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Av EvaLena Hallgren - 23 augusti 2022 08:24

The beauty of Norway keeps delivering as we awakened to this gorgeous view 


 


It seems like every day it'll rain for a few hours, then sunshine, heavy wind, and rain again. 

Sunday we needed propane and Mom forgot that everything except gas stations is closed in Norway, but it's no problem because a lot of things in Scandinavia are self-serve and we found this automat.

Pop in the empty can pay with a card and get a new full canister out. Very convenient


 



Before we left our spot we took a walk along the shore it was getting windy and dark, but Mom decided to keep driving north


 

 


More tunnels the longest today was 3 km (almost 2 miles)and more ferries.

Ferries here are part of the roads and you have to pay tolls 


 


the ferry is opening its jaws to let us drive off


 


The goal for today was the Atlantic Ocean Road  (Norwegian: Atlanterhavsvegen ) is an 8.3-kilometer (5.2 mi) long section 

     

Although the plans were officially shelved, locals continued to work with the idea of a road connecting Averøy with the mainland. The toll company Atlanterhavsveien AS was established in 1970. In the early 1980s, it was proposed that job creation funds could be allocated to road projects. The proposal was approved in 1983 after it had been supported by the municipalities of Averøy, Eide, and Fræna. Construction started as a municipal road project on 1 August 1983 but progressed slowly. From 1 July 1986, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration took over the project, speeding up construction and allowing it to open on 7 July 1989 During construction, the area was hit by 12 hurricanes. The opening of the road allowed the Tøvik–Ørjavik Ferry to be terminated.

This picture Mom "stole" from the web. 

It shows from above how the bridges are built over several small islands

 


we parked and stayed the night somewhere in the middle and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset around 9.15 pm


     


Construction cost NOK 122 million and was financed 25 percent by debt to be recollected through tolls, 25 percent by job creation funds, and 50 percent by ordinary state road grants. There was significant local opposition against toll financing, as few people believed it would be possible to pay off the road in the stipulated 15 years. However, by June 1999 the road was paid off and tolls removed. The accelerated amortization was caused both by greater than predicted local traffic and by large amounts of tourist traffic.



Waking up to a gorgeous sunny day, Mom is actually contemplating staying another night here but I'm objecting, there are no open spaces for me to run here and it's too close to traffic, and this a$$ have been screeching for hours


 


Mom is looking at the map to see where else we should stop before we go back to Sweden to tuck Lucy in for the winter.

As gorgeous as Norway is the thought of being here in the winter makes Mom shudder and looking at the chains truckers have to put on their tires I tend to agree.

 


Mom says she wants to look for a spot where she can go fishing................................hahahaha

I remember how that went last time she tried.........................but she bought new stuff that should work really good for mackerel ...........yes, and what will happen if you catch any I said??

besides, there's one already smoked in the fridge......................(I know everything she puts in there)

 



well see Mom said and off we go
 

We're having a great time despite it's getting a little cold now like this morning it was 42F and that's ok as long as you're under the covers, but getting out of bed is brutal says, Mom.

Good thing we got new propane so we turned the heater on for a little while.

I don't know what is next but I'll  keep you updated 


 


Wet kisses to YaAll

Henry






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