Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Fjord Cycling Route in Norway - Day 4 (Eivindvik to Frøyset)

Hello from the Frøyset Gardsmat.  I’m staying in an old farmhouse that I have to myself tonight.  The owner and his family live on the property too but in a different house.  It’s a cool place and definitely peaceful here as it’s a little off the beaten path and tucked into the woods and there is a lake right outside as well.  More on this place later.

The alarm was set a little earlier than normal today as I had to be on a ferry at 9:00 a.m. which meant being done with breakfast and all packed by 8:30-8:45. I stayed at the Gulating Hotel last night which was nice enough but the person at the front desk tried to charge me for my room and meal which were already paid for.  After explaining this to him (he spoke fluent English to me yesterday) he suddenly pretended he didn’t understand English.  I told him I was going to call the tour company to let them know I was getting overcharged and wouldn’t you know at that exact moment he remembered that everything had been paid for.

For once, it was sunny this morning and warm – for here anyway.  I boarded the ferry a little after 9:15 and was on my way to Mjønma.  I knew they would eventually get there but thankfully Google Maps and the offline map app I have showed the ferry route so I knew when to get off.  The scenery along the ferry ride was pretty incredible.  Leaving Eivindvik takes you into the archipelago and a few of the islands have houses on them.  A handful of the bigger ones have highways and bridges that connect to the mainland.  Really pretty area.


Once I got off the ferry it was time to get moving again.  20% chance of rain today.  Did it rain?  Of course!  It started sprinkling as soon as I got off the ferry and that turned into a downpour for almost an hour.  At about my halfway point to the day it started to let up and I stopped to have lunch and try to dry off.  It was a pretty uneventful ride after that.  The landscape today didn’t have the same “wow” factor of the first three days (other than on the ferry) but still really good.



Those two were waiting for the ferry outside of my hotel.  You can see the boat coming in on the second one.  There are some pretty nice boats people have which is a result of all the oil money in the area.  The next group of pictures were taken on the ferry.







Would be quite the place to live.  The next two were picking up and dropping off some people in Nåra, including four other cyclists that got on the ferry with me at Eivindvik.





After about an hour, I was off the ferry to my stop in Mjønma.  I then had to ride through the island until I eventually hit the bridge that takes you back into the mainland.  It was a cool way to do the loop.  There were other ways you could make the loop without having to take the ferry but this way was a lot better.



Surprise, surprise...it was raining.



These picnic tables were all over the place.  Kind of like small rest stops.






The farmhouse where I’m staying tonight has been in their family for nearly 200 years.  Some things are still original but there’s been a lot of upkeep to it.  Things like the bathroom and kitchen are modern but they’ve tried to keep the antique look to it.  They probably have bed space for 15-20 people and are building more space in a loft that is dormitory style that will hold another 15 or so.  I found out from the owner the house was originally build in 1819.   





Last day of riding tomorrow!  

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