Good luck with the move and everything. I love Scandinavia and they'll probably have a better summer in Norway than we will. Getting back on track, surely you could make it a flying visit - fly over on the Sunday night or even early on the Monday morning and home by Tuesday in plenty of time...
I'm also in the "grow some" camp but I'd be interested to know her reasons for not "letting" him go? Who knows, they could actually be justified. (I'm also dying to know where this other country is.) Anyway, you'll all be glad to know that my own other half has my permission to go to Bristol...