test, not sure why, actually I didn’t realize what I was getting myself into to tell you the truth. When in Rome you do what the Rome’s do, when in Norway you hike to Pulpit Rock.

So Saturday to celebrate a co-workers birthday (Huong turn 26) we (Huong, Brett 24, and me) hiked to Pulpit Rock. We were informed to take the hour Ferry ride, then catch the bus to Preikestolen (the name of the mountain) for a two hour hike to Pulpit Rock, make sure you have water and trail mix they told us…that was it, that was all that was known…now remember I exercise about 20% of the time if that…the young stallion and young doe workout everyday, plus they are young…So we are all full of energy and start the hike, now I’m thinking a hike, yep I can do that…really a ground path to the Pulpit Rock…no problem. Oh Dear Lord, I have a problem, we came around the first bend and wholly crap, the trail is rocks, what did I sign up for here…now we are only in the first 5mins of the hike and I’m stopping to catch my breath…ok…I must go on…within the next 10mins, time for another break and another the next 15mins. Well at this time Brett decided to leave us and now it was Huong and I, it was nice of her to keep up with me…haha! We passed several people coming down, a 78yr old man, and several overweight older women (yes older then me). With that I knew I could hike, climb, this mountain and I was determine. So we kept going on, Huong with her cat like walk on the stones had no problem at all, she was enjoying herself and laughing at me the entire way. We took are time, taking breaks to enjoy the view and snap pictures along the way. Almost there just up the smooth large boulder and around the corner and we are there…wait a minute, who do we see…Brett on his way down the trail, laughing his ass off…The young stallion thought I wouldn't make it…well I showed him…so within 2hrs we made the rocky trail hike to Pulpit Rock and WOW what a view! As Brett headed down the trail, Huong and I enjoyed a great lunch of trail mix, an apple mixed with small bites of chocolate, and water. We enjoyed the view and snapped some photos…WOW what a view…

Crap! We have to go back the way we came…which actually wasn’t bad going down the trail…you just chose your next rock to step on and go…went pretty fast. We felt for the people walking up the trail as we walked down and gave them encouragement.

Well this 39year old, out of shape girl DID IT!

Wow…now let me tell you about Amsterdam…

Arrived in Amsterdam, my eyes are wide open and my chin is dragging the ground…what has this Oklahoma Girl got herself into…Sex, Drugs, & Rock-n-Roll… Amsterdam has it and it’s all legal…something I knew, something I had to ask about, and something I’m still not quit sure about. I’ve seen a beer bike with a keg and at least 10 very happy guys singing and pedaling as they rode down the pathway…

Wow Amsterdam…

Toured the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank House, and Rijks Museum (still learning world history here)…got lost in a small town looking for the Harley Davidson store (twice – found it the second day) (NOTE: For those of you that are not aware, I collect HD shirts from all the places I tour…)

Amsterdam has several things to offer but I couldn’t hit all of them in the two full days I was there…like floating down canals, shopping at the market, parks, and pubs…

Wow Amsterdam…

I rode the train, sub, bus, and taxi…the hotel had cold beer and champagne waiting for us every night with a little food for taste…

So the next stop and last stop ‘traveling around the world’ is Norway…can’t wait…

Cheers,
Tamela

WOW!!! I'm touring GREECE...

We (Sarah and I ) toured Greece in five days- seeing all the sites there is to see in Athens, the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’, ‘Acropolis’, ‘National Archaeological Museum’, and etc…We ate at the local cafés and of course had Greek Salads (which is not like the typical Greek Salads in the states). We shopped at the Center Market and I actually purchased a summer dress…

On Tuesday, we took the Ferry to one of the Greek Islands – Aigina and visited ‘The Temple of Aphaia’, bought some peaches and pistachio nuts and had a nice little lunch in a café off the beaten path…

The best part of the trip was walking in a little village up to the Acropolis where we sneaked a peak of the charming little homes. The village was all in white with bright colorful shutters and doors.

One thing I have realized about myself when I’m abroad is how I miss the smell of American Men…For you women that are reading this, close your eyes and think of your last date with your man and remember his smell…Old spice, Polo, CK, Stetson, or even Irish Spring (soap)…Oh my how I love those smells…

A couple of things to remember when you are touring Greece, the Greek people are friendly on your third counter with them, the taxi drivers not only stink but will charge you to much…if you not eating at one of the tourist cafés then you are not that big of a hurry, so sit back and relax.

I'm in Greece, WOW, how blessed I am...

With Love,
Tamela (Greek Goddesses)