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We discover Norway

We take the ferry from Hirtshals🇩🇰 to Kristiansand🇳🇴. This is where our journey begins with ARTHUR, our Bulli 🚙. Our route takes us all the way to Larvik (south of Oslo). From here you can take the ferry back to Hirtshals🇩🇰.

Day

Kristiansand (Fährterminal)

In Norway, you have to pay tolls for using the roads and many ferries.

The best way to register your vehicle is via ePass https://account.epass24.com/en/vehicleregistration/step1

and subsequently creates an ePass24 account with the same license plate number and data.

Another tip for all Bullis with limited space: leave your drinks (returnable bottles or deposit cans) in Germany. On the ferry you can buy cans of beer, cola, fanta, sprite and other great drinks at a reasonable price in the TaxFreeShop. Inexpensive means really cheap! We paid the equivalent of €0.42 for a can of Coca-Cola. You can't even get it cheaper on Amazon. You don't have to keep the cans, you can dispose of them in the garbage. On the way back we'll stock up for the next tours 🤭

Vesterveien 21, 4613 Kristiansand, Norwegen

58° 8' 34.2" N 7° 58' 58.4" E

58.1428365 7.9828781


☍ 2,5 km ( 5 min.)

Am Bunker von Kristansand

Place to sleep at the Kristiansand bunker.

Løkkeveien 41, 4616 Kristiansand, Norwegen

58° 9' 16.2" N 7° 58' 7.5" E

58.1545081 7.9687488


☍ 41,6 km ( 41 min.)

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Frühstück am Wasser

breakfast

Bekkedalen

58° 15' 16.1" N 7° 31' 9.4" E

58.2544833 7.5192776


☍ 27,5 km ( 27 min.)

Kvåsfossen (Wasserfall)

A breathtaking waterfall. Short way.

Kvåsfossen, Lyngdal, Norwegen

58° 15' 52" N 7° 11' 24" E

58.2644454 7.1899987


☍ 15,1 km ( 17 min.)

Hellevatnet (Konsmo)

A great place, the hammock has also found its place here ☺️

Hellevannsveien

58° 18' 43.8" N 7° 19' 17.5" E

58.3121706 7.3215388


☍ 92,2 km (1 hrs. 27 min.)

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Sirdal

Nice place on a road with little traffic (not a single car at night) with garbage can and bench with table ⛰ before that you drive through Sirdal (Tonstad).

Viraksveien

58° 37' 9.8" N 6° 39' 43.1" E

58.6193828 6.6619726


☍ 77,9 km (1 hrs. 20 min.)

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Kjerag

From Sirdal we continued to Kjerag. The Kjerag or Kiragg is a rocky plateau in the Norwegian municipality of Sandnes (Fylke Rogaland) on the Lysefjord.

Lysevegen

59° 1' 54.2" N 6° 39' 23.5" E

59.0317354 6.6565258


☍ 8,6 km ( 14 min.)

Lysebotn

Lysebotn is a town at the end of the Lysefjord in Sandnes Municipality in the Norwegian province of Rogaland. The place consists mainly of a power station, a ferry terminal and some tourist facilities - nothing else! Getting further is only possible via the ferry or you drive back the mountain pass.

You can also camp here. We prefer a secluded place with a fireplace 🔥

Lyse

59° 3' 36.3" N 6° 40' 29.9" E

59.0600760 6.6749774


☍ 1,9 km ( 3 min.)

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Hafen von Lysebotn

You can take the ferry from Lysebotn to the other tip of the fjord and get lots of great impressions of nature.

We take the ferry to Forsand.

Lysebotn, Norwegen

59° 3' 19.5" N 6° 38' 54.7" E

59.0554067 6.6485299


☍ 13,9 km ( 51 min.)

Auf dem Lysefjord

Lysefjord

59° 1' 23.5" N 6° 25' 30.9" E

59.0231967 6.4252605


☍ 44,3 km (1 hrs. 35 min.)

Auf dem Lysefjord

Lysefjord

58° 59' 24.1" N 6° 13' 52.8" E

58.9900255 6.2313222


☍ 17,9 km ( 25 min.)

Hafen von Forsand

Arrived in Forsand, relaxation is the order of the day. There is also a gas station, a toilet and a COOP.

Bergevikvegen

58° 54' 5.1" N 6° 5' 17.8" E

58.9014064 6.0882863


☍ 0,3 km ( )

Entspannung nach der Fähre in Forsand

A great place to just hang out a bit.

Bergevikvegen 31

58° 54' 11.7" N 6° 5' 30.4" E

58.9032508 6.0917825


☍ 21,5 km ( 28 min.)

Unser Platz im Nirgendwo

Barkastølvegen

59° 2' 10.2" N 6° 0' 20.5" E

59.0361548 6.0057068


☍ 45,8 km ( 47 min.)

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Fährüberfahrt von Hjelmeland nach Nesvik

We stay on road 13 towards Røldal and cross the fjord by ferry.

