The United States Lighthouse Society Tour of
Norway 2008
Norway 2008
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Our thanks go to Mary & Phil Borkowski for providing all of the images below.
Glen Tart, Phil and Mary Borkowski , and Don Broadbent at the Hard Rock Café in Oslo
Butch Skaar and Dave and Phyllis Idell on the roof of the new Oslo Opera House
The group at Vigeland Sculpture Park, Nobelsgt
Dave and Phyllis Idell and Donna and John Bowie on the boat to Lyngør
The group touring Lyngør
Lyngør Lighthouse
Butch Skaar presented a tour patch to our guide at Lyngør Lighthouse
The bus drove to the end of the pier so we could photograph Stangholmen Lighthouse
Oksøy Lighthouse (in the rain)
Butch Skaar and Mary Wheeler try to dry off inside Oksøy Lighthouse
Marty Martin at the top of Oksøy Lighthouse
Candace Hardin and Joyce Wichmann next to the first order Fresnel lens at Oksøy Lighthouse
Bill and Paula Raudio help keep Mary Wheeler dry on the boat from Oksøy
Gronningen Lighthouse
Odderøya Lighthouses, Old and New
Mary Borkowski, Dave Idell, and Marty Martin at lookout high above Mandal
Lindesnes Lighthouse
Marty Martin, Mary Borkowski, Lois Louvau, and Bill and Paula Raudio at the top of Lindesnes Lighthouse
Lindesnes Lighthouse
Lista Lighthouse
The group picture at Lista Lighthouse
On the boat to Lille Presteskjaer Lighthouse
At the dock, Lille Presteskjaer Lighthouse
Glen Tart, Joyce Wichmann, Mary Borkowski, Kathy Berel, and Don Broadbent on the "easy 10 minute walk" to Presteskjaer Lighthouse
Presteskjaer Lighthouse
Kvassheim Lighthouse
Waiting for our bus in Eigersund after our lunch break
Obrestad Lighthouse
Joyce Wichmann, Candace Hardin, Marty Martin, and Glen Tart enjoy the view from Obrestad Lighthouse
Obrestad Lighhtouse from the Old Hå Rectory
Paula and Bill Raudio, Don Broadbent, Marty Martin, Madeline Blackwood, Glen Tart, and Butch Skaar in front of Tungenes Lighthouse
Tungenes Lighthouse
Kvitsøy Lighthouse
Glen Tart climbing Kvitsøy Lighthouse
35 Marty Martin, Dave Idell, and Candace Hardin at the top of Kvitsøy Lighthouse
The Fresnel lens at Kvitsøy Lighthouse
Butch Skaar presents a tour patch to Sofus Tønnessen, our guide at Kvitsøy, while Glen Tart and our tour guide, Almar, look on
Madeline Blackwood, Shirley Roberts, Marty Martin, and Dave and Phyllis Idell boarding the boat to Geitungen Lighthouse
Geitungen Lighthouse
Several group members enjoy the view from Geitungen Lighthouse
Don Broadbent and Glen Tart with our lighthouse guide at Geitungen Lighthouse
Old Vikeholmen Lighthouse with part of the Skudeneshavn fishing fleet in the foreground
Old Vikeholmen Lighthouse
The group climbing up to visit Old Vikeholmen Lighthouse
Bill and Paula Raudio and Dave and Phyllis Idell enjoy a pizza at Dolly Dimple's Pizza in Stavanger
The group waits for the tour of Utstein Monastery
Glen Tart and Phil Borkowski visit with a horse at Utstein Monastery
On the boat to Engøyholmen
Svein Wilksnes, our lighthouse guide, gives us some background at Høyevarde Lighthouse. Glen Tart, Candace Hardin, John Bowie, and our tour guide Almar listen intently
Butch Skaar and Kathy Berel at Høyevarde Lighthouse
Høyevarde Lighthouse
We load our luggage in the rain at our Haugesund Hotel
Ryvarden Lighthouse
Butch Skaar photographing Ryvarden Lighthouse from the water, in the rain
Don Broadbent, Butch Skaar, Mary Borkowski, Dave and Phyllis Idell on the ferry to Fedje Island and Hellisøy Lighthouse
Donna Bowie, Marty Martin, and Candace Hardin on the boat to Hellisøy Lighthouse
Hellisøy Lighthouse
The group waiting to climb Hellisøy Lighthouse
Returning to the bus on Fedje Island from Hellisøy Lighthouse
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