Urke

Well here we are in the fjords proper. Water 500 to 1000m deep and mountains over 1500m straight out of the water and boom today the wind is in the right direction. Let’s forget all of the warnings and goose wind down the middle of the Hjorund fjorden what a day, 8 kts through the water in the most amazing scenery. We were heading to Norangsvika to look at the period Victorian hotel but in the sunshine we decide to stop at what looked like a bar. Very few and far between in Norway. It was and we pulled up at there pontoon. With some other Norwegian yachts. After a long steady walk up hill and into the valley. We returned to the bar to drink outrageously expensive beer and have Klipfisk Bacuela for tea. (Salted cod) it was really very good. We sat and drunk with some locals one was a vet and one was a fish farm scientist. Rob made friends with the local ski guide and exchanged details. He is still dreaming of the winter here.Read more