Norway Trip Report
I'm back from my 12 days in Norway. What an incredibly beautiful country! I spent 3 days in Oslo, 1 day Norway in a Nutshell tour (Oslo to Bergen), 2 days in Bergen, 5 days Hurtigruten cruise and 2 days in Tromso.
Worn on plane:
- lavender merino short sleeve t-shirt
- black athleta trekkie joggers
- Lems waterproof chelsea boots
- compression socks, bra, underwear
- buff
- gloves
- lavender LLBean puffer jacket
- gray Eddie Bauer Girl on the Go rain coat
Packed:
- baseball cap
- purple & white scarf
- white short sleeve t-shirt
- gray short sleeve t-shirt
- Old Navy lightweight lavender cardigan
- purple long sleeve merino t-shirt
- charcoal turtleneck merino t-shirt
- Old Navy dark rinse barrel jeans
- Athleta burgundy rainier joggers
- Silk base layers (top & bottom)
- Heat Holders tights
- 4x Darn Tough Socks
- 3x bra
- 6x underwear
- swim tank & swim shorts (double as gym clothes if I work out on the ship)
- Lems Trail Blazers
- pajamas (t-shirt and boxer shorts)
Misc:
- umbrella
- sunscreen
- eye mask
- electronics pouch
- toiletries bag
- small first aid kit
- passport, credit cards, phone, etc.
The weather was much milder than I expected (70s in Oslo!) so I never wore the silk base layers, heat holders tights, scarf or puffer jacket. I wore the turtleneck one day, but I would have been better off leaving that home and packing 1 or 2 more short sleeve shirts. The EB coat is not super packable, but it didn't matter since I wore it almost every day. I could have left the umbrella home as the coat was enough for the couple of days with rain showers. I wish I had left the Lems Trail Blazers at home and brought a pair of sandals instead for walking around Oslo (it was that warm). The Lems Chelsea boots were MVPs--I wore them almost every day and they are so comfortable for both walking around the city and easy hikes (we walked around 6-7 miles each day).
I love the High Coast Totepack for this kind of trip. Multiple ways to carry and it does double duty as my personal item on the plane and daypack at my destination. It is lightweight, has room to add souvenirs I picked up during the day and looks like any normal bag one would carry while walking around a city.
I did wash a couple of under things in the sink one day, and then did a load of laundry on the ship. Honestly, I find sink laundry annoying at the end of a long day. I'll definitely plan for access to laundry on longer trips in the future. But it's fine in a pinch or if I ever have a really good reason to only bring a small backpack.