Vradal to Oslo

1 Travel Route - Monday 25 June	2 What a great weather day!	3 Time to get on the road	4 Off to Lunde on the Telemark Canal
5 Never did work out what these were.	6 Into someone's backyard for a great view This is Lake Kviteseidvatnet, part of the Telemark Canal.	7 View over Lake Kviteseidvatnet	8 A nice location to live
9 Another nice view to wake up to everyday	10 Location, Location, Location	11 So different to those in Oz	12 The lazy life
13 Nice cafe	14 In the town of Lunde	15 Arriving at Lunde Lock	16 Lunde Lock allows a 3m drop in water level The Telemark Canal links Dalen to the west of Lunde with Skien to the east - a total disance of 105km.
17 One of three ferries on the canal	18 Telemark Canal maps	19 Lunde Lock	20 Downstream from the lock
21 Our ferry - M/S Victoria	22 Lock gates opening All lock gates were manually operated and mostly by girls in their late teens or twenties.	23 Panorama as we leave Lunde	24 A bridge near Lunde
25 An island in Lake Nome	26 Lake Nome	27 A Lake Nome home	28 Entering Vrangfoss Locks
29 Approaching the lock dock	30 Vrangfoss - 7km from Lunde There are 5 successive locks at Vrangfoss dropping the level 23 metres.	31 The five Locks of Vrangfoss	32 Dropping in the first lock
33 Exiting the first lock into the second	34 Second lock gates opening	35 Two locks to go	36 Tourist watchers on the bridge
37 Exiting the Vrangfoss Locks	38 The view behind us	39 Eidsfoss Lock - 9km from Lunde	40 Water patterns as we exit the lock
41 Other canal traffic	42 Approaching Ulefoss	43 Nice reflections everywhere	44 Entering the Ulefoss Lock - and back to the coach
45 M/S Victoria	46 Dropping to the next level	47 Continuing on to Skien	48 Oz weather at last as we set off for Heddal
49 Colourful farmscape	50 Lindheim fruit farm & microbrewery	51 Red, white, green & blue	52 Bridge crossing over Lake Heddalsvatnet
53 Tveitan bakken ski jump near Notodden	54 The 13th century Heddal Stave Church	55 The only stave church with 3 towers	56 Close up views of the main tower
57 Looking up!	58 The church entrance	59 The church interior	60 The altar
61 Ancient timber columns and walls	62 Wall decoration was added in 1668	63 Painting displayed during the talk	64 Church features
65 The outer section - and that woman again!	66 The Men's Door from outer to inner church	67 Men's door surround detail	68 A final view
69 Off to Oslo!	70 What wonderful weather!	71 Great greens around the hay bales	72 Crossing the bridge in Drammen
73 Busy pickers	74 Back to the city	75 Back to the Scandic Vulcan	76 Thanks to all!