After 4 weeks of near perfect weather (with a few exceptions, admittedly) we've decided to sit out 2 days and 3 nights of rain at a 'restplasse'- fjordside picnic benches with toilets etc... and very few people around in this weather!
But just 3km away we discover the metropolis that is Vassenden; a handful of houses, petrol station and cafe with a couple of computers- sounds like a day out!
Here's what we've been up to since Geiranger (in a strange semi-reverse order!):
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| The end is in sight! |
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| The threatening, growing puddle |
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| The constant view. |
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| The cheese party! |
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| Funky stuff this Norwegian Blue |
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| A colourful tinned dinner (and a break in the rain!) |
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| but it wasn't to last... retreat to the tent... |
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| A morning wake-up |
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| View of the day... |
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| You had to be there, best belly laugh yet! |
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| An eeeven bigger boat |
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| Shoulder shot! |
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| Curiosity killed the... |
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| And it began... |
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| so we hid! Bus shelter 1 of 4, sleep 1 of 2... |
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| The last sunshine we saw! |
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| Anything you can do... |
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| Post-swim warm up |
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| So...bright...! |
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| The best man in Norway- Anthony |
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| The nastiest tunnel(s) yet.... in a van! |
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| We can't go over it... |
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| Ice lake at 1030m! |
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| Energy to spare! |
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| Beast. |
So yesterday we sat in a tent and today we've sat in a cafe all day while the big rain passes, tomorrow we will leave... honest...
Roughly 200km to Bergen for a couple of days, then the highly anticipated Bergen-Oslo train ride for our last days on norwegian soil and the search for 2 bike boxes and the riddle of transporting them to the airport, we shall see!
I hear the weather is lovely with you all.
Oh, and better luck next year Feds...
