Preikestolen or Pulpit Rock

Sunday 2nd September 2018

After enjoying a fun evening with our very young neighbours from Düssledorf and their super laid back dog Nia, a rescue dog from Iran, we had made arrangements to meet this morning around 7 o’clock to drive down the road to hike to the famous natural attraction known as Preikestolen.

Ray had previously completed the climb and was confident that an early start would be beneficial for several reasons. (I can’t imagine what he was thinking when he said he would do it again!!) Continue reading Preikestolen or Pulpit Rock

Preikestolen Golf Club

Saturday 1st September 2018

For a change we woke to blue skies and the warmth of the sun! With a spring in our step we made our way down to our local shops in Jørpeland. One of the supermarkets in this delightful little coastal town was located on the harbour and the views around made our food shopping experience a little more enjoyable.

On the main road heading back up to our campsite we happened to spot a sign saying golfbane and decided to investigate. For those of you that know us well, we were once avid golfers and played as often as we could and despite carrying our clubs around on our travels, have yet to have taken them out and use them!  This could be our opportunity 😉 Continue reading Preikestolen Golf Club

Ready To Roll

Friday 31st August 2018

I had spent most of Thursday morning replacing the caravan brakes and the friction pads in the hitch stabiliser. The caravan was serviceable again 🙂 We were ready to roll.

In the afternoon we had driven out sightseeing and to spend some, unsuccessful, time fishing for tea in the Sorfjorden. The road was bordered by the fjord on one side and countless kilometres of fruit trees on the other. Every now and again there were fruit stalls with honesty boxes.

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