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| A bright spot on a dull day in the little community garden near the camp site |
A bit of a sluggish start this
morning, another grey day with spits of rain, certainly doesn’t make you jump
out of bed in a hurry! It was 10 when we were organised and hit the road and a
short drive to the ferry then a 30 minute wait. We have been a bit sneaky with
the ferries like most people in motorhomes as when they ask what length we are,
we understate it andsay 6.9 metres instead of the 7.4 metres, but it puts us in
a lesser price range. But today we noticed the guy working out how long we were
so we had to pay in the under 8m bracket!
A stop at a store to pick up
some fresh supplies then on into Krisitansund, and then the rain really
started, just bucketing down. Pretty dismal in fact. Crossing over to the
island we entered a 6.7km tunnel that took us right under the sea. I know I
keep saying it be we really are so impressed with the way Norwegians deal with
roading issues. And for Aucklander’s, I really don’t know why they just don’t
get on and put another tunnel under the harbour, put a toll on it until it is
paid for and be done with it.
I had read about a Marine
Museum so put the address in Jilly as a starting point to look around this
town. Well sometimes you get really lucky as right beside the museum we spotted
a carpark with about 6 other campers already set up, and a spot for Ruakiwi
with a view looking down the marina and into town. Seemed like a perfect place
to stop for a few days and recharge our batteries. We had a late lunch as the
rain continued, we decided it was a perfect afternoon for a kip. And by 3
o’clock, the rain stopped, the sun came out and we put on our happy faces!
Walking boots on and a raincoat just in case and we headed for a really good
walk right along the harbour and the boats and into town. Amazing to find some
really big ships tied up right beside the road. The Hurtigruten Coastal Boat
came into port for a brief stop of about 30 minutes. The passengers swarmed
through town then they were back on board and off down the coast. It is
evidently a very popular cruise and a great way of seeing the fjords.
It feels so good without the
rain and to be able to get out and about. And the “neighbour”, tells us that the
weather tomorrow might not be too flash but some pretty good stuff coming next
week. Finger’s crossed as the south of France was starting to look rather
inviting!
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| Another dismal day! |
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| ...but then the sun came out in Kristiansund |
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| And a walk through the boat yards and into town. |
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| Never seen these before..these guys were having fun. |
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| The boats in downtown |
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| Love these man hole cover with the town symbol |
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| Ian drooling in the window of a tool shop. |
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| A perfect spot...and Ruakiwi 2 looks quite small compared with the two on the left! |
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x Jen