Day 64 - Birksdal Glacier - " A concrete barrier too close " !

I could hardly blame Kev - I mean the roads are narrow and oncoming traffic often comprises trucks, tourist coaches or damned Winabago type tourers so when one of the above decided to go a little close to the middle line it was reasonable that H should veer towards the concrete barrier on the passenger side ,(my side !) I thought it was also pretty reasonable that I should scream in response giving enough warning to Kev to enable him to miss said concrete barrier by at least 1 mm thus preserving the front of the car and my undies at least for the time being !

Up until then Kev had done pretty well on the driving front with only one indiscretion the day before when while commenting on a drivers indecision and looking in his direction. he mounted the gutter / slash footpath with a noticeable thump - a minor indiscretion after all the kms he'd driven !

With the amount of nearby available breathtaking sights slightly reduced after our 2days of side tripping, we headed back along the fjiord to Olden where we took a delightful 24 km inland lake drive to the fantastic Birksdal Glacier !

Part of the enormous Josteldalsbreen Glacier, Birksdal's sheer delight is not its retreating glacier but the walk to it that takes you directly by a thundering waterfall where you get pretty wet by its spray - the walk also provides magnificent mountains views of you guessed it, more waterfalls !

Our 2 x 40 odd minute walks there and back were filled with eye catching moments mainly from the thundering waterfalls and some throw away derogatory comments at the tourists who chose to ride to the Glacier base on troll vehicles basically oversized golf carts !

Back at the car park we had our packed lunch in the wonderful camping surrounds wondering where all the tourists where given that this is the middle of Norway's summer season !

Returning home i relieved H of the stress of driving after this mornings incident returning to Stryn where i put down a house sized deposit at the local chemist getting medication for my painful skin split feet caused by weeks of cycling.

Back to the cabin H was in control in the kitchen under direction preparing a sausage type curry with veg and noodles and this time we even decided to use some plates !