{"id":23632,"date":"2016-09-03T18:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=23632"},"modified":"2021-07-23T13:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:14:19","slug":"hairpin-bends-and-awe-inspiring-views-geirangerfjord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/hairpin-bends-and-awe-inspiring-views-geirangerfjord\/","title":{"rendered":"Hairpin Bends and Awe-Inspiring Views, Geirangerfjord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome feels on top of the world, even more so than he did last night at <a href=\"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/motorhomes-in-the-mist-up-the-trollstigvegen-trollstigen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the top of the troll&#8217;s ladder<\/a>. In order to feel even toppier (if that is such a word) he has climbed up to the Dalsnibba viewpoint (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:62.04894,7.26941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N62.04894, E7.26941<\/a>) to spend the night looking down at the Geirangerfjord<em>\u00a0<\/em>from 1500m up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23652\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23652\" class=\"wp-image-23652 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09822-1024x400-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"Dalsnibba Viewpoint, Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09822-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09822-1024x400-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09822-1024x400-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dalsnibba Viewpoint, Norway<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course it would have been lovely to have a nice straight road from the top of the Trollstigen to here, but Norway doesn&#8217;t do straight roads. Instead Jay has had to skillfully manoeuvre Zagan around a million hairpin bends to get us here.<\/p>\n<p>Last night we grabbed the torch and snuck back out to the Trollstigen viewpoint under the cover of darkness hoping to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. In the pitch darkness the roar of the river sounded\u00a0evil, moths flew in the torchlight casting shadows and it took all my effort not to bolt back to the safety of Zagan. Rain fell on us and cloud covered every inch of the sky (and some of the ground), sadly it wasn&#8217;t going to be.<\/p>\n<p>This morning it was still cloudy as we set off south along the E63. We climbed slightly before topping out and then started the descent back to sea level, following the\u00a0Valld\u00f8la River. Rocky mountains rose above us with thin streams of waterfall running down their faces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23633\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23633\" class=\"wp-image-23633 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09682-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"E63 Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09682-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09682-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09682-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E63 Norway<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Following a\u00a0&#8216;there&#8217;s something to see here&#8217; brown sign, we pulled into a car park and followed the path to Gudbrandsjuvet, another boiling white waterfall. \u00a0Legend has it that a nimble young man named Gudbrand jumped over the gorge created by the river to escape with his kidnapped bride. I don&#8217;t know if the legend is true, but it was certainly a beautiful place and was once again surround by a viewing platform designed to complement its surroundings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23634\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23634\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23634\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09694-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Gudbrandsjuvet Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09694-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09694-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09694-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very nice walkway from the car park to the waterfall &#8211; if a little over-engineered<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23635\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09703-1024x739-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"Gudbrandsjuvet Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09703-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09703-1024x739-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09703-1024x739-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23653\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_113724666_HDR-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Gudbrandsjuvet Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_113724666_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_113724666_HDR-1024x576-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_20160903_113724666_HDR-1024x576-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reaching Valldall we were back at sea level and were impressed with the fact that each house seemed to have its own huge strawberry field out front. We were now in an area that claims to have the highest orchards in Europe, and the trees we passed were still laden with apples. We stopped to empty and refill out tanks at the\u00a0free Tommestasjon, this one was right outside a campsite in an area with more caravans than Skegness. I&#8217;m pretty sure that in the UK a free service point would be\u00a0unheard of, so its no wonder we feel so\u00a0welcome here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23636\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23636\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23636\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09712-1024x728-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"House with grass roof Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09712-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09712-1024x728-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09712-1024x728-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strawberry field and grass roofs in Valldal.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23637\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23637\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23637\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09714-1024x577-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome service point Valldal Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09714-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09714-1024x577-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09714-1024x577-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We love the free service points (Tommestasjon) across Norway<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23638\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23638\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23638\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09715-1024x558-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"Caravan Camping Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09715-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09715-1024x558-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09715-1024x558-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campsites here are more for permanent &#8216;touring&#8217; caravans &#8211; each has its own little hut<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After filling up we headed to the waterside in Valldal to a fishing spot (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:62.29670,7.25694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N62.29670, E7.25694<\/a>) that was a tip from Paul and Sue who we met in Andalsnes. Jay&#8217;s rod was out almost before the handbrake was on, as he hasn&#8217;t fished for a while. The tip off was right and within half an hour he had caught five mackerel and a baby atlantic salmon &#8211; the two smallest mackerel and salmon went back into the fjord and we now have some tasty fish for dinner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23639\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23639\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23639\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09716-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09716-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09716-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09716-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09716-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09716-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s dinner sorted<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23640\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23640\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09720-1024x401-1024x401.