Two weeks in Norway. Fjords, fjords and fjords.
Berlin - Hirtshals - Kristiansand - Høle
laying out the crab traps and cruising to Stavanger in a small motor boat
where is the path?
sometimes easy to see the path :-)
here, I had to climb down backwards!
Played guitar with view onto the fjord. Went for a little walk in Høle.
Visited Vitengaden, a very nice museum with lots of hands-on activities.
Then, M and I went on to see Trollpikken.
A short but also quite demanding hike up to this “interesting” rock formation. It had to be “glued” back on after someone had “chopped” it of the mountain.
Joined our hosts for a meal in Eigersund afterwards.
retrieved the crab traps with a successful catch.
old town
sword monument
beach along the route 44 (Norwegian Scenic Route Jæren)
Drove all the way to Lysebotn, the town at the end of the Lysefjorden, by car. Lots of serpentines. An eagle’s nest, also the start of the hike to Kjerrag. On the long, narrow, windy way back, we stooped at Byrkjedalstunet. There we also made a detour to see the Gloppedalsuraa, a massive pile of enourmous boulders from the side of a cliff that collapsed many years ago. This natural fortress was used by 250 Norwegian soldiers to hold back two German batallions in World War 2.
Then we stopped at a lovely, award-winning shop, Dirdalstraen Gardutsalg in Dirdal.
Despite the pouring rain, I ventured along the water to Lauvvik where the ferry crosses over the fjord to Oanes.
shopping for clothes and rucksacks in Aalgaard.
walked to Lauvvik in the sun this time.
started a little hike with M but it turned out longer and more streneous and we decided to return halfway as it was also raining the whole time.
motor boat tour down Lysefjorden
Preikestolen - people peer over the edge occasionally!! It is 604 m above the fjord.
early bird
Last day in Norway - relaxing - Short walk to Lauvvik with M. This time all the way to the Bakerens Paradis. Nearly got snatched by a troll ;-)
Took the ferry to cross the fjord and remained on the ferry till the return trip.
Drive to Eigersund and then along the 44 to Kristiansand to catch the ferry back to Hirtshals.
Stayed in the lovely Danhostel in Skagen where the North Sea and Baltic Sea meet.
Fortunately found the local’s pub Line 74 that was open for the last time on Sunday this season.
Journeyed on to South Denmark on to the island Rømø, where friends were camping.
Stayed in the the Danhostel in Tønder, a lovely Danish Hanseatic town.