2 cruise ships in port at Geiranger.
Norway has about 10 National Scenic Tourist Routes. The following photos are of the short 'Old Strynefjell National Tourist Route', a 27km long, very narrow, very pot-holed dirt road with the most amazing scenery. Unfortunately it rained the whole way and the photos, as are most of my photos, are taken through the windscreen of the motorhome.
Remember, this is summer.
Frozen lake
Towards the end of the National Route, we leave the cold icy alpine scenery and start to see some more greenery, but the road no less amazing.
Our destination for the night was Briksdal, the site of the Briksdal Glacier in the Jostedalsbreen National Park. The road up to the glacier was basically a single-vehicle road (24km) and we had some very hairy moments with some tour busses going the other way. The cruise ships tied up in the fjord just before our turn-off should have been our first clue as to how busy the road would be. But again another spectacular location and a great camp site.
The drive along the valley towards Briksdal, with a glacier in the background. However, this is not the big Briksdal Glacier, but our campsite was right at the bottom of this one.
This is the Briksdal Glacier
A waterfall on our walk up to the glacier
Ray and Paul crossing the bridge over the waterfall.
Who is this gorgeous creature? I'm talking about the lady in black!!
View from our campsite looking back to the entrance of the valley and the fjord.
Oops! Where did he come from???
Time to say good-bye until our next internet connection. Still having a great time but missing everyone from home. Heading next along another National Tourist Route, the Sognefjellet to Lom and eventually a hike that I have been planning for what seems like years, the Besseggen Ridge hike. Get back to you with those photos if I live to tell the story. Bye for now.
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