A Norwegian Summer Holiday Part 4: Tindevegen and Sognefjord Electric Ferries
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video we take a circular road trip from Årdalstangen
to the Turtagrø Hotel and then continue a circular loop around Sognefjord to reach the Mannheller-Fodnes ferry.
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00:00 Introduction
01:03 Tindevegen
06:57 A walk from the top of Tindevegen
10:45 Turtagrø Hotel Walk
12:25 Drive down to Sognefjord
14:01 The Mannheller-Fodnes ferry - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Tesla navigation has the option to avoid toll roads which is helpful.
It's handy in the UK, especially avoiding the M6 toll road. But in Norway, for google maps at least, I found the "no tolls" route from Oslo Airport to Fagernes passed two toll points.
All that said, Norway is very good at taking your money. If you want to avoid the new toll road, it's often the case that you have to pay a toll to go on the old road. That way the new road isn't underutilized. The alternative routes, especially in the western fjords can be measured in hours rather than minutes.
@@anthonydyer3939 I think there’s a couple of sections that are only doable by toll roads around Oslo. I spent 8 days driving around Norway and only hit 2 toll roads which was quite an achievement. Loved the ferries all over the place and quite cheap compared to the channel ferry to Dunkirk.
By the way, If you ever visit Oslo and you happen upon His Majesty King Harald V Rex, make sure that you don't look him directly in the eyes, as he will take this as a challenge to the throne and you'll subsequently find yourself in the predicament of having to fight him to the death with ceremonial swords. A sword will be provided to you as a courtesy in case you come unprepared. Many a tourist have met their demise this way. His Majesty King Harald V Rex is still around .. we just call him 'The Old Ninja' (I just made that up).
I got the impression from the Ski museum at Holmenkollen that he is quite the sports person. I had the impression that he'd be the type of person to meet any challengers on a pair of skis.
@@anthonydyer3939 Yeah, jokes aside, he is. He also participated in the Olympics 3 times
Interesting, in Sweden the ferries are “free” ie part of the road system
This ferry trip cost 40NOK one way. I think it's free for passengers and cyclists.
On behalf of the the King of Norway, the Bishop of Nidaros and the citizens of Norway I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience of letting Rachel down and not providing her with the the experience that she wanted, namely seeing Bears, Wolves, Wolverines, Moose, Elk, Reindeer, Red Deer, Roe Deer, Mule Deer, Mountain Goats, Big Horn Sheep, Marmots, Picas, Golden Mantled Squirrels, Chipmunks and Bald Eagles.
Rachel did redeem the situation slightly with a 2nd moose sighting later in the holiday near Kongsberg, and I got her jealous with footprint photos on Gaustatoppen ridge that seem to match those of wolverine (they certainly weren't dog or arctic hare prints). That will be in a later video.
But Rachel has become accustomed to seeing lots of creatures great and small in the the Canadian Rocky mountains, and we know where and when to find them.
But when it comes to smaller creatures in Norway, we saw none. It's a bit odd, considering that the rocky high ground is perfect habitat for marmots and picas while the forests would be perfect for the chipmunks and all varieties of squirrel.
@@anthonydyer3939 It's pretty hard to spot reindeers in Southern Norway. The herds in Souther Norway are wild and are pretty shy. You need to go on hikes in the mountain and know their wandering paths. I have only seen wild reindeers once in Souther Norway and that was back in the early 80s.
Since the wild reindeers in Souther Norway are one of the few wild herds in all of Europe should you stay away and not disturb them in any way. In Europe, beside Norway, will you find wild reindeer herds in Finland and Russia also