Day 11 - Home of Grandparents, continued

(This photo fits nicely on the right side of the top photo)

We met up with Oddvar and his wife, Solveig, somewhere on the road to Leirfjord. Oddvar had scouted out the places where my Bestefar (Grandfather) had been born and grew up, as well as places where his parents lived and were buried. 

These photos are of the farm where Bestefar possibly/probably lived and grew up. The people who live on this farm now were not home, so we couldn't ask them any questions about the history of the farm. This was an aspect of hands-on research that I found amazing and refreshing. Oddvar simply asked someone who was walking on the road whether he had any knowledge of this farm's history. The man said he had just moved there and so didn't know much about the area. He and Oddvar chatted for a few minutes and then we left. I thought it remarkable that a conversation with a perfect stranger had been amicable and friendly, with neither conversant being concerned about who was asking what about whom.