Alesund and a random swamp... 20th August

We finally left the glacier region it is an amazing place and we passed many buses heading in as we headed out.
Past lots of fjords, stark high cliffs and glaciers plus the odd ferry and we headed to the coast.

We made it to Alesund and a carpark that was free after 6pm and left Reggie there and explored Alesund.

The town was destroyed by fire in the 190330 and rebuilt art deco style.

We checked out  the buildings while ducking in and out of the rain.

I wonder how the boat on the inside gets out?

 We settled in for the night about the time that the fishing boat three wharves over decided to put it generator on, I assume to get it's freezers cold, any way it went all night, a dull engine noise.

We had to be up early anyway as the car park started charging at 8 am, we put an hours worth in and left at 9.00

P buying fish might be a bit cold

some random things from the town

Then

and now with a tiny pink coated me

Today was to be a long trip along the worlds most scenic highway. It is built up as amazing, top gear love it , most photographed etc but when I researched it it is only a stretch of road 8km long.

But we did go and drive over it it was amazing.

they have a walkway round one of the many islands

 

school project a crab made from rubbish

this is a sculpture made of bronze

Nice knitting wool, lots of knitting shops in Norway

we found another fort for P to visit

nice use of a gun emplacement... a picnic spot

another bridge

Today was 3 ferries , many tunnels one 5km long, lots of bridges , fjords and now we are parked on a large concrete car park miles from a town and surrounded by swamp and trees.. and there are 4 motorhomes here ( Bobils they say in Norway).

Tomorrow Trondheim the most northern part of our Norway adventure.