02/07/10 to 16/07/10
Approximately 100 miles and 30,000 feet
Following on from my previous Ramblers Worldwide Holiday to the Drakensberg Mountains in South
Africa, July saw me on my way to Norway with the prospect of walking in 'wild
and wonderful scenery'. To quote the tour description:
'The tour is based in three centres, each with a very different character - and
the journeys between, by road, by train, boat and ferry are breathtaking. During
the tour we cross the world's biggest fjord, the Sognefjord, travel along it by
express boat, go through the world's longest road tunnel and take the world
famous Flåm railway cut into the almost vertical mountainside. Mountain lakes
and waterfalls abound.'
Members of the party met up with the leader, Chris,
at Gatwick airport for an early morning flight to Bergen. After leaving our
luggage at the Thon Hotel Bristol in the centre of the city we went our
different ways to explore the sights and surrounding area. The holiday had
begun!