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09720-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09720-1024x401-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09720-1024x401-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great\u00a0spot for fishing in Valldal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We grabbed a spot of lunch waiting for the ferry to take us over the fjord our dinner had been fished from. Once on the other side, Zagan all but flew up the mountainside and around the hairpin bends with a tail of fellow ferry users following him. Reaching \u00d8rnesvingen we pulled into a small car park and stepped out onto another architecturally fantastic viewing platform, this time with a view over Geirangerfjord.\u00a0Sadly we had rain and mist while at the viewpoint, but that didn&#8217;t stop our jaws from dropping.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23641\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23641\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23641\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09727-1024x585-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Ferry Norway Fjords\" width=\"620\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09727-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09727-1024x585-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09727-1024x585-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just like catching a bus back home<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23642\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09737-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall at Ornesvingen Viewpoint Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09737-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09737-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09737-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09737-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09737-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23643\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23643\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23643\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09742-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Ornesvingen Viewpoint Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09742-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09742-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09742-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geiranger<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23644\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23644\" class=\"wp-image-23644 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09749-1024x400-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"The view from \u00d8rnesvingen viewpoint of Geirangerfjord\" width=\"620\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09749-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09749-1024x400-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09749-1024x400-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from \u00d8rnesvingen viewpoint of Geirangerfjord<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23645\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23645\" class=\"wp-image-23645 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09753-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"OurTour Feeling Wet but Happy at Geirangerfjord\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09753-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09753-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09753-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OurTour Feeling Wet but Happy at Geirangerfjord<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tackling the 11 hairpin bends down to the fjord, we agreed that\u00a0we weren&#8217;t bothered about visiting Geiranger itself, so we skimmed past it and back up the\u00a0mountain behind it with many, many more hairpin bends.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23647\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23647\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23647\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09785-1024x494-1024x494.jpg\" alt=\"Geirangerfjord, Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09785-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09785-1024x494-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09785-1024x494-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geiranger<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23646\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23646\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23646\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09772-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Hairpin bends on satnav\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09772-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09772-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09772-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not a great driving day when your back&#8217;s killing you<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We pulled in for a breather by a waterfall. This area is teeming with them and they aren&#8217;t just little things either. These are waterfalls that you would probably walk for a few hours in the UK to see, yet here they are by the roadside and unappreciated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23648\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09793-1024x558-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"Hymer Wildcamping Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09793-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09793-1024x558-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09793-1024x558-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The final push saw us climbing up to the toll road to take us to\u00a0Dalsnibba, which offers Europe&#8217;s highest fjord view by road. We flinched at the toll booth at the bottom as it was 120 Nok (\u00a312) to drive up it, but we had been recommended it by Kate and Steve who we met when we first reached Norway. Reaching the booth at 5pm the chap said he was having problems with something, so we could go up for free. We like free, but\u00a0Jay&#8217;s aching back wasn&#8217;t\u00a0too keen on another load of hairpin bends!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23649\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23649\" class=\"wp-image-23649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09803-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Turning to Dalsnibba Viewpoint\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09803-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09803-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09803-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turning point for the toll road<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23650\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23650\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23650\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09808-1024x549-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Dalsnibba Viewpoint\" width=\"620\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09808-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09808-1024x549-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09808-1024x549-768x412.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Road to Dalsnibba Viewpoint<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We parked up, chocked up and put down Zagan&#8217;s steady legs &#8211; we&#8217;re not driving around another hairpin bend until Jay&#8217;s back\u00a0has\u00a0recovered. Checking the weather report it is supposed to be -7\u00b0C up here tonight. Around us the mountains are topped with glaciers and it feels like we are higher than most of them, but we have gas-powered heating and an amazing view for the night that you&#8217;d only get with a motorhome. If the clouds clear a bit tomorrow we&#8217;ll have more pics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23651\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23651\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23651\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09811-1024x645-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"Dalsnibba Viewpoint, Norway\" width=\"620\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09811-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09811-1024x645-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSC09811-1024x645-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jay cursing and admiring the road he just drove up. 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