A Roll in the Universe

Here's a blast from the past (September 13 2008). I love the play of shadows and the blue reflecting in the water. Somewhere-north-of-here fjord I actually did not recognize where the above was until I looked at some of the other photos from the same day: This was from an overnight trip with my then-department. We went to Flåm and Nærøyfjord. The latter is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The former is the destination for the "Norway in a Nutshell" trip that combines bus, train and bus—not necessarily in that order. The photo above is as we sailed out the Aurlandsfjord from Flåm. Below the highway headed to Aurland, decoration made out of rocks and plants mimic Viking hieroglyphs. Or maybe it's just modern art deer. Where the deer and the antelope play? Nærøyfjord has tall mountains on either side, and in the winter only the midday sun manages to shed any light there. The rest of the time it is in deep shadow. In September the sun was making its way d...

Ferry to Stord I never tire of taking ferries. A break in the driving, and a chance to get some fresh sea air. West coast landscape somewhere along the bus ride to southern Norway Lindesnes lighthouse is at Norway's southernmost point, all of 2518 km from Norway's northermost point, Nordkapp. Our first destination: Lindesnes The landscape is so beautiful here at the southernmost point of Norway Lindesnes lighthouse is Norway's oldest lighthouse, dating back to 1656 In the year of light 2015 (according to the UN), there is an awesome exhibit in the dark at Lindesnes A little farther west along the coast brings us to Lista and the coast off Lista Lighthouse  Next stop: Flekkefjord, one of Norway's cute all-white southern towns. Flekkefjord has no tides. We were just inches above the water. Another view of Flekkefjord We stayed at Utsikten Hotell in Kvinesdal. Somewhere in the distance is the North Sea.   Everywh...