The Rennesøy mishap has also made the front page of the national paper, VG. A tourist ferry arrived at 18:55 to take us back to Stavanger. Fortunately, we left the car at the landing. This one was passengers only. It was almost completely full- there were maybe two empty seats. Our trip took just over 20 minutes. We were wondering when ticketing would come around, but they never did. As we left, we overheard that it was free.
Prior to leaving we attended the lighting of the Christmas tree on Kvitsøy. It was small-community living at its finest. A brass band played Christmas music, the mayor read a speech, kids held hands and walked around the tree, cake and gløgg were served. Since there is almost no place to park on Kvitsøy, it was nice to see how many people either walked or biked to the event- held at the library/nursing home. It was good to expose myself to a slice of Christmas. With everything else that has been going on, I have had no time to think about it. Unlike Hollidazzle, there were no corporate sponsors, no garish lights, no merchandising or advertising. It was just a plain tree decorated with a few white lights, and a bunch of delicious homemade cakes. I think I would have a seizure if I walked by an American Christmas display these days.
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