Having already climbed to the glacier it didn't matter to us what weather did. It did to the bus loads of tourists who were flooding in,and they got wet. But then it cleared a bit and was off and on all day. We carried on northward, passing over and along several fjords. Anyone who knows the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will remember the award-winning designer.
Say goodbye to the glaciers for now
What was this? Nothing on our maps. It turned out to be a new cable-car ('Sky-link') to a plateau, with walking and climbing tracks, zip-lines, etc, etc.
A 10 km tunnel.
A 5km ferry ride
In the late '20s a fire ripped through old Alesund. (You've seen the wooden buildings in other cities.) Architects from Germany were invited to redesign the town in Art Deco style, so the bulk are in this style. It's orientation for Norwegian universities (and schools have just restarted), so there were students yahooing around the town until 1-ish. We saw them in Bergen as well, but were well away from their hijinks.
The main drag
Our overnight stop - right on the waterfront - main highway for young revellers.
One for you know who. Yes, Wayne.
She wouldn't take my card. Then again it was my Waitrose card.
Yahoos. I didn't get where I am today by getting drunk and messing around.
A picture largely unchanged in over 100 years.
Alesund is on a peninsula surrounded by an archipelago. Now, you see the ship on the right? The bloody thing must have been processing fish because its generators were on all night. They kept us awake far longer than any students.
We managed to pick up a couple of buzzers from an electronics shop. I replaced the dead one to tell us when we've forgotten to fold in the steps, only to find that the steps are not closing properly anyway so the contact is not closing. Three penny pieces gave a temporary fix but we'll have to have the steps looked at. The other buzzer is for the blinkers as they don't always turn off and the ticker is too quiet, and the light too low in the dash to warn us.
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