Sognefjord, glaciers, waterfalls, mountains!

In the morning we ate some granola, took a hike around the town and up to a small waterfall and then caught a ferry to see the Sognefjord. The fjord was amazing and very dramatic. The water is this beautiful turquoise color and the mountains just come right up out of it and rise to over 1200 meters. There were five towns on the fjord that mainly depend on tourism and farming. The farming was on steep slopes and sometimes 500 meters or more above the water. Imagine the commute down to your boat since there were not roads to all of the farms. There are waterfalls everywhere and Heather took like 400 pictures. Glad we have digital!

Sognefjord


Waterfall in Sofnefjord


The ferry dropped us off in Gudvangen where we caught a bus to Voss where we got back on the train to Oslo. The road to Voss was very steep following the spine of a ridge with 13 hairpin turns. Again we passed through some wonderful high-elevation meadows and saw many glaciers on our way back to Oslo. This was by far the most touristy experience we have had on this trip. It validated that we both prefer cycling in rural areas, camping, and when in the cities hanging out with locals. It was entertaining to watch the crazy group dynamics of hundreds of pushy people speaking seven or more different languages loaded onto trains, boats, and busses.

Alpine meadow in Norway