From Sogndal to Oppheim. Nigardsbreen. August 20
Hella-Vangsnes-Dragsvik Ferry Terminal
The Hella-Vangsnes-Dragsvik ferry is located 36 kilometers west of Sogndal
and lies on the National Road 13 (Rikswei 13) connecting Stavanger with
Sogndal...read more 
Fjærlandfjorden Boat Tour
Sognefjord in Norway is called Kongen av fjordene, the king of fjords.
It is the largest in Norway and is second only in size to Scoresby
Fjord, located on the east coast of Greenland...read more
Fjærland
The Fjærlandfjorden boat ride is coming to an end as we approach the pier of
Fjærland village, located at the very end of this picturesque arm of
the Srogne Fjord...read more
Walk Along Fjaerlandfjord bank
In the Fjærland village, we had to meet our bus traveling down the coast
until we floated on a boat on Fjaerlandfjord. The bus was supposed to
take us to the Norwegian glacier Museum, located a couple of kilometers
from the village...read more
Norwegian Glacier Museum, Fjærland
The Glacier museum (Norsk Bremuseum) is located in the Jostedalsbreen
national park, near the village of Fjærland. it was opened in 1991 by a
non-profit Association that includes the International glaciological
society, the Norwegian polar institute, the universities of Bergen and
Oslo, Sogn og Furane college, and the Norwegian trekking association...read more
'Our fragile climate' Exposition
In 2007, the Norwegian Glacier museum opened a new exhibition dedicated
to the environmental problems of our planet. The main credit for
creating this section belongs to Norwegian businessman and
philanthropist Jens Ulltveit - Moe, who donated $15 million....read more
Visit to Nigardsbreen Glacier
After this theoretical introduction to the glaciers in Fjærland Museum,
we have to consolidate the received knowledge in practice, and we drive
to the Nigardsbreen glacier, one more language of the same great
Jostedalsbreen...read more
Jostedalen and Barsnesfjorden
After a walk on the Nygardsbreen glacier and jumping on the boulders at
its foot, we get on the bus and go to the place of our next overnight
stay. Our route follows the Jostedøla River on the regional road 604
(Jostedolvegen)...read more
Loftesnes Bridge
Sogndal is located on the western shore of one of the smaller branches
of the
Sognefjord, which, in turn, consists of two parts: Sogndalsfjorden and
Barsnesfjorden. They are separated by a strait just over 150 meters wide
and since ancient times there was a boat crossing that connected
Sogndal with farms on the other side...read more
Myrkdalen
After covering a dozen and a half kilometers at an altitude of about a
thousand meters, we descended to the Myrkdalen Valley, where one of the
largest ski centers in Western Norway is located, Myrkdalen Fjellandsby...read more
Vossestølen Hotel in Oppheim
This evening we were waiting for a small cozy hotel Vossestølen, located on the shore of Lake Oppheim (Oppheimsvatnet), next to a small village of the same name...read more