Let the fjords begin. Fjord has a variety of definitions and two spellings as I said earlier. In parts of Scandinavia, what Americans call a bay would be called a fjord. Some would call Puget Sound a fjord. Norway has FJORDs! They are rivaled by nothing I have ever seen.
Our ferry boat ride started in Kaupanger, traveling down the Sognefjorden.
Sognefjorden itself is impressive. But then we changed course to travel up a tributary fjord named Naeroyfjord. It is the narrowest part of the Sognefjorden system and was the most spectacular part of the trip.
Naeroyfjord has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and for good reason.
Scenes like this were common. The magnitude of the high cliff walls could not be captured by camera. Some compared it to El Capitan in Yosemite, but going on and on. We saw many kayakers like these along the way.
Towards the upper end of the fjord were these idyllic little villages.
Even back on land we found beautiful waterfalls along the road to Bergen. This is rugged country. Vera counted 41 tunnels between where we got off the ferry in Gudvangen and Bergen.
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