Day Fifteen: Gazing at Fjords in Geiranger

 

We are anchored at the head of Geirangerfjord today by the little village of Geiranger.  They say it’s a beautiful trip sailing in here, but we would have had to get up at 4:45 AM to see it and that immediately disqualified me.  But we will see it on the way out, so no need for such extreme measures.  

Our tour today was up the side of a mountain with a hairpin turn every half mile (see pictures).  The road was extremely narrow, and only one lane, but with two way traffic.  It was also heavily trafficked with busses, RV’s and cars, so it made for a fairly precarious situation.  In a big big bus sitting up high, it seemed like we were going to either knock other cars or busses off the side of the mountain or our bus might fall off the side.  Not a trip for the faint of heart.  

Last night we went to event out by the pool called, “Dancing Under the Midnight Sun.”  No, we didn’t dance, but it was fun to watch.  They played oldies and everyone sang along.  I can’t believe I’m calling the Beatles, Tina Turner and the Eagles oldies, but there you have it.   While I was watching, I was thinking of what Walker said one day in the car.  We were listening to the radio and a song came on he liked.  He said, “Good, I have moves for this one.”  These people definitely had “moves.”  It’s ironic to watch people who take a half hour to get off the bus doing the frug, the swim and the chicken.  

Today on the twisty, curvy road we were on, an Asian guy was so busy snapping pictures that he stepped out in the road in front of a motorcycle and very nearly got creamed.  Stupid tourists!

Tonight we head to Bergen, which is our final destination in Norway.  No more tour busses, but one more walking and boat tour.  

Plain Ann and Fancy Nancy