Day 23

Vuku
Rest Day 
Cumulative: 258.9 miles / 416.6 km

“We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!” President Thomas Whitmore, Independence Day, 1996

We have this tradition of watching Independence Day every 4th of July. Yes, it’s a guilty pleasure. But it’s so darn inspiring. Yesterday was long and we had entertaining company in the evening leaving us without enough time. So what better to do on our rest day. We squeezed together on my single bunk and streamed it on Kristine’s phone. Technology is amazing. 

We also said goodbye to Ivonne and Merel. We probably won’t see Ivonne again but hope to reconnect with Merel in a couple of days. 

We had another terrific meal from our hosts here at the creative center and played several games of cribbage, plus some rummy. We split on cribbage but Kristine slaughtered me in rummy, as usual. 

Thunderstorms rolled through late in the afternoon making for some spectacular cloud formations. 

Not unlike the special effects from Independence Day.

Tomorrow we head to Stiklestad, where St. Olav met his demise.