On this day we were really unlucky with the weather, because it rained most of the time. Therefore, it was also unpleasantly fresh with 12 degrees Celcius. Nevertheless, we did not miss the boat trip to the glacier planned for today. Fortunately we had warm and waterproof clothes with us, so it was basically not so bad to walk in the rain. And of course the weather could have been better and warmer. But when you are traveling in Norway, you can’t choose what kind of weather you would like to have. So you take what you get.
So we took a boat closer to the glacier. On the water it was really cold. This was not only because of the rain and the wind, but also because of the cold ice radiating from the glacier. When we got over the water and went ashore on the other side, a sign warned us about the possible dangers here.
As the glacier has slowly shrunk over the past thousands of years, revealing the smooth washed rocks below, it was very slippery and slippery there, We had to take good care with each step not to slip or slide. Since this became too strenuous for us in the long run, we caught only short glimpses of the glacier ice from close up and then retreated back to the boat.
Glaciers and rocks were almost everywhere enclosed in the clouds. This looked very strange and interesting at the same time. The next rain wave was not long in coming. Then the whole fjord disappeared completely in the clouds.
What were we glad when we were sitting in the car again and could turn up the heating on the way back to our accommodation, where we threw ourselves into warm dry clothes after a hot shower and first had hot tea and hot soup. A true feeling of happiness, when the wet-dusty toes thawed again and came to life.
Tomorrow we want to drive about 1300 km south and then look around Lavanger.