Today's little amble was short enough not to be worthy of a mention here, except that the surroundings were so remarkable that I thought I'd share a few snaps:
First the big picture of what's across the fjord from us:
The Svartisen glacier, which is the second largest glacier I'm Scandinavia.
Having overshot both the outward and return paths of our intended loop on the first pass, without seeing them, we found ourselves walking past this enviable fjordside residence...
...before we backtracked (incurring the wrath of a dive-bombing tern for the second time) and put ourselves right.
Even more enviable when the deck came into view.
Descending steeply through some woodland (Norway isn't short on woodland) and past various information signs we bottomed out at sea level, at a picnic-/view-point built out over the edge of the water:
The rest of the way was through more woodland, regaining the height we had lost, with a couple of extra undulations thrown in for good measure.
We timed it well, completing the little outing in one of the only dry spells all day, meaning it was only our feet that got wet from the grass.
I have today found out some information about other walks in the area, so if the weather perks up we may get out for something a little longer later in the week.
First the big picture of what's across the fjord from us:
The Svartisen glacier, which is the second largest glacier I'm Scandinavia.
Having overshot both the outward and return paths of our intended loop on the first pass, without seeing them, we found ourselves walking past this enviable fjordside residence...
...before we backtracked (incurring the wrath of a dive-bombing tern for the second time) and put ourselves right.
Even more enviable when the deck came into view.
Descending steeply through some woodland (Norway isn't short on woodland) and past various information signs we bottomed out at sea level, at a picnic-/view-point built out over the edge of the water:
The rest of the way was through more woodland, regaining the height we had lost, with a couple of extra undulations thrown in for good measure.
We timed it well, completing the little outing in one of the only dry spells all day, meaning it was only our feet that got wet from the grass.
I have today found out some information about other walks in the area, so if the weather perks up we may get out for something a little longer later in the week.
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