Driving Norway: Monday 18. July

Å våkne av sin egen svette er sjelden en positiv opplevelse, men i dag var det det. Dette betød nemlig at sola varmet opp teltet. Etter å ha kjørt meningsløst rundt på Karmøy kvelden før, fant vi omsider en liten eng nord for Haugesund ved navn Slumpen, som en kunne tilbringe natten på. Et riktig slumpetreff! Etter å ha spist frokost med andakt og beven satte vi kurs mot kjøpesenteret for å handle inn nødvendige artikler som, oppvaskkost, sitronpepper og bananer. Etter en sjekk av værmeldingen fant vi ut at Bergen var et fint sted der noen trengte at noen teltet i hagen deres. Turen til isbreen Folgefonna ble dermed lagt på is (hoho, Tok du den?). Transportetappen bar preg av Renés grisekjøring, mekanisk frontrutevask med klinex, oljelekasjer fra støtdemperne og krig mellom Norge og Nederland (informasjonen ble imidlertid ervervet via lydboken ”Krig!” av Knut Nærum). Da vi nådde Bergen kjørte vi forbi og havnet på Sotra nærmere bestemt Forhjelmmo. Stedet bar preg av fritidsbåter, knudrete fjellknauser og utenlandske fiskere. Da vi kom frem til stedet der vi planla vårt nattlige opphold fant vi ut at reserveringen vår var blitt oppgradert uten vårt samtykke. Vi takket snurt ja og fikk servert pannekaker, is og en knirkende reiseseng.

For de som savnet videoer så tar det litt tid å laste det opp med mobilt bredbånd, så det kommer nok noe opp med noen dagers mellomrom.

English

Waking up swimming in your own sweat is usually not a good thing, but today it was. It meant the sun had been heating the tent, which again meant it wasn’t raining. After having driven around the useless Karmøy Island the night before, we found a nice field north of Haugesund on which we could camp. The next morning we ate breakfast and headed for a local shopping center to acquire some basic stuff like lemon pepper, bananas and some AA batteries. After checking the weather forecast once again, we decided Bergen was a nice place to go. Since it was easier to drive we did that instead. Not to mention it seemed like some local people needed to have us camping in their garden. The earlier planned trip to Folgefonna glacier was therefore put on ice (haha, did you get it?)

The trip from Haugesund to Bergen was heavily affected by René’s wild driving, which resulted in some minor(I´m being optimistic) suspension oil leaks, not to mention we had to putt he exhaust back on it´s hangers. It is to be said that the uneven road surface might have something to do with both. When we arrived in Bergen, we – for some strange reason - decided to keep driving to Sotra (keys). The landscape was mostly scattered rocks, moss, and bushes. Once in a while we saw houses, fishing boats and german RVs, in other words, not too much of interest.

When we later that evening arrived at our host´s garden we discovered our reservation had been upgraded without our acknowledgment. We accepted the offer and were served pancakes, icecream and a creaking folding bed. The next morning we were allowed to use the shower, off which we were very appreciative.

For those of you waiting for videos; they are on their way. It just takes a while to upload them with our mobile internet connection. We´ll most likely gather them into one, and upload once every other day.