Ready to disembark as the ferry docks at Hella.
Atrocious weather in Hermansverk, between Hella and Sogndal. Sparebanken bank building.
Sogndal Youth Hostel reception/dining hall—folk high school for most of the year.
The group outside Sogndal hostel annexe, where our rooms were.
Mark Moxham, Peter Rushworth, Mark Burnard, Shane Powell, Mark Sloman, Ian Luke. On the wall by Sogndal hostel, Sognefjord and Helgheimsvehen behind.
Fruit trees near Kvamsviki, 2.6 miles from the hostel.
Øyna in Barsnesfjorden, seen near Kvamsviki, 2.6 miles from Sogndal hostel.
Ancient roadside woodland approaching Hafslo, carpeted with mosses and heathers.
Shane in Hafslo, opposite the Spar—our very short detour.
Rolling out of Hafslo after our short detour.
Hafslo on Hafslovatnet, viewed from the Lustravegen.
Long, exhilarating downhill towards Marifjora, seen near Indre Hafslo.
Returning to Marifjora after a small detour to the village and fjordside.
Shane at Gaupne; the café and shop we visited behind.
Feigumfossen across Lustrafjorden, seen from the wooden church at Nes.
Norwegian sheep with bells, fields above Lustrafjord at Høyheimsvik.
Feigumfossen across Lustrafjord from Høyheimsvik, with two small boats on our side.
Distinctive Dale Church in Luster, stone-built around AD 1200.
Luster cemetery.
Roadside wildflowers: bird’s-foot trefoil, beside Lustrafjord.
Roadside wildflowers by Lustrafjord: harebell, self-heal, yellow-rattle, ribwort plantain, white clover, umbellifers.
First glimpse of Skjolden at Lustrafjord’s end, taken from Havellenhamn.
One of many final waterfalls en route to Skjolden, probably at Skaviki.
Preparing to leave Skjolden Youth Hostel.