Our last day in Norway - after this it's a gentle sail back to England. It was grey and wet when we woke, but fortunately it cleared over the next hour to be sunny the rest of the day (still about 12℃ but that doesn't seem to matter as much).
This meant Lynn could have a pleasant walk around the old town and harbour area.
While she was doing this, I went on a hike to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock). This is a big rock thatover hangs Lyse Fjord. Stravanger is in a cluster of islands, so to get to the starting point the bus took us through a series of tunnels,. one of them the longest undersea road tunnel. The walk itself is only 8km round trip and seemed very popular, with a steady stream of locals and tourists all the way. There was a series of steep climbs then plateaus, some of it on granite steps and some across bare rock. About three quarters of the way there were a couple of alpine lakes.
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| Looking back to the distant track from the top of some stairs |
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| Lyse Fjord |
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| People form a polite queue to take their photos |
This was warm work, but probably not as hard as the climb at Andalsnes a couple of days ago. It took me about an hour and a quarter each way, plus some time spent sitting at the rock. This meant I got back to the start with a couple of hours to spare, but there were shops and a large area where I could sit in the sun, drink a hot chocolate and listen to a podcast. I got back to the ship just before it was due to leave.
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