In the harbor there is an Xextra (hardware store) and toilets. The hardware store even has suitable gas cartridges.

Hjelmeland

59° 14' 2.9" N 6° 9' 54.8" E

59.2341394 6.1652343


☍ 0,0 km ( )

Auf dem Hjelmelandsfjord

Hjelmelandsfjorden

59° 14' 26" N 6° 9' 51" E

59.2405569 6.1641734


☍ 3,1 km ( 34 min.)

Nesvik Hafen

There is a short rest here to use the toilets in the harbor kiosk.

Indre Ryfylkevegen 3

59° 15' 43.4" N 6° 9' 32.1" E

59.2620664 6.1589035


☍ 68,4 km (1 hrs. 1 min.)

Svandalsfossen (Wasserfall)

Svandalsfoss, Sauda, Norwegen

59° 37' 30.7" N 6° 17' 25.3" E

59.6251808 6.2903635


☍ 4,8 km ( 3 min.)

Hongavikfossen (Wasserfall) - Platz für die Nacht

We spend the night directly under the waterfall. If you think it's raining here, you're wrong - the spray comes from the waterfall 😅

Saudavegen

59° 35' 17" N 6° 17' 41.2" E

59.5880432 6.2947844


☍ 36,4 km ( 46 min.)

Day

Toller Ausblick von der 520

Hellandsbygdvegen

59° 43' 56.1" N 6° 37' 44.1" E

59.7322408 6.6289136


☍ 163,1 km (2 hrs. 40 min.)

Skarefossen (Wasserfall)

With toilet and small souvenir shop. Don't be alarmed: the parking situation on site is hell 😅

13

59° 57' 55.2" N 6° 34' 28.9" E

59.9653421 6.5747025


☍ 13,1 km ( 15 min.)

Platz unterhalb des Buarbreen (Odda)

For the hike to the Trolltunga, the troll's tongue, (at least 20 km and 10 hours) you have to start early! Although our plan does not include a hike there, we also want to start the hike to the Buarbreen glacier as early as possible and have therefore looked for a parking space in the immediate vicinity.

Strondsvegen 128–150

60° 2' 24.7" N 6° 32' 9.3" E

60.0401898 6.5359162


☍ 3,9 km ( 8 min.)

Day

Wanderparkplatz Buarbreen

The parking lot costs €18.50 per day. In the back part you can stand super with the camper. From here we start our hike (5 hours) to the glacier.

5750 Odda, Norwegen

60° 2' 41" N 6° 28' 38.6" E

60.0447165 6.4773859


☍ 39,5 km (1 hrs. )

Auf dem Weg ins Jondal (Platz für die Nacht)

Our place for the night is above the tree line in the middle of solitude. Here there are only sheep, clear, ice-cold lakes and Statkraft hydroelectric power stations. For the night, however, a parking heater is required. At the end of July we only had three degrees Celsius here at night.

5476

60° 11' 17.1" N 6° 22' 51.4" E

60.1880851 6.3809522


☍ 28,3 km ( 40 min.)

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Jondal (Fährterminal)

On our way to Bergen we pass the fjord by ferry. At the harbor there is a Spar and a toilet.

550

60° 16' 32.6" N 6° 15' 6.3" E

60.2757163 6.2517410


☍ 1,0 km ( 2 min.)

Fähre über den Hardangerfjorden

Costs 100 NOK.

Hardangerfjorden

60° 16' 47.8" N 6° 14' 0.5" E

60.2799532 6.2334816


☍ 6,2 km ( 41 min.)

Tørvikbygd (Fährterminal)

Skutevik 16

60° 18' 3.1" N 6° 10' 18.2" E

60.3008703 6.1717270


☍ 15,2 km ( 17 min.)

Steinsdalsfossen (Wasserfall)

Rosselandsvegen 18

60° 22' 13.6" N 6° 6' 17.3" E

60.3704529 6.1048025


☍ 72,2 km (1 hrs. 8 min.)

Hafen und Hanseviertel von Bergen

The market is a great place to eat a deer burger. This also costs "only" 120 NOK.

Torget

60° 23' 40.4" N 5° 19' 28.4" E

60.3945644 5.3245622


☍ 44,9 km ( 43 min.)

Osterfjord

After a long search we finally found a nice pitch in the Osterfjorden region. Not so easy when most places are blocked with barriers or can only be reached by 4x4. Now we spend the night in a forest workplace with enough kindling for a fire 🔥.

5913

60° 37' 11.6" N 5° 25' 5.5" E

60.6199024 5.4181844


☍ 101,0 km (1 hrs. 54 min.)

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Ortnevik (Fährterminal)

We leave the E39 to drive through the mountains along the cliffs to Ortnevik. From here we take the ferry to Nordeide.

We stand backwards, because the ferry has to be driven on with the stern first.

Since only six cars fit on the ferry and you can't book them in advance, you have to be there early to be at the front of Line 1 😅 we spend the waiting time by the water and enjoying the sun ☀️

Sørsidevegen

61° 6' 47.2" N 6° 7' 57.5" E

61.1131225 6.1326339


☍ 6,5 km ( 40 min.)

