And the driving continues! Down to Geiranger today to take the ferry along the Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt - its one of the iconic things to do here and it lived up to the hype.
First things first, need to get there! I could have done the quick and easy route but decided to add about an hour (ok maybe more, I stopped a lot lol) to my drive by heading up through the scenic mountain pass - Gamle Strynefjellsveg. Ive clearly not had my share of these narrow roads yet haha - this was the most narrow one yet - there was hardy any traffic (bless) but I still got stuck backing up twice and having to pull over quite often. Its a trek lol.
Absolutely worth it though - even though its July, still tons of snow up here and the glacial lakes are AMAZING colour wise - was there any doubt? It was pretty windy lol which made so some fun selfies and it was cold enough (around 12C) but I lucked out and the sun was pretty strong. I stopped a bunch of times - some times just for quick photos, other times for a snack
On the way to the mountain pass I passed a waterfall - idk what it was called, it wasnt on GoogleMaps which is odd bc it was quite large! There was also gushing rapids close to the road with a little path you could go down to get closer. I got so wet lol the most was insane but I will forever love a good roar of a waterfall or rapids.
Anyway! After the glacial paradise I headed off towards Geiranger - of course, som more twisty scenic roads! But these at least are wide enough for two cars. Idk if I just hit it at a bad time of day or if its always like this, but traffic was a nightmare at all the stop areas so I just kept going. It was pretty but Ive seen the same idea further south (like the view over the town and fjord below, the winding road below, etc)
I got to Geiranger about 2 hours before my ferry - thought Id just putter around shops, get a snack, etc. Holy shit Geiranger itself was
a hot mess shit show for driving though. Honestly would prefer the narrow roads to this. Its a super tiny area down by the ferry and the parking situation is just wild. I got really lucky and someone was leaving so I swooped in but it was next level busy which I think is weird for a Sunday late afternoon? But what do I know lol.
I walked around the harbour and ferry area, wandered through some shops and got my variety of snacks lol - an ice cream (vanilla soft serve dipped in chocolate dust? yes please!), lingonberry and gin chocolate (omg yum) and reindeer jerky (which I didnt try yet).
Getting out of the parking area was a treat in itself lol, but then getting to the ferry and on the boat was a breeze. Its about an hour to Hellesylt and even though it rained half the time Geirangerfjord was *chefs kiss* just lovely. It has super steep cliffs on both sides all along without any real shoreline, which is relatively here. Theres also a ton of little waterfalls and then the famous Sevens Sisters falls that add to the magic of the area.
