Today, since the sun was smiling upon us with nary a cloud on the horizon (ok there actually were a few, but that’s besides the point), I decided to just hop on a ferry and see where it would take me. Obviously I knew the general area of where I was going, so I didn’t have to worry about leaving the country or anything like that, but it was still thrilling to not know my exact destination on the journey.

I took the B10 ferry from Aker Brygge and enjoyed a cruise on the fjord where I was able to see the shoreline (coastline? other land of Oslo?) and the beautiful watery scenery. The ferry itself was very cool and something I will probably ride around all the time on if it were summer. I took the ferry all the way to its end destination of Nesoddtangen, which is just across the water, crossing the Oslo Akershus border.

I remained on the ferry for the duration of the ride to and from Nesoddtangen, only because it was my first time on the ferry and I didn’t know when the next ferry would be back to take me back to Aker Brygge. So, I opted to be safe and just observe from the large windows and deck of the ferry.

On the boat ride I was able to see the quaint little islands of Lindoya and Hovedoya, where upon people actually live and survive. Personally, I don’t think I would be able to live anywhere where I didn’t have guaranteed access to a grocery store. The islanders are dependent on the ferry system and/or their own boats to get to the mainland where they can shop for groceries and other necessities.

This was a fun little outing on my own, which I will do again in the future, but will spend more time on the islands themselves, by taking the other ferry lines which actually stop at each of the islands.

Skål!