Norsewood Trip

What a fantastic day was had by Room 1 on September 17 2014!

Bad news came early in the morning that it was pouring with rain in Norsewood and our trip was suddenly in doubt.  However, Mrs Jensen made the decision to continue anyway and the sun shone brilliantly in Haumoana.  It continued to shine brilliantly until we approached Norsewood.

Thom and Milla's grandparents met us there and our morning tea in the small shelter was rushed.  We all ventured off with our helpful parents to explore the small village and discover it's Scandanavian history.

The aim of the Troll Stroll was to find as many trolls as we could by reading clues (in troll language) to work out where the next trolls were hiding.  We found lots!

We found many interesting places such as the museum, the agricultural museum, the jail, and Johanna's World.

Johanna's World is a miniature Norway with beautiful Norwegian replica buildings and history adorning their walls.

The Troll Cave was popular with the children.  A climb up a steep narrow staircase took them to an intriguing maze with trolls glaring at them from all corners!

A beautiful Norwegian style Stave Church was certainly a place to admire.

A waterwheel with shelter had grass growing on the roof, in true Norwegian style.

 From the there we headed down the hill to Simon's place to hear the interesting sounds of his homemade musical instruments and to share our own instruments.

He was impressed!

Simon's place!