Don’t be surprised if they want to go to school in Europe or elsewhere. That’s what happening to our kids. Great experiences.

Glad that wasn't a real fire (or a real big fire, in any case) at the airport hotel!

Fab report, thank you so much. I appreciate all the details; I am a bit of a hiker, so thanks for including the "hikes we didn't take" section too.

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Thank-you for this wonderfully detailed trip report. I am seriously considering a visit to the Lofoten Islands for the summer. We spent 2 awesome weeks driving around Norway 10 years ago. On that visit we didn't go to the Lofotens because I had read it is fogged in often and smells badly of fish. (It seems as if you did not encounter or hear of this)
I am from the mid-Atlantic east Coast and also enjoy finding places that are not miserably hot and humid and I love mountains and water views.