Auf dem Sognefjorden

Finally a ferry that keeps what it promises. At full speed we go over the Sognefjord⛴

The ferry cannot be booked in advance and must be paid directly on deck. For 2 adults + Bulli = NOK 129.00. Really worth it!

Sognefjorden

61° 8' 13.2" N 6° 5' 19.3" E

61.1369924 6.0887063


☍ 0,5 km ( 1 min.)

Hafen von Måren

A Norwegian gets the last seat on the ferry. Everyone else has to wait. For us it goes further ☺️

Runnestøvegen

61° 8' 57.2" N 6° 4' 30" E

61.1492139 6.0749911


☍ 7,1 km ( 40 min.)

Nordeide (Fährterminal)

Høyanger, Norwegen

61° 10' 24.6" N 5° 59' 12.3" E

61.1735000 5.9867400


☍ 52,5 km ( 42 min.)

Balestrand (Frischwasser)

Balestrand is a beautiful place with chic villas. There is also the possibility to dispose of waste water and fill up with fresh water - and it's even free of charge!

Sjøtunsvegen 8

61° 12' 7.1" N 6° 31' 52.6" E

61.2019707 6.5312901


☍ 13,4 km ( 14 min.)

Dragsvik (Sognefjord)

We're driving back onto Route 13, which we've followed before. Along the steep coast, between the mountains, we choose a pitch with a great view of the fjord and the countryside.

Even if the place is right on the street, it doesn't bother you much, because the street has very little traffic.

Farnes

61° 14' 32.8" N 6° 33' 17.3" E

61.2424451 6.5548067


☍ 24,3 km ( 23 min.)

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Aussichtspunkt

We continue to follow the 613 (13). Beautiful road with many hairpin bends

613

61° 21' 5.1" N 6° 31' 7" E

61.3514041 6.5186046


☍ 104,2 km (1 hrs. 27 min.)

Jostedalsbreen Nationalpark

Meanwhile we follow the E5. There is beautiful nature with impressive glaciers. There is a glacier museum on the route.

Jostedalsbreen-Nationalpark

61° 29' 32.1" N 6° 41' 31.1" E

61.4922385 6.6919857


☍ 15,1 km ( 11 min.)

Aussichtspunkt Fjærland

Fjærlandsvegen

61° 22' 51.6" N 6° 45' 28.8" E

61.3809886 6.7580137


☍ 21,4 km ( 18 min.)

Fagreggi, Sogndal, Vestland, Norwegen

61° 16' 27" N 6° 57' 30.2" E

61.2741770 6.9583780


☍ 11,6 km ( 11 min.)

Stedjevegen 10

In Sogndal we continue on Route 55.

61° 13' 42.6" N 7° 5' 48.1" E

61.2284880 7.0967067


☍ 41,4 km ( 42 min.)

Jostedalen

We spend the night at the rest area on the little-used 604. Directly on the other side, the river tears down into the valley.

So the first thing to do is bathe at the wonderful bathing area.

Jostedalsvegen

61° 29' 35.7" N 7° 16' 14.3" E

61.4932518 7.2706276


☍ 56,6 km (1 hrs. 3 min.)

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Nedre Oscarshaug - Sognefjell (Aussichtspunkt)

Sognefjellsvegen 6410

61° 30' 29.5" N 7° 48' 41" E

61.5081842 7.8113895


☍ 11,7 km ( 11 min.)

Blick auf den Gletscher von Jotunheimen

Sognefjellsvegen

61° 33' 31.9" N 7° 57' 19.9" E

61.5588585 7.9555199


☍ 186,7 km (3 hrs. 10 min.)

Rentiersichtung

Although this is a registered animal, we are delighted to see a reindeer in the wild.

Sjodalsvegen

61° 30' 46.9" N 8° 51' 1" E

61.5130364 8.8502822


☍ 63,2 km ( 59 min.)

Volbufjorden (Platz für die Nacht)

After the day was very rainy and we decided to sit in the van more and enjoy the scenery while driving, we have now found a great pitch for the night.

2943

61° 4' 44.4" N 9° 6' 41.2" E

61.0790128 9.1114534


☍ 293,7 km (3 hrs. 40 min.)

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REMA 1000 - Larvik

Unfortunately we have to go back to Germany today. So we quickly rebooked the ferry and adjusted the route.

Normally we should continue on the 51 and then onto the 40 to Larvik.

Now we drove on the Autobahn.

We'll just buy a little something.

Tjøllingveien 38

59° 2' 43.3" N 10° 3' 39.7" E

59.0453591 10.0610184


☍ 1,4 km ( 3 min.)

Color Line, Larvik (Fährterminal)

We have arrived at the destination of our journey through Norway 👍 with the SuperSpeed 2 we go from Larvik 🇳🇴 back to Hirtshals 🇩🇰

Revet

59° 2' 24.2" N 10° 2' 55.4" E

59.0400571 10.0487309