At the moment, it was hard to find something fun to do. The weather was just grey skies with a permanent drizzle changing to more serious rain now and then. We used that time to work and to cook, to read and to surf. We had found the most spectacular spot, somewhere in the middle […]
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46 days ago we visited the North Cape, now we are at the southernmost point of Norway at the Lindesnes Fyr. What a great time we had exploring Norway from North to South. Hopefully we get to enjoy some more of this beautiful country. People are cycling and even hiking from here to the North,
The weather forecast was good and we wanted to hike to a very special place at the coast, but on the way there were some more places we wanted to see and we managed to pack it all into one day. Our first stop was at Sogndalsstrand, a little fishing village with old houses where
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South of Stavanger lies an area with such a unique geology that it has been recognised by UNESCO. 900 million years ago, this entire area was a huge magma chamber deep inside the earth. Here you can walk on the same rock as on the moon: Anorthosite. The work of the glaciers turned it into
We were hanging around in the area of Stavanger to wait for better weather so we could hike to this giant rock standing tall at the side of the fjord. Finally, the weather forecast promised no rain and even some sun, and we were on our way. In summer, there must be hundreds of people
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Even as Stavanger is the oil capital of Norway, you shouldn’t expect a dirty industrial town. In the contrary, we experienced a lovely, cosy town with many restaurants, shops and pedestrian areas on the hills around the harbour bay. Lovely little houses are especially found in Gamle Stavanger – the oldest part of town. The
Between Røldal and Starvanger, a spectacular scenic route leads over the mountains, once covered by glaciers. The day was rainy and grey, nevertheless the scenery was amazing, a route we will for sure do again one day. We had spent the night in Odda and from there drove over a pass and past a skiing
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We were on the way to an arm of the Folgefonna glacier, planning a hike even with the rainy weather, when we passed a mighty waterfall which impressed us immensely. After taking numerous pictures, we continued our way and reached Sundal, where the sun wasn’t really shining today. From Sundal, we hiked into the valley
