Reise fra Oslo til Sjoa
Overnatting i campinghytte på Sjoa camping
Karl Martin og Magnus
skulle prøve rafting i Sjoa.
Grete kjørte langs elva og prøvde å få tatt bilder
av dem.
Etter raftingen kjørte vi videre gjennom
Heidalen og til Lom.
Der leide vi campinghytte på Nordal Turistsenter.
Om kvelden var vi på Fossheim Steinsenter.
Her kommer de.
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Fossheim Mineral Museum is
a geological museum, jewelry
gallery, workshop and shop in
Lom National Park Village.
(15. mars 2020)
https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/fossheim-mineral-museum
-%7c-museum-exhibition-shop/205017/?lang=usa
Heidal Rafting
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THE NORWEGIAN MOUNTAIN CENTER IN LOM
Get tips for your mountain hike, buy the maps
you need and sit down by the fire before you visit the
mountains. The Norwegian Mountain Center is a
visitor center for the national parks Jotunheimen,
Reinheimen and Breheimen.
(15. mars 2020) https://www.norskfjellsenter.no/home
Vi var først en tur på
Norsk Fjellsenter i Lom.
Så fortsatte vi over Sognefjellet til
Veganeset camping ved Balestrand.
På veien var vi innom Elveseter hotell.
Senere på dagen var vi ved Nigardsbreen
og på Breheimsenteret.
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Magnus og Grete på Elveseter hotel
For nearly 150 years the Elveseter
family has welcomed guests to Boverdalen.
We welcome our guests to a visit that
combines spectacular nature, unique art
and delicious meals into an enriching
experience.
(15. mars 2020)
https://elveseter.no/en/hotel-elveseter/
Karl Martin ser ut over Sognefjellet.
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Breheimsenteret is a visitor centre for the
Jostedalsbreen and Breheimen National Parks.
The centre lies in the Jostedalen valley and offers
a direct view of the Nigardsbreen glacier.
At the centre, visitors can experience the glaciers
up close, enjoy good food, and learn about
glaciers in our exhibition.
Visit Breheimsenteret – Besøkssenter nasjonalpark Jostedalsbreen
Breheimen (30. september 2022)
Nigardsbreen
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Nigardsbreen Ice and snow and flowing waters have played their part in forming the landscape around us into deep valleys and fjords, into high mountains and peaks. Glaciers providea good deal of information |
over the ages. The glaciers are mystical and exciting and
attract people for adventures, research, and recreation.
Nigardsbreen – Besøkssenter nasjonalpark Jostedalsbreen Breheimen
f(30. september 2022)
Vi fortsatte langs Sognefjorden til Vadheim.
Derfra tok vi en tur opp til gården Drægebø
og Drægebøsetra i Gaular kommune.
(Gaular er nå en del av Sunnfjord kommune)
(15. mars 2020)
Eieren av gården lånte oss nøkkelen til setra,
så vi fikk komme inn å se.
Han viste oss også fjøset og en stein i
grunnmuren med initialene til en av Gretes
aner hugget inn. (Gretes mormor er fra
Drægebø. Det var derfor vi var interessert i
denne gården.)
Etter besøket på gården fortsatte vi til
Breistein Camping utenfor Bergen.
Magnus og Karl Martin på vei til Drægebøsetra.
Her er vi framme ved setra.
Magnus låser seg inn.
Magnus og Grete inne på Drægebøsetra
Drægebøsetra sett fra nabosetra.
Nede i dalen igjen
Fra Bergen skulle vi ta ferge til Shetland.
Den gikk ikke før kl 02 00 natt til den
7. juli, så vi hadde hele dagen i Bergen.
Om kvelden var vi på kino og så
"Ordre fra høyeste hold."
Avreise med St. Clair fra P & O ferries
Vi tok Fløibanen opp til Fløyen.
Bryggen i Bergen
Ferge til Shetland.
Bil til Clickimin Caravan & camp
Site og etterpå en sykkeltur
i området rundt campingen.
