Flam

Monday 4 August

8am arrival in to Flam - 6 hours from the open sea and situated at the innermost part of the Aurlandsfjord, a tributary of the 204 km long, and up to 1308M deep, Sognefjord.

Very pleasant small town with population of around 300 and a very nice harbour in the middle.  Clear weather, but a few clouds below the mountain tops and no need for a jumper.  Caught the Flam Railway to Myrdal about 20km and 900M above sea level.  Got stuck for an hour on the way up because the loco ahead broke down and no duplicated line to pass.

Eventually to Myrdal,  but once off the train you immediately lost your seat, so standing room only on the way back. Hop off on way down for a waterfall with maidens singing and plenty of mist, then (after a lunch time shower and 20 minutes of heavy rain) small town tourist train for a very enjoyable tour.  Flam was first settled by the Romans around the time of christ and was always isolated until the rail was built (20 years to build 20KM to Myrdal for link to Bergen).

Majestic cruising down the fjord from 6pm in very clear sky.  Only a little over 4 hours of darkness at this stage. Very enjoyable dinner and then an illusionist show to finish the day.

WiFi on shore dramatically overloaded and no hope of publishing earlier blogs.