Norwegian Preparations Continue
Our day had been a leisurely one; we had lots of time to relax physically and recover from the volatile events of the previous day. It had been a relaxed day for us although we had to be very alert throughout.
On the other hand it had been a hectic one for Magnus Hauge. He cycled to his appointed meeting with Einar Evensen. They were to meet in a sawmill shed not too far from Einar's home in Lepsoy. On his way he saw the heavy concentration of German troops in the area engaged in the search for us. He assumed that they had narrowed down their hunt and were closing in on their quarry.
He entered the shed and after greeting Einar he was quickly told of the events of the previous day. Einar related how we had been evacuated from the peninsula at Bjørnen and that we were now on the island at Strøno. They, knowing that our stay on Strono would be of short duration, agreed that we would soon have to be moved to another haven.
They were in the midst of their deliberations when they were interrupted by the arrival of German soldiers wanting to know what they were doing in the shed. They were able to convince the Germans that they were up to no mischief. Mter the soldiers had left they agreed that Magnus would advise Jacob Hjelle through Johan Viken that the two groups would have to work in concert and that plans had to be formulated to eventually move us from Strøno.
Magnus returned home and called Johan Viken on the telephone, telling Johan that he had six sacks of potatoes and asking him what arrangements could be made for their pickup.
Our day had been a leisurely one; we had lots of time to relax physically and recover from the volatile events of the previous day. It had been a relaxed day for us although we had to be very alert throughout.
On the other hand it had been a hectic one for Magnus Hauge. He cycled to his appointed meeting with Einar Evensen. They were to meet in a sawmill shed not too far from Einar's home in Lepsoy. On his way he saw the heavy concentration of German troops in the area engaged in the search for us. He assumed that they had narrowed down their hunt and were closing in on their quarry.
He entered the shed and after greeting Einar he was quickly told of the events of the previous day. Einar related how we had been evacuated from the peninsula at Bjørnen and that we were now on the island at Strøno. They, knowing that our stay on Strono would be of short duration, agreed that we would soon have to be moved to another haven.
They were in the midst of their deliberations when they were interrupted by the arrival of German soldiers wanting to know what they were doing in the shed. They were able to convince the Germans that they were up to no mischief. Mter the soldiers had left they agreed that Magnus would advise Jacob Hjelle through Johan Viken that the two groups would have to work in concert and that plans had to be formulated to eventually move us from Strøno.
Magnus returned home and called Johan Viken on the telephone, telling Johan that he had six sacks of potatoes and asking him what arrangements could be made for their pickup.