Geoff
Today we followed the Ryfylke scenic route. First stop this morning, only a few miles out of Sauda, was a noted waterfall, Svandalsfossen. Only a couple of other vehicles already there so we stopped. It was a good stepped climb up towards the top of the fall but not that impressive in view of the lack of rain recently.
Much of today's driving was alongside fjords with rock or forest to our right. Very nice but not as stunning as yesterday's scenery. We crossed Jøsenfjord by the Nesvik to Hjelmeland ferry and gradually the countryside opened out and we left the mountains behind.
Wanting to reach Stavanger tomorrow, we stopped at Tau, a small town that has grown around a ferry. We are at a camperstop on a marina just a few minutes from the ferry (co-ordinates N59.06144 E005.91011).
Amanda
A sweet, elderly gentleman out for his constitutional with his wheelie this morning stopped to smile and look at the Camper. He couldn't speak or understand English, but seemed to be asking whether it was really a Bobil because it was so little. There are plenty of VW vans around out here, but not many hi-tops.
Leaving Sauda, and continuing on the Ryfylke which we would follow for the rest of the day, we quickly came upon another notable waterfall, Svandalsfossen, where 500 steps take you up to the top where you are supposed to be able to stand behind the water. I did 200 of them, stopping when the nice regular steps became rocky and uneven. Geoff went to the top, of course, but the lack of rain meant that the fall was not as spectacular as usual.
The rest of the route was very pretty, with more interesting combinations of tunnels and bridges, one ferry, and not a few hairpin bends - this time on a much wider road than yesterday's. Good time was made, and we reached our stop near the ferry for Stavanger at Tau, in time for tea. Good timing it was too, as there were few spaces left at the Camperstop on the marina. Although a few more Bobils have squeezed in since, several have arrived and left again.
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