Saturday, July 9, 2011

Made it to Alesund


Made it to Alesund
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Waking up with the sound of thunder as a water fall is just below us in the beautiful located hotel..
We find that again we have been fogged in or is it light rain. Any way we head for breakfast,Well I think all of Japan has emigrated to Norway the place is just full of tourist. It is hard to find any fish left  but of course we manage to push them aside and get fed.
We again put on our wet weather gear but are very disappointed the road from the hotel  has 11 switch backs but we can't see them. The guide Peter stopped at the top so we could take a good photo but it was a white out.
.Then it plateau out the then down the other side, but we had to be careful not to run over any "TROLLS" as we were in troll country, we crossed our last ferry of the trip and the sun came out .
Over another fjord and onto the  Trollveggen ( Trolls Wall) we look up at the sheer 6000ft rock.This is where the rock climbers climb (silly buggers) Then onto Trollstigen (Trolls Staircase Norway's most famous road) The road is a little damp but just fanatic to ride..
Manual has a picnic again ready for us but the side of a lake it is like our last supper with lots of fish and caviar, salami cheese and coke. it was very nice.. Apparently Edelweiss  puts on two picnics each tour 
Leaving our lunch stop we ride along the lake no traffic and it is so much better then the great ocean road, wonderful sweepers and a hot mix surface.
Arriving at Alesund Peter takes us to a look our above the city, the view is just beautiful with sun shine the place just glistens
Our hotel is right on the water front and little boats glide by our window, like a little Venice
The last supper again was a buffet and we were given our T shirts and a questionnaire to fill out .
The young ones and 3 Americans left on an early flight and the German couple and one American couple are left,so we shall spend the day exploring the City
Vic says he does not think he has put on any weight  that is cause we can't afford food.. last night one beer was 93Nk about $20 aus dollars  .
Well that's all folks sure hope that you have enjoyed our holiday as much as we have ,We catch a flight on Sunday to Denmark then to Thailand then to Sydney if all this go to plan..
Thanks a for all your great comments.. Yes Vic's hair is growing and he may need another hair cut in a couple of months  
love you all
Lyn N Vic
The professorial motorcycle travelers 

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