Jolster Hotell
Travel Blogs from Sogn og Fjordane
Let the Jaw-dropping scenery begin!!!
... sheep who were competing for the pretzels. It was quite a scene. As I was squatting down to get some video of all of this, some sheep started to come to me, thinking I also had food (which I did not). As they got real close, I stood up and backed up before realizing I had just stepped in sheep pee and sheep poop! This whole encounter was a lot of fun and really perked everyone up. This all happened in an otherwise very remote valley ...
A couple attractions of Naustdal
... main attraction for salmon fishing in Norway. I also didn't know that the road was the way to Atlantic Ocean via Floro. If there were more time, I would have rented a fishing rod and go fishing or go to the beach.
Leaving Naustdal was the worst moment of my trip in Norway. It was a real vacation without feeling any pressure from outside.
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Going down the range
The hike down the range under sunshine was less gruesome, but we had to be careful with walking on granite when going down. It could be slippery. Gudmund said that we had to go over the mountains again to get back to the farm. It is a lot easier going up the mountains than going down the mountains, especially when the top of the mountains is heavily laden with granite. When walking down on huge layers of granite, it tends to be slippery and I had ...
The wettest and gruelsome hike
It was the hiking trip behind the farm house when I learned Gudmund is a natural navigator and hiker. When growing up, he knew all the rugged terrace from herding sheep to walking to school in snow, rain, fog or sunshine. The mountains are infested with granite so when it rains, it's so slippery. So I can't step on any rock. The ground is ...
A few days on the farm
... It was an old house owned by Gudmund's great uncle and aunt. That old house was adjoined by a recently built house. I went into the old house. The entry ways were low to keep the cold draft down. There was a big eating and dining area. The bedroom was narrow, just enough for the bed and its walkway. Old houses were maneuvered to keep the cold away before electricity and plumbing came along.
Asa has a lot of hydrangeas in pots as well as ...