Snart på Shetland
Karl Martin ved Clickimin Broch, bygget for
omkring 1500 år siden.
Lerwick sentrum
Karl Martin og Grete var en tur opp i
høyden for å se utsikten over Lerwick.
Etterpå sykla vi alle (Magnus,
Karl Martin og Grete) til Scalloway.
Karl Martin ser ut over Lerwick
Scalloway
Scalloway is a village of approximately
1200 residents on
the west central mainland of Shetland.
Scalloway Castle
The castle, a fortified four-storey
mansion, was built in the year 1600
Magnus inne på Scalloway Castle
Vi sykla fra Lerwick via St Ninians Isle til
Jarlshof. Samme vei tilbake til Lerwick.
Shetlandsponni
St. Ninians Isle
Jarlshof
De rike funnene av ben- og metallsaker viser at
bosetningen har vart fra begynnelsen av
800-tallet til ca. 1300. (www.snl.no)
Jarlshof
Avreise fra Lerwick kl 12 00 med
ferga St. Sunniva (P & O ferries).
Vi skulle videre til Orknøyene.
På Orknøyene lå vi på
Point of Ness Caravan and
Camping Park i Strømness.
Det regna da vi forlot Shetland
Rundtur på Orknøyene.
Vi var på Skara Brae, Maes Howe,
Broch of Gurness , Bishop & Earls
Palace, St. Magnus Katedralen og
Highland ParkDistillery.
Magnus spanderte haggis til kvelds.
Haggis (Scottish
Gaelic: taigeis) is a
savoury pudding
containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs),
minced with chopped onion, oatmeal, suet, spices,
and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally
encased in the animal's stomach though now an artificial
casing is often used instead. According to the 2001
English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique:
"Although its description is not immediately appealing,
haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious
savoury flavour". (4. september 2024) Wikipedia
containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs),
minced with chopped onion, oatmeal, suet, spices,
and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally
encased in the animal's stomach though now an artificial
casing is often used instead. According to the 2001
English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique:
"Although its description is not immediately appealing,
haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious
savoury flavour". (4. september 2024) Wikipedia
Maeshowe
Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Old Norse: Orkhaugr)is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave
situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was
probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology
of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type
of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney.
Maeshowe is a significant example of Neolithic
craftsmanship and is, in the words of the
archaeologist Stuart Piggott, "a superlative
monument that by its originality of execution is
lifted out of its class into a unique position."
Maeshowe is a scheduled monument and is part
of the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney", a group of sites
including Skara Brae, which were designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
(endring 22. juni 2022)
St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall,
Britain’s most northerly Cathedral.
St Magnus
Cathedral known as the 'Light in
the North' was founded
in 1137 by the Viking,
Earl Rognvald, in honour of his
uncle St Magnus.
Kirkwall
(Scots: Kirkwa, Kirkwaa, or Kirkwal;
Norn: Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney,
an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.
First mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga, it is
today the location of the headquarters of the Orkney
Islands Council and a transport hub with ferries to
many locations.
It is the centre of the St Magnus International Festival
and is also a popular stopping off point for cruise ships.
St Magnus Cathedral stands at the heart of the town.
Kirkwall - Wikipedia (4. september 2024)
(Scots: Kirkwa, Kirkwaa, or Kirkwal;
Norn: Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney,
an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.
First mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga, it is
today the location of the headquarters of the Orkney
Islands Council and a transport hub with ferries to
many locations.
It is the centre of the St Magnus International Festival
and is also a popular stopping off point for cruise ships.
St Magnus Cathedral stands at the heart of the town.
Kirkwall - Wikipedia (4. september 2024)
Orknøyene
Orknøyene er en øygruppe nord for
Skottland.
