I was given the evening off on Thursday to go out with Jayne. As we’d failed to find a suitable lake to swim in all day, we headed to Sognsvann first for a quick dip. There weren’t many other people swimming but the water was lovely once we got in and worth the 40 min walk. Even better, the cabin was open and selling waffles, so we could indulge in another Norwegian tradition while waiting for the T-bane into town.
By the time we got into town, the sun seemed to have got a bit lower and a breeze had picked up. We’d hoped to have a drink outside at Aker Brygge but sadly all of the bars and restaurants there are in the shade in the evening so it was far too cold. Instead we ended up in Zahra’s Telt on the main street. Given everything was so expensive, we opted for a cocktail each, which we spun out for the rest of the evening.
Sadly, by the time we got home I was feeling a bit dodgy and I threw up a few times in the middle of the night, which left me confined to the flat for the whole of the next day. I think it was food poisoning but haven’t worked out what was to blame. Luckily no one else seemed to suffer and Jayne was heading off to Bergen that morning so didn’t need entertaining. Dave did some babysitting and is working now to make up for it! I don’t think last week’s marathon was the best preparation for recovering from food poisoning but after a day of eating normally I’m almost feeling back to normal.