Yet
another fascinating place. Eidfjord is the name of a small town at
the end of the Hardangerfjord Fjord at the foot of spectacular near
vertical mountains. As you might expect, the ship completely dwarfs
the town.
On the way up the fjord, we went under a 55 metre clearance bridge. If the ship lowers its rear mast, it is 54 metres in height. We made it
On the way up the fjord, we went under a 55 metre clearance bridge. If the ship lowers its rear mast, it is 54 metres in height. We made it
Given
that there is very little to do or see by simply walking off the
ship, we participated in a Holland America excursion to the huge
Hardanger Mountain Plateau. Our first stop was the Voringsfossen
Waterfall which cascades almost 600 feet into the valley below. The
air temperature was a little cool at 2 degrees but, as the Norwegians
say, there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes.
Fortunately we had suitable clothing for the conditions.
From
there, we climbed further up the mountains to the Sysen Dam, part of
a very substantial hydro power generation scheme.
Our
final stop was the Hardangeridda Nature and Wildlife Centre an
excellent presentation on Norway's nature and wildlife. Large herds
of reindeer live on the Plateau but generally make themselves scarce
so we didn't see any, other than as represented in the Centre.
A
common roofing system in the local area is to plant the roof with grass
and small plants. They solve the problem of how to keep growth under
control by putting some goats on the roof.
After
returning from the excursion, we walked the local area, did some souvenir
shopping and, of course, sampled the local brew. 
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