Sunday, August 4, 2013

Stavanger, NORWAY! Fjord Boat Ride / Dinner


After about an hour rest at the hotel, we went on a walking Tour guided by Tore Laerdal himself! Laerdal is a key partner with CBID and brings supply chain and manufacturing expertise to our global health projects. After the tour, we took an hour long boat ride through the Lysefjord. I can speak for everybody in saying that the breathtaking view and cool breeze on top of the boat definitely outweighed everybody's intense jet lag. Here are a couple of pictures: 


Pankti (left) and Barrett (right) on top of the boat. 

Barrett, Jenny, Julia, Kevin, and Aaron

We also stopped and gathered fresh water from a waterfall that feeds into the fjord before it becomes salty. It was slightly brown, which according to locals is just the presence of minerals (?), but tasted better than bottled water. 

Kevin enjoying his all natural glass of water. 

Brinnon, Dr. Acharya, and Tore Laerdal. 


On our way back to Stavanger, we made  stop at this awesome restaurant. The whole place was booked by Laerdal for CBID. We chilled here for about 2-3 hours eating, skipping rocks, and taking crazy photos. 

Our feast

More food.


We got back to the hotel and everybody passed out by 10 pm. 

Departure


Hey Guys, Pratik here! Recapping the departure and past couple of days. 

En route to meeting up with the group to leave for the airport. From Left: Michael, Kevin, and Me.

CBID '14 group photo prior to leaving for Norway outside Mason Hall. August 03, 2013.










Funny pose with Baby Yates in the air!












18 of us split up into 2 vans and made our way to Dulles International. The Flight was pretty fun, though most of us barely slept because of the excitement. The five of flew on a different flight and stopped at Frankfurt.