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🧬 Origins of Viking Group 2 in the Clan Gregor DNA Project

Viking Group 2 is one of the most intriguing paternal clusters within the Clan Gregor DNA Project, because it represents a non‑MacGregor surname group that nevertheless shares a deep, ancient paternal connection with families historically aligned with Clan Gregor. This group is defined...

The Long Way Home…

The Long Way Home: A Dramatic Monologue From the Driver’s Seat of My Own Sanity March 28, 2026 I wake up in Bergen for the last time on this trip, staring at the ceiling like it personally betrayed me by allowing morning to happen. My legs still ache from the hike up Flþyen, my soul is...

Day 14 – Lost in Bergen, Adopted by Hikers, Judged by Saints

Lost, Found, and Mildly Fermented in Bergen: Day Two of My Chaotic Norwegian Pilgrimage I wake up in Bergen on my second day, disoriented in that special way that only happens when you fall asleep in a foreign city after a day of questionable decisions and too much fresh air. The light...

Day 13: A Full Day Exploring Bergen

The Rainy, Colorful, Fjord‑Wrapped Gem of Norway It’s Day 13, and I wake up in Bergen to the soothing sound of
 rain. Of course it’s rain. This is Bergen — the city that treats precipitation like a personality trait. I pull back the curtains and see a soft gray sky, mist hanging low over...

Day 12: Driving From Oslo to Bergen in March

A Snowy, Slushy, Scenic Saga I’m Living Through Right Now It’s March in Norway — that magical time of year when the calendar insists it’s spring, but the weather is still very much in its “character‑building” phase. I’m sitting in my car in Oslo, windshield wipers squeaking across a thin...