: I am going to Norway Sunday for work and will have about 3 days vacation
: after work. I plan to see the viking ship museum in Oslo. I want to go to
: the sea, maybe Stavangar (sp) and maybe take a boat ride or something. I
: am from Wisconsin (very inland) and want to take advantage of being near
: the sea. Any suggestions would be welcomen. - Scott

Strange you should mention this. Just last week there was a late-nite travelog on Norway on the local PBS channel. the following URL should take you to an online version of the script for this. Or, you can buy a video of the show from the site, too.

http://www.travelsmallworld.com/TravelsInEurope/scripts/SCANDINAVIA.html

or

http://www.travelsmallworld.com/TravelsInEurope/scripts/SCANDINAVIA.html#norway

In the script they mention that 100 years ago a replica viking ship sailed across the atlantic. I think it was that boat which came to Chicago for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, and was stored here for many years. About 7 years ago they hauled it away to restore it, but I haven't heard of its whereabouts since. Hope it hasn't disappeared completely.

Check out the other scripts for the other Scandinavian countries, too. One of the shows covered a ferry from Norway to Sweden that looked and sounded interesting.

Hope this helps.

PGJ

PS. When you get to Norway, wave, and I'm sure someone related to me will see it