Today Mary Helen went for her 2nd Thursday walk, "walky-talky" with the Petroleum Women's Club (PWC.) Last Thursday 16 women did a 3 1/2 hour strenuous hike about a half hour away and 310 meters. It was quite slippery in places and very rocky. However, the views from the top and the lake were we lunched were spectacular. Mostly sunny and at times, short-sleeve weather. On a scale of 1 to 5 they rated it a 3+ but said there were no 1s and 2s in Norway.
Today it rained - ranging from misty to pouring and we did a 1 level walk - 15k around 2 lakes with a short detour to a rose farm where you make your own bouquets and pay on a honor system - about $1.25 to $1.75 per rose which is much less than the stores. There were 17 women walking today and the only complainer was the youngest! I noticed that none of the Norwegian women came today - 6 French, 2 Dutch, a German, 4 or 5 Scotch, 3 Americans and a few I don't know from where. I was quite pleased that another American and I led the group at the end. This may toughen me up - I would never walk for 3+ hours in the rain in Ithaca.
Last weekend Larry and I walked around a nearby lake on Saturday and to another fjord on Sunday - each walk about 3 hours. And on Saturday evening we played bridge with 7 other couples, most of whose wives are PWC members. Larry, who hasn't played much bridge, improved quickly though he raised me to 3 notrump although the women to my west was bidding spades and Larry didn't have a stopper and once when he was playing no trump he continued to play the initial suit led even though his opponent had bid it. A delicious pot-luck dinner and bridge until after one a.m. in the morning.
If they haven't lived in Houston or someplace else in the states, almost everyone in this group has visited more than once.
This group is terrific for me and it was fun for me to introduce Larry to a broader group of oil related men.