Enga mellom fjella

Off to Portugal!

ME:

I bought my tickets.

Argued with the computer and the dates and the times and...

...decided that I'd had enough. I leave April 7th for Lisbon, arriving the 8th in the evening. I return from Bergen, Norway on the 5th of June arriving in Montana just before midnight.

Am I thrilled? A bit. But mostly I'm relieved. The indecision was killing me (probably literally).

Now I need to find a place to stay the first two nights, make sure I have a place to stay the last night in Norway, decide how/when I go from the south to the north (there are direct flights from Barcelona).

I also have to work out Holy Week in Portugal soon or I won't have a place to stay. Same with the 17th of May in Norway. Luckily, pinse (Pentecost) is June 8th and not a factor. However... 1st of May is celebrated in both countries (and Spain and Poland), May 3rd in Poland (Constitution Day). The 25th of April is Freedom Day (Carnation Revolution) in Portugal and I'll have to be careful planning around that one.

Holidays can create all kinds of havoc for the traveler if caught unawares. I have personal experience...

So. I need to do my work.

I hope to:

1. Write and take notes in Portugal so I can write more vampire stories.
2. Improve my Norwegian and my Portuguese.
3. Visit new places and old in Norway.

I'm sure I'll do okay. Must be ready to take thousands of photos though. Last time it was about 8,000 in all.

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