At Ålesund we had a couple of hours to tromp through 8 inches of new fallen snow to town. A fire in 1903 burned the town to the ground and by 1995 they had rebuilt in the Art Nouveau style of the time. At the dock we met a local who showed us a boat building project in progress using traditional tools and materials of a replica 1880s deep sea fishing vessel.
My Dad was especially impressed by the boat building. He'd like to build a boat, but he lives in the desert and doesn't want to be called Noah by his neighbors. It looks like a beautiful town.
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