Monday 10 August 2015
Urnes stave church, on the inside this time. Tiny place really. Dates from 1150AD. Amazing age for a wooden building!
Monday 10 August 2015
Looking back to Solvorn across Lustrafjorden. From outside Ornes stave church. Can see why they picked this location!
Monday 10 August 2015
Solvorn-Ornes ferry on foot. Bit nippy & breezy on fjord (Lustrafjorden that is). Typical Norwegian experience! 
Monday 10 August 2015
Appears there aren't many stone churches in Norway, but is one here in Luster. Very quirky! Dates from around 1200AD.
Sunday 9 August 2015
Road tunnels along fjord not great for cyclists, but this seems a typical bypass. Drop on right into water though! 
Sunday 9 August 2015
This valley has 200m waterfalls & stunning water, but not even on the tourist map. Norway is overflowing with beauty!
Saturday 8 August 2015
Brunost (Norwegian brown cheese). Milk, cream & whey heated so sugars turn into rich caramel. Sounds healthy, huh?
Friday 7 August 2015
After crossing mountains it's completely different down here in Luster. Another great camp spot right on the fjord 
Friday 7 August 2015
Mountain roads in Norway: breath in everyone! We had a forced lunch stop earlier to let brakes cool down too. Steep!
Friday 7 August 2015
At least Pratiwi dressed for the conditions! Nice shoes! 
Friday 7 August 2015
Crossing the highest mountain pass in Norway. Snow & iceberg strew lakes abound. And this is the middle of summer!
Friday 7 August 2015
Pretty bleak day to travel! 2 huge waterfalls flow through bridges under the RV55 at one point. Standard stuff here!
Friday 7 August 2015
Highest paved road in Northern Europe: 13.1km @ 10%. Middle 4km @ 12%. Many sections at 20% plus! In the rain. #Rule5
Thursday 6 August 2015
Passing through Lom so quick look at the stave church. Origins in 12th century, but rebuilt in the 17th apparently.
Thursday 6 August 2015
More scenes from the roads of Norway. This is Route 15 & just a fraction of the many, many rapids that run alongside.
Thursday 6 August 2015
Spotted by Djupvatnet: 70's porn star in a Saab Toppola! Sadly didn't know of this option when choosing our van!
Thursday 6 August 2015
The drive from Geiranger up to the crystal clear waters of Djupvatnet 1,000m higher. Wasn't like this when I rode up!
Thursday 6 August 2015
Geirangerfjord from Flydalsjuvet. Road with all the hairpins at far end is Ornesvingen where I was riding repeats
Thursday 6 August 2015
I knew this crate of beer would come in useful some day! Cleaning the awning by Geirangerfjord.
Thursday 6 August 2015
Time to leave Geiranger. Such a beautiful place, but maybe just as well because look, the riff-raff just showed up
Thursday 6 August 2015
Oystercatchers in Geiranger. Squawk like a squeaky toy when running at each other trying to impress their ladies!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Back from hike at 3pm. Pensioners next door knocking back drinks, so I innocently ask about them. They force several shots on me. Tragic
Wednesday 5 August 2015
No idea why we have this picture of Pratiwi by a fjord with a pan of bacon, but... it's bacon so I'm posting it!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
The view to Geiranger, so we're almost home? Have to say the pollution that single ship caused was horrific! 
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Plenty of interesting stuff along the way. Traditional roof construction is pretty cool! Called 'sod roof' I think.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Lunch stop overlooking famous '7 Sisters' waterfall. On the zoom a tiny farm like that we passed is visible. Crazy!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Think the climbing is over... yay! Time to look for a slightly wider part of the track where we can sit & have lunch!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
I told Pratiwi it would make for a better pose if she let go of the cable, but for some reason she wasn't keen!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
After a little break at the farm... more climbing! Tricky 'cliff edge' parts gave way to a cool, lush forest walk.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Tiny area of clear land hundreds of metres up a cliff above a fjord. Good place for a farm, ja? That's Skagefla farm!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
... still climbing... although it's worth stopping once in a while to admire the views of Geirangerfjord below.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Dropped of by the little sightseeing/ferry boat it's time to start climbing. We're heading for Skagefla farm.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
This being Geirangerfjord, boat ride is a little (slight understatement) scenic, & being Norway is a little overcast!
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Today we aim to hike from the bottom of an almost sheer cliff up & over it home. Only way to the start is by boat!
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Norway is full of extremes & vehicle-wise doesn't get much more so than this Unicat TerraCross that just rocked up!
Tuesday 4 August 2015
New camera, hurrah! Test of when 180° isn't wide enough: stitch of 2 fisheye shots at our spot by Geirangerfjord.
Monday 3 August 2015
Rest of the hike up to Vesterasfjellet lookout. Nice easy walk & well worth it. Someone enjoyed walking with goats
Monday 3 August 2015
Start of short hike up to Vesterasfjellet. We had to go by the 'waterfall steps' again. Much better with sunshine
Monday 3 August 2015
Tide was out when we got up this morning so here's the 'beach' again Taken from directly in front of our van
Sunday 2 August 2015
This happens when the tide goes waaaaay out: our fjord view becomes a (kind of rough) beach view Cheers Norway!
Saturday 1 August 2015
Cruising the fjords. Impossibly beautiful & absolutely brutal gradients - especially when you do repeats! Love it!
Saturday 1 August 2015
When I said before that we were parked on the shore. I mean... right on the edge. Perfect location!
Friday 31 July 2015
Short walk up the 'waterfall steps' & to the little church in Geiranger. Nice view, but it's better from higher up
Thursday 30 July 2015
The way 'we' live is responsible for many tragedies. Don't go crazy over a single story that big media sells. Make a lasting change instead.
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Rode from fjord 1,500m up to Dalsnibba, where on a clear day should be able to see the start. Not today, too misty
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Sunset over Geirangerfjord. Well... it's still only dusk really. At 10:30pm!
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Geiranger from the fjord. When the tide is out you can walk down there We're parked on the shore centre frame.
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Today's bruch: Norwegian bread, German cheese, French jam, Norwegian view. Just enjoying the simple things in life
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Recall my DSLR died? New one shipping here so must wait by this fjord all week & make do with phone camera. Sigh!
Monday 27 July 2015
So lucky usually, not today. DSLR shutter died ('only' 50k shots old) & dropped laptop. Should still be thankful tho, laptop survived. Phew!