Budsjord

Arriving at Budsjord was going to be relatively easy. It was going to be a bit of asphalt road, a little bit of forest, some more road leading down to the town of Dovre and then a climb up the valley wall to Budsjord itself. I gave myself a late start.

Nothing went particularly wrong with this, but there seemed to be a continual series of little delays and a range of tough going that all contributed to me arriving much later than I thought I would.

On the way, I visited a couple of places that I hadn't planned to stop at for any length of time, like a cafe that served espresso and the Dovre supermarket. This included dopping in at the kirke in Dovre to collect a stamp and being treated to a guided tour by one of the parishioners.

Budsjord looks unchanged from the outside, but there have been a lot of changes in the buildings to make them more habitable for pilgrims. The stables building that I had stayed in last time has been relined, and power is now available in the building as well. The shower block has been vastly improved, although there was a distinct lack of hot water in the shower by the time I got there.

I chose to have the three course meal and was seated with a lovely Norwegian man, Lars. We had a great conversation over dinner and again at breakfast.

It was a very pleasant day and well worth making the effort to return to somewhere that I had visited before.Читать далее