Still rainy today, but it came and went in spurts and was mostly just a light mist so that’s ok. I started off by going down to the water in Sjoholt (finally no low cloud/fog cover). Not too far into town there’s also this quirky forest statue park (Elvastien) that I’m really glad I found - their facial expressions are top notch. Also saw a bunch of people (successfully) fishing along the river in the forest - they were walking away with some real big ones! I drove back to the Moa mall (free parking!) and took the bus into the city and am so glad I did lol - it’s San Fran-esque in terms of very hilly and steep roads all over… but also narrow of course. I’m glad I didn’t have to manoeuvre today ... read more

It is literally supposed to rain the rest of my week so fingers crossed it’s just mist / light rain and nothing too bad so I can still actually see to enjoy the views lol. Staying in Stranda at a swanky enough place and had an amazing breakky - it was simple (guac, toast, Stranda ham which was basically bacon, fried tomato and egg) but so so good. I then went to park in the car ferry lane and just wandered around town / the waterfront while I waited. Most ferries I’ve seen (and taken) aren’t too bad - every 30min. Except Geirangerfjord since it’s more tourist than of actual use. Other side of the fjord I made my way towards Trollstigen aka “The Troll Ladder” which is another (and arguably most famous?) great view point ... read more

First half (ish) of the day was sunny and then it got real rainy in the afternoon… so I just chilled at the hotel and planned a bit of what I wanted to see/do in Alesund next week. On the way to Skei I stopped at this cute little “beach” - it’s far too cold for me to brave the waters to swim but I did put my flip flops on and walked around in the water a bit. Brrrrr. But the water is so clean and clear it’s just beautiful. Drive up to Innvik took me into a valley with the usual gorgeous green water. I also had an impromptu delay - mountain goat traffic jam..!! Haha. Up into the hilly narrow roads I then went - I’m getting used to them, they’re kinda fun ... read more

Up until today I’ve been in areas I’d relatively been last time - but now brand new adventure!! I took the ferry from Vangsnes to Dragsvik… apparently via Hella lol. It’s “direct” but you have to get off in Hella and turn around so that you’re facing the right way on the boat. Fair. The fjord was gorgeous this morning - 1/3 was in the blazing sun, 1/3 was under a storm cloud and the other 1/3 was sunny but with super low cloud cover. First time on a car ferry here - I love that everything is done with the AutoPass - it’s this tag on your mirror/dash and all the tolls, ferries, everything is just scanned automatically. Short ferry ride done, off to Gaularfjellet! Wasn’t too sure what the view would be like with ... read more

Day 6: Gol/Al to Vangsnes via Flam and Aurland (250km - approx 8hrs lol) (Ugh wifi is brutal at this motel - photos to be added Wed or Thurs) Ok so some of that time was stopped looking around at photo spots but the majority was in the car - (Stegastein was SO BUSY). I really could have stopped more often but huge chunks of the drive didn’t really have areas to pull over, so I just admired the view from Olaf. Ok first things first! The drive to Aurland was nice and calm - lots of little pit stops here and there for photos along the lakes, rivers, rapids, etc. The sun was relatively out, so the water was often a nice blue or green. Just before Hol I stopped at a cute little red ... read more