Sognefjorden
May 18, 2026 Filed under Curious
This monstrosity docked some time in the night.
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This monstrosity docked some time in the night.
Ahhhh! TIme for coffee and writing postcards!
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Ahhhh! TIme for coffee and writing postcards!
The date says 1992, but these are characters from like 90 years ago. Hmm.
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The date says 1992, but these are characters from like 90 years ago. Hmm.
Gotta keep your tree from losin’ a branch!
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Gotta keep your tree from losin’ a branch!
Dansk Pige ("Danish Girl") -Gerhard Henning. I didn’t know Danish girls were so… thiccc
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Dansk Pige ("Danish Girl") -Gerhard Henning. I didn’t know Danish girls were so… thiccc
The birds don’t care for Edvard Grieg…
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The birds don’t care for Edvard Grieg…
Lots of tulips here!!
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Lots of tulips here!!
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This monument seems to mostly feature disasters…
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This monument seems to mostly feature disasters…
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So that’s where the monolith ended up after they finished filming…
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So that’s where the monolith ended up after they finished filming…
Local cat! Waiting to go inside and eat dinner.
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Local cat! Waiting to go inside and eat dinner.
Note the stripe of bricks laid at an angle in the middle of the street, to aid pedestrians climbing in slick weather.
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Note the stripe of bricks laid at an angle in the middle of the street, to aid pedestrians climbing in slick weather.
I’m not sure that will actually work…
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I’m not sure that will actually work…
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Young people doing actual sports!
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Young people doing actual sports!
A wide wake.
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A wide wake.
Our companion boat, a few seconds behind.
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Our companion boat, a few seconds behind.
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I wonder if all the islands looked like this before humans started logging…
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I wonder if all the islands looked like this before humans started logging…
Putting some of my gear up on the indoor luggage racks.
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Putting some of my gear up on the indoor luggage racks.
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Listening to the "Krull" soundtrack like a dork.
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Listening to the "Krull" soundtrack like a dork.
Communications and weather prediction: Both extremely important.
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Communications and weather prediction: Both extremely important.
A glacier? Nnnnope. A mining operation.
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A glacier? Nnnnope. A mining operation.
Starting to see some real mountains…
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Starting to see some real mountains…
Tricky place to run a road.
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Tricky place to run a road.
Chilly out here…
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Chilly out here…
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The bike is surviving! It takes wind and rain like a champ.
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The bike is surviving! It takes wind and rain like a champ.
Looking west in Sognefjord near Vikøyri.
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Looking west in Sognefjord near Vikøyri.
Waterfall near Vikøyri.
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Waterfall near Vikøyri.
The shore of Vikøyri.
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The shore of Vikøyri.
Finally off the boat.
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Finally off the boat.
See ya tomorrow, ferry!
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See ya tomorrow, ferry!
Tiny Ukrainian-operated café in Balestrand.
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Tiny Ukrainian-operated café in Balestrand.
Ukrainian borsch. MMMMMM.
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Ukrainian borsch. MMMMMM.
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