Vaerlandet Island to Kalvag on Froya Island

Another glorious morning

A cute little house down by the pier....

On board the ferry....goodbye Vaerlandet Island

The ferry rides are getting us and our car from A to B but we also enjoy the scenery.

First time charging the car...Pete had downloaded the App but we were having trouble reading the Norwegian instructions. Luckily a local came to charge his car and could give us some help.

We drove north ...through some beautiful snow capped mountains...

....and were so excited to see the stunning fiords...

Our destination....Kalvag on Froya Island....We are staying in the building with the green door...

....it is one of many of the Hotel Knutholmen which has been run by a family for three generations....not only are we impressed with our room, we also had dinner this evening in the dining room and it was sensational.

After dinner Pete and I went for a long walk...it's great to have so many hours of daylight in the evening...

Two really short fishing boats...

Such a pretty town...

Loved the heart made of vines...

Goodnight Kalvag....

 

Morning coffee in bed with a good book and delightful view....

Looks like it is going to be a warm and sunny day....perfect for cycling from one island to the other in this archipelago ...

After a delicious breakfast which arrived at our door, we set off on our bikes. The flowers in the photo are called Common Cotton Grass...

We stopped whenever we saw a track and followed it on foot....this was a rewarding view...

Shorts !!! and the jacket came off eventually too...

This is Common Cotton Grass up close...

One of the bigger bridges that connect two of the islands...Pete is on the bridge...

The rock here is amazing...blacks, whites, green and pinks...conglomerate.

So beautiful everywhere...

One of the many little lighthouses...

I think the last time I rode a bike was in Berlin nearly 10 years ago...it's true "you never forget"...

Pete and I stopped and had a chat with this friendly farmer....we learnt so much about the sheep on Vaerlandet...

A Heath Spotted - Orchid...

When we came to the end of the road on the final island we stopped for coffee and homemade waffles. Riding the bikes was a wonderful way to see the islands...and again we were lucky with the weather.

After a rest we set off on a short walk near home....

Our accomodation is on the right hand side of the photo next to the pine trees...

I took this photo at 10pm...so tranquil...

 

Bergen to Vaerlandet

The light train stop where we caught our train this morning...off to the airport to pick up our car...the huge building on the other side of the road is the central train station.

I took a few photos on the way....in the suburbs...Norway, like Denmark seems to have very good architects as all their modern buildings are unique and interesting.

There were many apartments but also some rather old houses like these.

Bergen airport....

Our rental car is an electric Toyota BZX which is an SUV. And it only has 3000km on the clock. Pete drove it like he'd been driving it for years. This is one of the suspension bridges that we drove on when we were leaving Bergen.

We were on our way to an island called Vaerlandet....three and a half hours away...it felt rather strange to see so many trees on the mountains (after no trees on the Faroes). 

Plenty of tunnels in Norway too...

Our first photo stop...I think I'm going to love Norway.

Lakes, fiords and brooks everywhere....

Gradually the weather changed...it became rather cloudy.

To get from one island to another we had to catch two car ferries...

I took this photo whilst on the second ferry to our final destination...the little town we are leaving is called 

Askvoll.

And this is where we are staying for two nights...we were so thrilled when we opened the door....the island across the water is Alden.

View from our balcony at 5ish....now at 8ish we can't see the island at all (and it is still light here)...thanks to the fog.

We did a little exploring before dinner...

There are two groups of four chalets...our's is the third from the left.