Insane Amok: DOGGYQUEST

I meant to write a travelogue for our journey to Norway to pick up a dog, but I lost like a day's worth of writing. So here are some pictures accompanied by comments and the approximate time they were taken.

23:00. And we're off! We're driving to the ferry, and it's super duper dark outside.

00:00. Arrived at the harbor. There are a whole bunch of semis and only a couple of regular cars.

01:00. Walking to our cabin. The stairways look like something out of Mirror's Edge, and I feel a sudden urge to unleash some sick parkour moves.

01:30. The cabin is small and the beds are uncomfortable, but there's a very enthusiastic magazine on the table encouraging me to "crank it up".

06:00. We've slept for 4 uncomfortable hours, and everyone is pretty tired. Sweden is cold, and the water in the harbor was covered in ice.

08:00. We might be in Norway now? I'm not sure, but we're driving over a weird-looking bridge.

09:00. Headin' to Dingle.

10:00. Harken my words, me hearties. Let me tell you the legend of ol' Captain Blackshoe, The Shoe Pirate. He looted nothing but shoes and opened up a relatively successful shoe shop in Norway. The end.

11:00. The weather's pretty great. Blue sky, clear air, bright sun.

12:00. We make a brief stop in Silent Hill, apparently.

13:00. I think we might have died dead. Heading towards the light.

13:01. Nope, false alarm.

13:30. We eat lunch at a rest stop along the highway. Cold pizza and a can of Coke is fucking DELICIOUS.

13:35. Checking the gas station for snacks, and 27 danish crowns for 80 grams of potato chips? Are you kidding me?

14:00. ICE TO MEET YOU.

15:00. After driving up a terrifying ice-covered mountainside, we arrive at Geir's house/dog kennel. He wasn't actually holding a moose head when we arrived, but he was in engine grease up to his elbows, since he was fixing his car.

15:05. We meet the dogs. They're pretty great.

15:06. Nom nom nom. Satzu chewing on some puppies.

15:10. Geir invites us in for tea and coffee. He also shows us the giant, stuffed lynx he shot and killed.

15:15. There were also horses.

15:30. We head back to a nearby inn. The place is so Norwegian I don't even know.

18:00. Dinner! Potatoes, delicious brown sauce and some terrible frikadeller. Also bread and crackers.

SLEEEEEEP.

09:00. Breakfast! Enjoying the view.

11:00. Geir arrives with Nova, our new puppy. He says goodbye, and she's a little scared.

11:30. We get to know Nova, and she sleeps a little bit.

12:00. Off we go, heading back to Denmark. Nova sleeps in her transport box, cuddled up with her mother's blanket.

12:30. Suddenly we're IN AMERICA.

12:35. Ah yes, the proud city of Dumbass.

13:30. Lunch at an old fishing shack. Nova is in the black transport cage.

15:00. We take a brief detour through Chernobyl and encounter an Anomaly. No casualties.

17:00. Arrived at the harbor, waiting for the ferry to show up. I watch MST3K while snacking on peanuts and Italian sausage. Good times.

19:00. Chilling in the cabin. Nova is sleeping on my dad.

SLEEEEEEEEP.

6:20. Time to wake up. Slept absolutely terribly, and I've apparently gotten a light fever. I completely forgot to take any pictures because I was busy not throwing up.

8:00. Back in good old Denmark, and we're taking a break to grab some fresh air and eat some food.