På vei fra Nigardsbreen, så vi et skilt med påskriften Styggevatn. Ingen tvil, dit skulle vi. Til vår store overraskelse var Styggevannet pent. Der var det en enorm demning av stein, og fra den kunne man skimte Jostedalsbreen på andre siden av den store innsjøen. Det hendte at is fra breen brøt ut i innsjøen og laget store flodbølger som skylte 70 meter inn over land. I håp om å oppnå enda bedre utsikt gikk vi oppover et fjell i nærheten, men vi ga opp da vi begynte og bli kalde og laktatnivået i lårene våre steg høyere enn motivasjonen. Dessuten var vi sultne. Vi gikk ned til bilen og brukte bortimot en livslengde på å koke spagetti. Deretter kjørte vi tilbake til Sogndal og videre nord mot Stryn. I en gresskledd dal fant vi et passende sted å campe for natten. Ulempen var frittgående kuer og geiter. På den andre siden ville disse beskytte oss mot tyske turister. Det var et spørsmål om hvem vi likte best. Valget var enkelt.
Still sleepy, we were woken up by Germans in their RV’s, obviously jealous of our roadside camp. While we packed our sleeping bags, the tent decided it wanted to be a kite. Luckily we were able to catch it, and after putting it in the car we drove the few miles to the glacier “Nigardsbreen”. In the parking area we started making breakfast. René ate cereal with soymilk, while Markus – in fear of the soy – made noodles. Markus´ fear was not without reason, only days later the soymilk didn’t taste like soy milk anymore. While making breakfast we were on multiple occasions stared at by a creepy Dutch lady. We were not sure she had even seen food before, but regardlessly we ate our breakfast without sharing. After having finished the food, we headed for the glacier crossing streams and big rock on the way. We even found more dutch people and two small islands consisting of moss only. When finally reaching the glacier, René tried becoming the new ismann (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi_the_Iceman) from walking into an ice cave.
English:
On our way from Nigardsbreen glacier, we saw a road sign saying ”uglywater”. No doubt, we had to go there. Surprisingly “uglywater” was actually good looking. It was a big dam, with a glacier on the other side of the big lake. There was even a warning sign telling us giant waves could occur, due to unstable ice. To get a even better view, we started climbing one of the surrounding mountains. But as the we got colder and the level of milk acid got higher then our motivation, we gave up. Not to mention we were hungry. We walked down again, and made spaghetti. Getting the water to boil took what felt like a lifetime. We drove from there to Sogndal, and then towards Stryn. In a grass valley we found a nice place to set camp. The only downside was free range cows, goats and sheep. On the other hand, the animals would hopefully protect us from the German tourists. The questions was which one we would prefer. Which wasn’t really a question.

The campsite.

Making breakfast.


And another stream.







René doing some drinking.

"Uglywater"
Ahh! Eg likar! Så mykje flott natur!
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