Via Bergen to stunning Gudvangen

Gudvangen at the end of Nærøyfjord

178 miles today, another ferry on the way to Bergen then onward to my hotel in Gudvangen, with absolutely stunning scenery. I hadn't realised when I booked it what an amazing setting it was in.

Gudvangen is at the south end of the 11 mile long Nærøyfjord.

Gudvangen at the end of Nærøyfjord

Gudvangen at the end of Nærøyfjord (some idea of scale)

This is the view in the other direction.

Gudvangen looking south

And, literally the view up out of my bedroom window, with the accompanying waterfall sound, wow!

View from my bedroom window!

I arrived for the 40 minute ferry towards Bergen only to find what looked like closed lanes for the queue, the car in front was also suitably confused and we both went down another right hand lane which turned out to be a queue for another ferry. Well, a bike is nice and manoeuvrable so I sort of U-turned into the front of the queue I should have been in, and given bikes can go to the front of the queue nobody objected. Only then did I realise I'd skipped the payment booths (maybe £8?), oops! [Postscript: I think this crossing is actually free as its considered part of the major road network from Stavanger to Bergen.]

So, the ferry arrived and we all boarded, me down the side where there isn't enough room for cars. A few minutes later I hear the sound of a motorbike going down the middle lane right to the front, then from behind a bus appears a Norwegian police motorcycle; I'm now feeling even more guilty.

The ferries are really good for a quick rest, grab a coffee and a bite to eat. I nodded to the policemen as I walked past in all my gear.

Later when we went back to our vehicles he came over for a chat, about the weather! Asking if I got caught in the massive storm yesterday.

He rode off first, then later a long way in the distance I saw him parked behind a car with an open tailgate, talking to two other people, which as I got nearer turned out to be a police car with a speed trap! Given the volume of traffic we were all well within the speed limit anyway.

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This is the view out of the window at 1:30 am, when at latitude 60°52'N. It's a bit like dusk in the UK.