2018 Norway
Geiranger Circuit
Cruise, Lookouts & Alesund
20 June
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Travel Route - Wednesday 20 June
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A lucky weather rainbow?
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Fjord cruise to Hellesylt
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Into the jaws!
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Bye bye Geiranger
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Into the sunshine
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First waterfall of the day
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Upper and lower sections
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Ferry peak hour
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Seven Sisters (Sju Systrene) waterfall
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The sisters tops and bottoms!
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French cruise ship Le Boreal
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Looking astern
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Fjord Rainbow
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Rainbow girl
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Sapphire Princess near Hellesylt
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Happy cruisers
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Hellesyltfossen (falls)
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Imagine trying to sleep!
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Hellesylt waterfront
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Hellesylt town & dock
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Off to Stranda Lookout
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Hellesyltfossen
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Hellesylt
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Sapphire Princess off to Geiranger
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Gondola station
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Red Gondola
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Up, up and away
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Top station
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Is there a view?
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There IS a view!
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Closer view
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Stranda & the fjord
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Stranda township
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Stranda-Liabygda ferries
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Off to coff!
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What a great group we had!
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Deckchairs with a view
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What can I say?
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Trudge, trudge...
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Heading down
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30 years ago this could have been us!
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Little boxes
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Time to go
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Off to Alesund
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Farmhouses with a view
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Lots of green
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Quaint house
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Sykkylven-Magerholm Ferry
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Sister ferry
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Yet another tunnel
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Alesund central
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Alesund panorama 1
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Alesund panorama 2
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Waterfront detail
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Colourful pots
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A big claim!
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Grey building
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Lovely window
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Fjellstua restaurant overlooks Alesund
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418 steps to the top!
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Waterfront panorama
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Such nice colours
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More colours
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Stone building
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Two hotels
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Scandic Alesund detail
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Central Alesund
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A final view
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Off to Trollstigen Lookout!
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Tresfjord Bridge - 1290m long
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Riverside farm
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A great camping spot
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Looks like fun!
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The climb starts
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First hairpin negotiated
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Many more later
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Almost to the top
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Viewing platform above
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It's a long way down!
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Viewing platform
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Trollstigen Centre
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Heading to the view
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First viewing platform
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Trollstigen panorama
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Looking behind - it's cold
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Mad motorcyclists (going very fast)
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Main viewing platform
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Wow!
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The whole road
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Road detail
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Guess who?
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Valley view
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A nice juxtaposition
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Heading back (unfortunately)
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Off to Geiranger
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Mountain lake
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Lots of ice & snow
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River rapids
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Valldal (Sylte) church
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Looking to Eidsdal
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Linge ferry to Eidsdal
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Eidsdal houses
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Looking back to Eidsdal (& ferry)
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Mountain farm
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A great afternoon for travelling
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The start of a long and winding road
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Geiranger in sight
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Another hairpin bend
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Our hotel ahead
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