The next day (5th July) we decided to take the scenic drive, route 63, one of the most famous Norwegian scenic routes, Trollstigen or the Trolls Road. The road twists though 11 hairpin bends as it climbs over 800m above sea level. An impressive bridge crosses the Stigfossen waterfall.
Looking back down to the way we came to some of the 11 hairpins.
On the way down to Geiranger.
The town of Geiranger is at the head of Geirangerfjord. The town is where the movie 'The Wave' was filmed (based on real events). We were surprised at how deep the fjords are to enable a cruise ship to moor right near the shore.
Later that day it floated by our campsite.
The following day we left Geiranger and climbed up to 1,400m where the lakes were still frozen and it was snowing.
On the way down to Laerdalsoyl via route 53, we saw a sign that said no vehicles over 10m long. The single lane across the tundra wasn't too bad, then we found a toll booth in the middle of nowhere! Don't know why and it certainly wasn't to maintain the road. As we started our descent it became obvious that a vehicle over 10m wouldn't have made the tight hairpins down the mountain to Øvre Årdal. I didn't take any photos, except the one below, as I was aware it might have distracted Mark, and that was the last thing he needed. I counted 23 hairpin bends
Next, the longest tunnel in the world.
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