Take the ferry

Stavanger to Eidfjord

Stavanager was still asleep when we left at 11am, they really don’t do Sundays over here. 

Today we were driving to Eidfjord via Hardangerfjord. We found ourselves heading towards a port, and our GPS told us to “take the ferry”. The car hire company had told us that an electronic tag on our windscreen would cover all tolls including ferries. Our trip that looked quite short on the map took longer than expected as there were more ferry trips to be taken, we hopped from one side of the fjord to the other, and from island to island until we reached the scenic drive on the north side of Hardangerfjord.

The scenery was beyond picturesque; we think Norway wins hand down as the most beautiful country on earth. The underground tunnels and massive roundabouts are something we haven’t encountered before, there seems to be a lot of expensive infrastructure supporting a relatively small population. 

The size, width and depth of the fjords are massive. We had booked a place with a view over the fjord and mountains and walked in to town to sit on the lawn at a hotel near the water's edge to enjoy a drink. 

Whilst sitting there we realised that the dock in front of us was equipped to berth cruise ships and we were horrified to think that our incredible view could be blocked out by a multi storied monstrosity. An hour later we looked out our window to see one sailing in to harbour, this just shows how deep the fjords are to be able to support such huge vessels.