Day 06 - Best Scenery Yet

Since being in Norway we've been seeing lots of different electric vehicles including Teslas. We’ve had a bit of sport trying to identify the different makes. Norwegian government offers a substantial incentive for the ownership of electric vehicles.

This morning started with a bit of peak hour driving and then on to a ferry for the Mortavika- Arsvagen line. The ferry had forward and aft openings so it was a case of drive on, park and then drive off. Nowhere near as daunting as yesterday’s experience on the big catamaran.

 

First ferry for the day 

Once we were off the ferry, Clint decided to pull out of the train of traffic. It was here we met up with a movie maker who also had a drone the same as Clint’s. He is filming material for a TV series about a famous Norwegian cold case murder mystery. The series is based on the book “Hvem drepte Birgitte Tengs?” or "Who killed Birgitte Tengs?" It’s due for release in Norway in August 2018. Hopefully for the film maker, it will be sold internationally. It may be picked up by SBS.Having seen Clint flying Minerva, gave him ideas for his own filming. Who would have thought a couple of holidaying Aussies would have had such influence. It could end up on the cutting room floor, anyway.

Two Mavic Pilots discussing drones.  They even drove a Volvo!

We left to let the crew to do their work and headed a little further down the road. 

Must check online to see if there's anything worth looking at around here.

Soon, we came upon a lake where the reflections were just perfect. We pulled into the roadside rest area and again unleashed Minerva. I took a few stills. While the reflections weren't quite as perfect, there certainly was plenty of subject matter.

The blue dot is our location.

Minerva gives us the bird's eye view.

The roads today have been tunnels and narrow in places. Understandably, there have been some small delays due to roadworks. But overall our travel time has been good, albeit a few camera stops. That is until the sighting of our first glacier.

Stop!!!

Find a place to turn around!!!

It's important for Clint to be able to have a good look without the pressure of driving.

Our first glacier - at a distance

On lovely Lake Sandvevatnet

With the inevitable selfie to keep Facebook happy.

Our second ferry of the day took us on a fjord. 

From the ferry on Hardanger Fjord

The S90 on deck.

The first of a series of tunnels started with one 7410m long. The inside finish to the tunnels vary from rough hewn rock to smooth concrete.

One of our target points was Steinesdalsfossen, a waterfall that can be walked under. There weren't a lot of people around. We did see a coach drive off as we arrived. It was lovely to have the place almost to ourselves.

From there it was to our accommodation for the night. We had booked a room in a mountain lodge. Turned out here is nothing else around, so it was a drive back into the nearest town with a supermarket to get some food for dinner.

The room is very different from last night’s. There aren't any slopping ceilings for me to hit my head, for starters.

Maybe tonight will be a good night to do a bit of star gazing of the celestial kind, not the ones I saw when I hit my head.