The folk who live in the waves call out to me- "We sing from morning till night; on and on we travel and know not where we pass."

There were some blustery autumn winds today and as a result the fjord waters were quite choppy. Went for a stroll down to the Ness and I figured I'd share it with you all. 

Waves breaking on the rocks

Shed overlooking fjord

Stone steps to the shoreline

Boats being over turned by the waves

So, boats getting turned over, high winds, overall dangerous conditions....what do the locals do? Stay inside? NO! Those Viking Badasses go WINDSURFING!

AND boating....with the dog even!!! Crazy Nords.

These converse were NOT made for walking

Snow on the Mountains

So, sorry that it has been a while since I last posted! We've had a lot of rain here lately and I've had some medical issues that I'm coping with thats been slowing me down. Anyway, finally had a sunny, beautiful autumn day today and felt good enough to exert some energy, so I took a walk around Torfjell and about the old summer farms nearby. The mountains now have their first dusting of snow for the season. The summer farms were a large part of the old Norwegian agricultural society, they were used by the maids who tended to the sheep in the mountains during the summer months away from the men and older women who stayed back at the homestead. There are some that are hundreds of years old that are still standing alongside many new hytte (or vacation cottages).

Torfjell with "new" snow.

Boathouses new and old

Note mix of Summer farms and hytte on hillside

Beautiful hytte

Old "Summer Farmhouse" and it's outhouse

Hiker enjoying the last of the warm days