Fjord land. Sand, Suldal and Roldal.

Continuing the journey deep into Fjord land on route 13 we drove through some spectacular scenery. Every turn opened up a new watery vista. We followed the Suldalsalgen, a famous salmon river. Saw no fish but the Merganser were there so must be fish somewhere. We visited the Kolbeinstveit museum, a collection of old wooden mills and storage houses, one dating from 1250 AD.

We stopped for the night at Roldal with the Hardanger Vidda national park just to the north.

Preikestolen ( Pulpit Rock)

We managed and early start the next morning in the mist and took the ferry at Lauvik to Oanes heading for Preikestolen.
This is a highlight of the area and a "Must do" on our list. The car park was almost empty when we arrived and we were questioning whether we would see any of the views at the top.
The walk was further than we expected with an estimated two hour  3.8 k and 300 meter assent. The first kilometer was very steep and had us all gasping for breath including our  Matt a mere twenty two year old. In fairness, Rob had unloaded his gear on to sherpa Matt's back.  We soon got into our stride and the weather cleared as we ascended. Sarah did her usual trick and extended the walk by taking a deliberate wrong turn on a path that took us higher up the mountain. This meant we ended up looking down at the Pulpit rock from a great hight then having to descend to our original target. It was all very worth while and the pictures do not do it full justice. Our descent back to the car park was much quicker and were glad we had made an early start. There was a constant stream of tourists and the car park was now full.