Den er en av Skottlands regioner, et stattholderskap
og styres av det lokale regionsrådet Orkney Islands
Council. Gruppen av omkring 200 små øyer starter
16 km nord for Caithness. Wikipedia
Den er en av Skottlands regioner, et stattholderskap
og styres av det lokale regionsrådet Orkney Islands
Council. Gruppen av omkring 200 små øyer starter
16 km nord for Caithness. Wikipedia
Skara Brae
Skara Brae /ˈskærə ˈbreɪ/ is a stone-built Neolithic
settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish
of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest
island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.
It consisted of ten clustered houses, made of flagstones,
in earthen dams that provided support for the walls;
the houses included stone hearths, beds, and cupboards.
A primitive sewer system, with "toilets" and drains in
each house, included water used to flush waste into a
drain and out to the ocean.
Skara Brae - Wikipedia (4. september2024)
Broch of Gurness
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village
on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in
Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about
15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. It once housed a
substantial community.
Settlement here began sometime between 500 and
200 BC. At the centre of the settlement is a stone
tower or broch, which once probably reached a
height of around 10 metres.
Broch of Gurness - Wikipedia (22. juni 2022)
Bishop and Earls Palace, Kirkwall
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style
palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre
of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick,
Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607
and was largely undertaken via forced labour.
Today, the ruins are open to the public.
Earl's Palace, Kirkwall - Wikipedia (22. juni 2022)
Highland Park
Highland Park distillery is a Scotch whisky
distillery based in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is the most
northerly whisky distillery in Scotland, half a mile
farther north than that at Scapa distillery.
Blackwood distillery in Shetland presently
produces only gin and vodka (2010).
Wikipedia
Magnus gikk en runde på golfbanen i
Stromness med Grete som caddy.
Karl Martin gikk en tur i byen Stromness.
Magnus og Grete fikk tid til en liten bytur
de også, mens Karl Martin sto i fergekø.
Vi skulle videre til Scrabster i Scotland.
Denne gangen reiste vi
med ferga St Ola, også P & O Ferries.
Fra Scrabster kjørte vi til Durness.
Der fant vi en
bra campingplass.
Scrabster is a small settlement on
Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north
coast of Scotland.
Durness
The wild and remote town of Durness
is a thriving town surrounded by the
dramatic landscape
of Sutherland.
Magnus på Stromness Golf Course.
Byen Stromness
Vi våkna av et forferdelig uvær.
Det regna vannrett.
Men teltet var heldigvis
solid og ganske vanntett.
Dagens reiserute: Durness,
Loch Assynt,
Ullapool, Inverness.
Vi bodde på Scaniport camping
ved Inverness.
Om kvelden gikk vi en tur i
Inverness.
Fyrtårn sett fra båten over til Skottland
Inverness meaning "Mouth of the River Ness";
Scots: Innerness) is an ancient cathedral city in
the Scottish Highlands.
It is the administrative centre for The Highland
Council and is regarded as the capital of the
Highlands. Historically it served as the county
town of the county of Inverness-shire.
Inverness lies near two important battle
sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam
Fèinne against Norway which took place
on the Aird, and the 18th century Battle of
Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor.
It is the northernmost city in the United
Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen
(Gleann Mòr) at its northeastern extremity
where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth.
At the latest, a settlement was established
by the 6th century with the first royal charter
being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim
(King David I) in the 12th century.
The Gaelic king Mac Bethad Mac Findláich
(MacBeth) whose 11th-century killing of
King Duncan was immortalised in
Shakespeare's largely fictionalized play
Macbeth, held a castle within the city where
he ruled as Mormaer of Moray and Ross.
(15. mars 2020)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness
Vi kjørte langs Loch Ness og var
innom "the Official Loch Ness Monster
exhibition Center", Fort Augustus og
Urquhart Castle.
Om kvelden var igjen en tur i Inverness.
Nessie?
Nessie
Vi var først på Highland Winery,
Moniack Castle utenfor Inverness
Deretter kjørte vi til Newtonmore.
Der skulle vi se "Waltsing Water".
Neste post på programmet var
Dufftown med Glenfiddich.
