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**saralou** · #**1276** 12 Aug 2015

Just after this we took a detour on a single-track road to the quant town of Ulvik, or it would have been if it had not been pouring. The circle route back to the 13 is over a number of switchbacks and over the mountain.

flam-molde 33 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 34 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 35 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1277** 12 Aug 2015

At Voss you continue north on the 13 and originally we had planned to go east here on the 16 to flam and Lom, but we had continued to keep going north. This leads over a high snowy mountain pass with lots of switchbacks and an incredible number of massive waterfalls. It was pretty foggy at times and got down to 4 degrees. The color of the mountain lakes was aquamarine. This dropped us at the ferry at Vagsnes and to Hella.

flam-molde 36 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 37 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 38 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1278** 12 Aug 2015

From the Hella side we had much better weather and we rode east on the 55 and then south on the 5. Here again there is a long tunnel that ends at the ferry dock at our second crossing today near Kaupaner. After the crossing you unload and go into another long tunnel. This ends at Laerdalsoyri and from here you can either take the 25 km tunnel or the old mountain road in to Flam. The weather at the start looked good so we went on the road. This is a single track with passing places. The accent is continuous and the drop in temperature is too. At the summit is a large snow covered peak. After this the visibility was very poor and the temperature dropped to 2 degrees.

flam-molde 39 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1279** 12 Aug 2015

When we started to descend the fog cleared and you could see the amazing views of the fjords below. There is a viewing platform cantilevered out from the cliff at Stegastein. From here the descent is all switchbacks to the seaside.

flam-molde 41 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

DSC02537 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 43 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 44 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 45 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1280** 12 Aug 2015

The little town of Flam is a tourist hub. Our friend Dieter told us there is a good brewery here so we had to check it out.

flam-molde 47 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 48 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 49 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1281** 12 Aug 2015

After a restful night we woke up to just a tiny drizzle. Today we will finally make it to Lom, but then we will continue on to Molde. This route takes in two famous switchback routes (Geiranger and Trollsteigen). The first part of the route today is to get back to the Ferry at Kaupaner.

Screen Shot 2015-07-24 at 9.28.12 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Since we have a long day planned we backtracked but we took the 25 km tunnel thru the mountain. There are actually 3 lay by rest stops along the way inside the tunnel! By the time we got to the ferry we had done about 30 of the first 40 km in tunnels.

flam-molde 51 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

DSC02563 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The ferry dock is only accessed by a tunnel.

flam-molde 54 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1282** 12 Aug 2015

Getting off the ferry we took the 7 km tunnel to the village of Kaupaner. There is a nice Stave church here.

flam-molde 55 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 56 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1283** 12 Aug 2015

Continuing north on the 5 we turned onto the 55 at Sogndalsfjora towards Lom. The first part of the route was along the fjord and there are lots of tunnels and waterfalls. The road is narrow and single lane in many sections. There is a high pass into Lom with lots of switchbacks on the way up and down. On the down side we finally saw the sun after 3 days. We stopped for lunch at the Stave church here.

flam-molde 57 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 59 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 60 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1284** 12 Aug 2015

The route out of Lom on the 15 is on a wider and now dry road so we could finally get over 70 km/hr and make some time. When you hit the 63 and head north again you rise steeply on the switchback on the road to Geiranger. We ran into Gene and Neda at the top of the pass.

flam-molde 62 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 63 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 66 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1285** 12 Aug 2015

We continued down to the village, which was packed with tourists from the many cruise ships here. The road rises up again out of the valley on the other side towards Eidsdalen. Here you catch the ferry to Valdal. From here you are now headed to the famed Trollstigen highway.

flam-molde 67 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We had sun and clear skies as we approached, but as we neared the brink of the 6 km Trolls ladder the fog got very deep. We had no view of the famous road until the bottom. It must be pretty spectacular on a clear day with the crazy road and the huge waterfalls.

Screen Shot 2015-07-24 at 9.28.53 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 69 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 70 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

flam-molde 68 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**beruoist** · #**1286** 12 Aug 2015

Going great there.Brings back some touristy and twisty memories of Trollstigen.

Please come over for a Long Drink,if you guys are passing thru Helsinki.

Cheers
Biru

**saralou** · #**1287** 13 Aug 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by beruoist

Going great there.Brings back some touristy and twisty memories of Trollstigen.

Please come over for a Long Drink,if you guys are passing thru Helsinki.

Cheers
Biru

Oh darn! My RR is a bit behind. We left Helsinki just yesterday. We are in Talinn. That is too bad bit thanks for the offer and Great pictur!!! Sara

**saralou** · #**1288** 13 Aug 2015

It was nearly 1830 now and we still had 100 km to go. We headed to the ferry at Afarnes to Salsnes and from the to the tunnel to Molde. We arrived at the tunnel at 7 pm to find it closed from 1800 -0600 for repairs and this made the last 7 km into an almost 60 km detour via the end of the fjord and back down the other side. Long day!

Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 11.28.36 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 11.31.18 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

**saralou** · #**1289** 13 Aug 2015

Today we had no fixed destination except to get to “The Atlantic Road”. This is an 8.3 km section of County road 64 that runs through an archipelago. It is built on several small islands, which are connected by causeways, viaducts, and 8 bridges. It is located 67 km northwest of Molde.

Screen Shot 2015-07-24 at 9.38.02 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Screen Shot 2015-07-24 at 9.38.25 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr