Our Summer in Norway (part two...)

[Cornelia]

Ah, well - these photographers!! No further comment on that photo!! We just sometimes have different interests :-). We went from Sogne Fjord up into the mountains - this is just one of the glacier arms coming down from Josterdal's Breen (breen = glacier) - the pool was great to have a splash!!

On the other side, further to the Atlantic Ocean, there were lakes full of water lilies - here are just a few - and she nearly had her splash in the water :-)).

The Atlantic Ocean near the famous Atlanitc Veien (veien = road) was full of funny smelling, moving plants! I tried some - they tasted awful!

Hungry as I was in so much fresh air, I tried my best to get a share of her sandwich! Bet, I would be faster than what she could put it to her mouth?

Ups! Someone else was interested in our sandwich - a 'Great Black-backed Gull' (Larus marinus).

After another long drive through the rain, we finally made it - 71° 10' 21" North, 25° 47' 0" East, the North Cape, Norway!

And one photo to prove, that I was there! Lucky us, we had 20°degrees celsius that morning (with a camper, you can just stay overnight.):

Fasten your seatbelts, I'm ready to take off!!! And what did I see?

Reindeer!! Now these were far more interesting than sitting nicely at the Cape - pitty, she did not allow any chasing..

Some other smelling things were found in Nusfjord, a small fishermen's village on the Lofoten Islands: Dead fish heads left outside to dry:

We spent a gorgeous week on the islands and I had many good runs along the beaches. We saw whales, seals and on this beach an otter (sorry - no photos) - she allowed me to run and chase the yet sleepy seagulls off the beach :-) - see: I'm very happy!!! (We camped where the houses are in the background)

Once more they got a bit nostalgic about an old bicycle trip - she found the rights hill and nearly the same angle as years before, where she made her most favourite b&w photo - there were so many newly built houses, that we searched long for this view:

On her homepage, you can see a scan of the old b&w fineprint, he's enlarged in their own darkroom - that was before digital :-)) http://www.playativity.com/30201/30301.html

Gotta go now - more on the Lofoten Islands and our way home in the third and last part of my story...

[Birgit Messer]

Wow, great shots!!!!

[Susan Stone]

Yummie yummie... fish heads!

Thanks for sharing - looking forward to the final:-)

[Peter Hennig]

as always simply stunning so very enjoyable to look at thankyou

[Anna Kazimierowicz]

I agree with others: I can look at more parts;-)

Beautiful photos;-)

And here is a postcard from the Tatras!!! Bystra and Błyszcz, view from the Mała Polana Ornaczańska!

[Myra Thomas-Rhodes]

WOW, what a wonderful land you live in. Thankyou for sharing your enjoyment!

M XX

[David McIlveen Wright]

fantastic photos of a wonderful trip!

[Nicole Wilson]

Thank you for these beautiful photos!

[Karin Dyrbäck]

Just one singel word - BEAUTIFUL!

[mimmo presta]

hi, cornelia. your photoes are magic....any time!!!

[Zsuzsanna Kázsmér: Maya and Skíp]

Great pictures!