Norway/Denmark 2022

Completely drove through Denmark and off to the ferry to Kristiansand.

The ferry is a very cheap and relaxed alternative to the Oresund Bridge.
We actually wanted to go to Oslo via Sweden, but we still decided to take the ferry due to lack of time.

Arrived in Kristiansand after about 2.5 hours by ferry, we went to the Cannon Museum.
A wonderful piece of history. You walk through the whole area without a companion and can take as much time as you want if you want.

From Kristiansand in the direction of Oslo we stopped at a cozy place to sleep, which spontaneously appealed to us.

From the second parking space we quickly drove to the Rondane National Park and did our first major hike of 24 km

The national park is so huge, you could hike here for several days and I think you will always find something new that is fantastic.

After the beautiful adventure in the national park, we drove to a campsite on Tollstigen and spent the night there.

After that, of course, another little hike.


As of 04.07.2022.
This campsite was the most beautiful in all of Norway.

Unfortunately, after Trollstigen it was a rainy day so we decided to drive to the Atlantic Bridge because we didn't know where to go with us🤭

After the Atlantic Bridge we drove straight to Geiranger and slept there so that we could get to Geiranger early the next morning because it was teeming with tourists there🙈

Since Oppstyn was on the way, we stopped here for a moment because I thought it was a very nice place to relax.

Loen was by far the best via ferrata we have been on so far.

But once at the top and rested, it quickly gets cold. So we went down with the ski lift.
However, it cost €82 for 2 people, which I thought was very expensive.

After Loen, the path led us through Skei to this small town with a beautiful little church. I'm not a church fan, but I had to photograph them.

The Stegastein is nothing special, but if it is almost on the way you should take a look at it.

The Vøringsfossen blew my mind😍
It's amazing how different nature is in Norway.

Trolltunga, who doesn't know the well-known bad tongue. You just have to stand on it.
However, the trek to get there was not easy.
There are only two parking spaces and the upper one can only be passed by car.

So we had to park in the lower parking lot for 250 NOK. Pretty expensive. A shuttle runs to the second parking lot, but it also costs 200Nok. We allowed ourselves that but from parking lot 2 to the 3rd parking lot again 200Nok was too much for us so we preferred to walk the 4km extremely steep road. It was a total of 28 km, which was very exhausting even though we are both very fit.

After Trolltunga we drove towards Bergen and stopped at a campsite at a port. We saw a beautiful sunset there 😍

We thought Bergen is a must-see and made a detour to Bergen.
Honestly?
Cities are just not for us🙈

After Bergen and two short stops we went to "Klein Trolltunga" for hiking.

Super nice hike, perfect view and the best weather.

Of course, like most of us, we walked to the Preikestolen and started walking at 4 in the morning. When we walked there, some came towards us, just amazing how popular this rock is and what a beautiful picture people make.

After the Preikestolen we made our way to Kjeragbolten.

The hike was something different but not for the faint of heart.

Just as it is not for the faint-hearted to stand on a rock that is not quite 1 square meter at an altitude of 1080 meters. BUT what does it have to do 🤭

After the breathtaking experience with the Kjeragbolten, we continued towards Bruffjellhålene, where there is a small and beautiful hike.

But before that we sleep again at a beautiful parking lot near a dam.

Since we booked a ferry in Kristiansand again, we drove towards the harbor and stopped again at Kanelstrand in Mandal.

The sand looks like cinnamon and sugar 🤭 and the area here was also very idyllic.

The day before we left we wanted to relax a bit and went to a great lake in Moseidmoen and spent the last night there.

On the last day in Norway we walked a bit through Kristiansand and mentally prepared for the ferry. Unfortunately the ferry left at 8:15 p.m.
Shortly before Hirtshals we watched a fantastic sunset, which we could continue to watch from the parking space at the port.

After Hirtshals we wanted to go to Skagen to the point where the North Sea meets the Baltic Sea.

After Skagen we drove to the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse on the shifting dune just before Lønstrup.
This lighthouse was moved inland at great expense in 2019 because it was in danger of falling.

It was very windy there and the sand literally blew around your ears🙈

On the way we stopped in Lønstrup for a delicious ice cream and passed a beautiful windmill.

Our next stop in Denmark was Vestervig and the Thy National Park