Der var det stengt da vi kom fram,
så vi overnattet like ved, nær en
liten by som het Craigellachie.
Vi besøkte Speyside Cooperage og
Glenfiddich, kjørte forbi mange
destillerier og over flere
fjelloverganger.
Om ettermiddagen kom vi til
Balmoral Castel.
Vi var innom parken der før vi
fortsatte tilBreamar der spiste
vi middag.
Overnatting i Blairgowrie.
Higland cattle
Smal bro
Balmoral
Jedburgh
Balmoral Castle
Vi kjørte til Edinburgh.
Der tok vi en rundtur med buss
og var på Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which
dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital
city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle
Rock. Archaeologists have established human
occupation of the rock since at least the Iron
Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of
the early settlement is unclear.
There has been a royal castle on the rock since
at least the reign of David I in the 12th century,
and the site continued at times to be a royal
residence until 1633. From the 15th century,
the castle's residential role declined, and by the
17th century it was principally used as military
barracks with a large garrison.
Blairgowne
Its importance as a part of Scotland's
national heritage was recognised increasingly
from the early 19th century onwards, and
various restoration programmes have been
carried out over the past century and a half.
As one of the most important strongholds in
the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle
was involved in many historical conflicts
from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the
14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26
sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it
a claim to having been "the most besieged
place in Great Britain and one of the most
attacked in the world"
(15. mars 2020)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Castle
Edinburgh fra slottet
Hele dagen i Edinburgh
Blant annet besøk på Scotts Monument
Vi måtte jo smake på ølet i Skottland
Edinburgh
Scott-monumentet
Dagstur til Megazone i Fallkirk.
Ferden gikk sydover til den
skotsk/engelske
grensen.
Vi så en del av Hadrians mur,
før vi fortsatte mot Newcastle
og videre til South Shields
hvor vi overnattet.
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also known
as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani
in Latin, is a former defensive fortification of the
Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in
the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Running "from
Wallsend on the River Tyne in the east to
Bowness-on-Solway in the west", the Wall covered
the whole width of the island. In addition to the wall's
defensive military role, its gates may have been customs
posts.
Hadrian's Wall - Wikipedia (30. september 2022)
Sykkeltur i Marsden og South Shields
South
Shields' er en kystby i det
nordøstlige England, nær Newcastle upon
Tyne. Byen var tidligere en industriby
med skipsverft og kullgruver, men etter at
disse ble nedlagt har servicenæringen
blitt stadig viktigere for byen.
Wikipedia
nordøstlige England, nær Newcastle upon
Tyne. Byen var tidligere en industriby
med skipsverft og kullgruver, men etter at
disse ble nedlagt har servicenæringen
blitt stadig viktigere for byen.
Wikipedia
Marsden Rock
Marsden Rock explodes 1997
Birds scatter from the area as MarsdenRock, near South Shields, is blown up
by demolition experts today (Wednesday).
The rock, a local landmark which was
home to thousands of birds and wildlife,
was removed due to it becoming unstable.
Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA.
Marsden Rock i 1996
21. dag, mandag 22. juli 1996
Magnus var i Wet n Wild ved Newcastle.
(Parken er stengt fra 14.10.2013)
Karl Martin og Grete var først i
Tynemouth, deretter på shopping i North
Shield.
Kl 18 00 gikk ferga tilbake til Norge.
Denne gang med Colorline.
Vi var først innom Stavanger, så
gikk ferga videre til Bergen.
Tynemout priory and castle
The complex history of Tynemouth headland spans over
2,000 years. It is dominated by the remains of a medieval
priory, which was protected like a castle by walls, towers
and a gatehouse.
After the monastery was suppressed in the reign of
Henry VIII (1509–47), Tynemouth headland became a
coastal fortress and remained so until 1956, because of
its strategic position at the mouth of the river Tyne.
History of Tynemouth Priory and Castle | English Heritage
(english-heritage.org.uk) (30. september 2022)
Vi kjørte hjem via
Voss og Aurlandsdalen.
tilbake til 1. side
