August 4-5, 2024
Oslo, Norway/Oslofjord for Rotterdam

Day sixteen promised to be an adventure in Oslo. First, we will be meeting Pegi and Eric's friend Johan. He has offered to show us around during our short stay in
port and he immediately offered us day passes for the tram. Then
he drove us to a famous Holmenkollbakken ski jump. It was quite
foggy, but the view from the top was still daunting.

                                    Johan then drove us to his home, where we left
                                    his car and walked to the nearby tram stop. We took the tram to the                                                    Vigeland Gardens in Frogner Park, filled with  Gustav Vigeland sculptures.
                                                             As we were touring the gardens, it began to rain. We had to                                                                     walk a long distance to get to a tram stop and I had no                                                                             raincoat or umbrella and was soaked. We took a tram into the                                                               downtown area and the rain stopped. We began walking but                                                                   realized that it was late and we had not eaten lunch. So, Johan                                                               suggested a restaurant nearby called Lofoten, which is known                                                               for its fish. After lunch, we walked along the dock and saw a                                                                        sauna that looked like a 
                                                                  boat and a ferry, or so it 
                                                                  was explained to me.

We approached the Munch Museum and the Oslo Opera House, just beyond
the new Oslo Library on the left. We visited the Opera House for a while,
                                                                 but needed to return to Zuiderdam for
                                                                 departure. We walked back
                                                                 to the dock but realized we 
                                                                 did not have enough time
                                                                 to walk. So we took a cab
                                                                 the rest of the way.
 
                                                                Dinner in the Dining Room.

Day seventeen was spent cruising out through Oslofjord into the North Sea on the way to Rotterdam.