Day Twenty Two Wednesday 10th August

It rained all night, and at 2.30 the wind got up and G had to go outside and wind the awning in. He also retrieved his washing which had been hanging under the awning but was now lying on the sodden, muddy ground. Some vehicles had to be towed out of the mud this morning.. We shall trust that it will dry out a bit by the time we leave.
We caught the bus into the city and headed straight for a hole in the wall ( it's hard work keeping all the different Krone in separate places and then remembering where they are)  before catching another bus which gave us the opportunity to see quite a bit of Oslo on our way to the Kon-Tiki Museum on the other side of the harbour. G was very keen to go there having read Thor Hyerdahl's book about the expedition in his twenties. I read it in my early teens, as part of a Guide badge. I can't remember what the badge was, but I think I had to read a  non-fiction book involving exploration of some kind, and that was the available book on my parents' bookshelves. It was such a phenomenon that I think every home probably had one!
The exhibition was well worth a visit, and included the reconstructed original Kon-Tiki and Ra II.  We also watched a showing of the original documentary made in 1951, only 4 years after the expedition. Our adventure pales into insignificance compared to the crew's 101 day achievement.
Our "make it up as we go along" philosophy has served us well so far, but hit a bit of a snag today. Fortunately we were already having second thoughts about the possible train trip to Bergen because of the weather when we discovered, on our return to the TIC for wifi access, that all seats were sold out for days ahead. It will have to wait for another time. The views are said to be absolutely spectacular, but even so the thought of Seven and a half hours in a packed train is a bit daunting. Out of high season might be a better bet!
So we are now making new plans for the next couple of weeks, and think we will take the opportunity to explore more of Sweden, and cross to Stockholm via a loop north taking in the area around Lake Siljan.
Incidentally, I had a nice reply to my email to the Norwegian Toll people saying that the invoices usually take 4 to 6 months to come through, so no need to worry!
A group of lads in an ancient camper from the Netherlands just turned up and parked between us and the campsite roadway and far too close., blocking out our light and making a worrying amount of noise. And also blocking as well as churning up our least boggy exit route. Fortunately they have just moved because they couldn't reach the hookup. Phew!