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This was a shore excursion from Ocean Princess at Geiranger, Norway. We had a short coach ride out of the village to our drop off point then a walk up a gravel road to the start point of our hike. Our guide was a young Norwegian, fit as a mountain goat. The weather was incredible for Norway, sunshine all the way which made it quite hot for the climb to the falls. getting down behind the fall needed some care as the descent was steep and the rocks very wet. However there were chains and stanchions to help, the biggest problem was other viewers pushing past to get their shot in!
The pathway up to the falls was clearly defined but required a good level of fitness and agility to negotiate the rocks and muddy areas. The views along the way and from the top were well worth the effort..
On the return we stopped at a small restaurant for coffee and waffles as our reward.
Of note and interest were the lodges with turf roofs The base was 7 layers of birch bark (waterproofing) then 25 cm of turf (insulation) If the grass grew too long a local goat was hoisted onto the roof to graze.
This walk will be of interest to fellow cruisers.
This was a shore excursion from Ocean Princess at Geiranger, Norway. We had a short coach ride out of the village to our drop off point then a walk up a gravel road to the start point of our hike. Our guide was a young Norwegian, fit as a mountain goat. The weather was incredible for Norway, sunshine all the way which made it quite hot for the climb to the falls. getting down behind the fall needed some care as the descent was steep and the rocks very wet. However there were chains and stanchions to help, the biggest problem was other viewers pushing past to get their shot in!
The pathway up to the falls was clearly defined but required a good level of fitness and agility to negotiate the rocks and muddy areas. The views along the way and from the top were well worth the effort..
On the return we stopped at a small restaurant for coffee and waffles as our reward.
Of note and interest were the lodges with turf roofs The base was 7 layers of birch bark (waterproofing) then 25 cm of turf (insulation) If the grass grew too long a local goat was hoisted onto the roof to graze.
This walk will be of interest to fellow cruisers.
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