Mud and Mountains and Coffee and Cake.

Started the day off with falling into a marsh while trying to photograph Torefjell, "Thor's Mountain", while on my way back from Øystese where I had purchased a nice used parka for only k70!!! My camera, however is still drying out and I may have to go and buy a replacement (thank god it was a $35 camera to begin with). All in all, I've learned to look down more often, which is not so easy considering how breathtaking the landscape when you look up...and today was actually a very clear day after two days of rain. Anyway, the rest of these photos are from my father's phone camera which I purveyed for my own purposes, so forgive the quality.

<--Torefjell

 ,--ditto

 <--again, shall get it again when it snows probably starting in October-ish.

 <--somewhat zoom.

Found out WHILE trying to FIX my camera that it has a panoramic option...sooooo.....plan to improve my photographic efforts in the future. boo. Anyway, that afternoon, we had coffee at a friend's relative's orchard, which is brimming with apples and pears and plums right now. We sat around the old boat houses off of the fjord banks.

 <--Some trees in fruit

 <--fantastic apples

 <--Boat house and our host

 <--another view of a somewhat newer boathouse.

 <--Kaffe og kake neste fjord. =P

ANYWAY, when I get my camera alive again or when I get a new one, I'll do some panoramic shots...but I cannot emphasize enough what an injustice any photo does to the beauty of this place.