2018 Norway
Bergen to Vradal
2 Waterfalls & Fruit Farm
24 June
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Travel Route - Sunday 24 June
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Off to Steinsdalsfossen (waterfall)
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Out into the wonderful countryside again
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Near Bjorkheim
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Steinsdalsfossen - one of the most popular waterfalls in Norway
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Forget the shop!
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Approaching the waterfall
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A curtain of water
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Aqeuous turmoil
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A hard landing
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Going up behind the waterfall
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Valley view
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Behind the waterfall
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Out the other side
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Such power!
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The bottom from the top
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Time to head back to the bus
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Off to Steinstø Fruit Farm
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Øystese Church
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Looking over Hardangerfjord
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Fyksesund suspension bridge
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Steinstø Fruit Farm (Google Earth)
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Steinstø cafe and shop
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View of the farm
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Trudge, trudge
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There's that woman again!
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It's been a family concern for 9 generations
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This cider is good!
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A lovely garden
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Beautiful roses
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A talk from the farm owner
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Two farmers
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View across the fjord
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The parent's house
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Heading down to the cafe
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Into the cafe
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"Probably the world's best apple cake"
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Did any of us buy one?
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Off to Latefossen (waterfall)
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The lady in red
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No coffee stop here today
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Our Utne ferry arriving
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Hillside across the fjord
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Mountains south of Odda
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Lots of fresh water for this farm
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Yet another fast flowing river
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Latefossen (Google Earth view)
Latefossen is a unique twin waterfall that joins under the road going across the old stone bridge.
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Cold day...hot car
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Latefossen from the road
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The left waterfall
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The right waterfall
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It got a little damp from the spray
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The old stone 6-arch bridge
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Waterfall outflow from under the bridge
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In case you missed these
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The nearby Espelandsfossen
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Off to Vradal
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Approaching the Seljestad tunnel
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Another winding descent
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On the outskirts of Roldal
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A nicely isolated location
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Midtægervatnet lake
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Stavatn lake
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Time for a break!
The lodge provides a range of accommodation types and is a hub for many activities.
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Two mountain lodges
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The bakery and cafe
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Did you have something? I did - fabulous!
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View from the cafe over Stavatn lake
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Charging station
These are Australian but almost all are sold overseas - what a shame.
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Cute cabins
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A bridge over untroubled waters
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A great location for a skiing musum in Morgedal
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One of the more ornate homes we saw
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Single lane bridge near Vradal
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The Quality Strand Hotel in Vradal
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A nice nook
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A place to relax
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What can be said about this...
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Impressive machine
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Looking from hotel to Nisser lake
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You can cruise the lake on the MS Fram
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Fun at the end of the day
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The swingers!
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