GEIRANGER (NORWAY)

Having exerienced some magnificent scenery in the southern fjordlands, I continued north from Stryn onto a small town called Hellysylt. The fjord cruise myself and the spanish girls took from Hellysylt to Geiranger was probably the most breathtaking of the cruises I took, even with the weather being a bit shoddy. There were about 10 thousand waterfalls and a tonne of interesting scenery. When we arrived in the town of Geiranger, the girls continued on pretty quickly (they were on a tighter schedule than me), whilst I spent a few hours just wandering around, checking the place out. Luckily enough the QE II was also visiting the town for a few hours at the same time so I got some good pictures of the fjord, town and boat....

The bus ride from Geiranger to Åndalsnes was absolutely spectacular and one of the most amazing things I have experienced in the whole trip, including South America. It was breathtaking scenery the whole trip - glaciers, snow capped mountains, crystal clear rivers and huge waterfalls, vibrant green pastures and forest scattered with dashes of yellow and purple from the various flowers growing. Amazing ! This trip included an almost 2000 metre decline in about 10 minutes on the famous 'Trolstigen' or trolls road.

Åndalsnes was a fairly nice little place, however upon arriving most things were shut so I was forced to camp on an extremely bumpy piece of ground on the side of the road. Needless to say I awoke quite sore the next day. That day I hiked to the top of one of the mountains just outside Åndalsnes. It was pretty steep but the views from the top were pretty incredible. Again, the weather was kind, which made the whole experience a lot more enjoyable.

Photos 1&2: Waterfalls in Hellysylt
Photos 3&4: Seven-sisters waterfalls in the Geiranger fjord
Photo 5: Carmella, Myriam and Neomi before we caught the ferry to Geiranger
Photo 6-12: QE II and fjord viewed from various points in and around Geiranger






































































Photos 13-15: Views from the mountain outside of Åndalsnes
Photo 16: Glorious weather in the fjordlands just before Åndalsnes
Photo 17: Sunset over the fjord
Photo 18: Small town just outside of Åndalsnes