A wonderful day enjoying the beauty of Norway. This fjord is apparently one of the best in Norway -
The Nærøyfjord is about 18 kilometers long and has steep mountains on either side of the fjord. In comparison, the Sognefjord is 205 kilometers long.
The Nærøyfjord is Norway's (and perhaps the world's) narrowest fjord, only 250 meters wide at its narrowest point.
The fjord is about 500 meters deep at the most and about 12 meters at its shallowest.
The mountains along the fjord are up to 1,800 meters and creates a beautiful and dramatic scenery with its small farms clinging to the mountainside. Apparently 4 x the size of the Eiffel tower!
Anyway we enjoyed looking at it as the sun finally came over the mountains at 10am! But after coffee, we went on a boat owned by the campsite over to the other side of the fjord to walk the 'postman's walk'. It was stunning - along the coast, through woodland, past an ancient burial ground, on paths that were grassy, stony, muddy and partially paved. The shade of the trees was welcome as were the patches of sunny grassland - it was perfect walking weather (nearly 8 miles). We hardly saw any other people - only the friendly family we came over in the boat with, and various groups of canoe-ers. We saw sheep roaming and were amused that only one of the flock had a bell - the leader, or just that they all stay together anyway?
It was very peaceful, there were many 'wow' moments. When we could hear no human noise, not even a boat - just water lapping on the shore, waterfalls tumbling down and the wind in the trees, we speculated whether this was how God's voice sounded. Listening to and hearing God has been a theme of my sabbatical. However when a seagull starting squawking, Sean did ask if that was what God sounded like? I hope not!
(Photos are not in order! My boots are how they were at the end of the walk - held together with a hair bobble, and when I went for a lie down in the camper after the long walk, I was distracted by the beautiful views through the camper windows)
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