

Since we were not leaving until almost noon today, we thought we might go to the museum, but found out everything was closed because it was a holiday in Norway. When we inquired of the receptionist as to what the holiday was, she said she did not know how to translate it. Then we asked what the celebration was, she did not know, only that everything was closed. So we relaxed till it was time for our ferry back toward Flam, but then we actually changed in the middle of the Fjord to another ferry going to Gudvagen. We sailed on the deepest Fjord and then onto the most narrow Fjord in Norway. We had a three hour layover at a tiny hotel in Gudvangen waiting for a bus to drive us to Voss. We waited in the rain to board the bus to Voss. They made us wait in the rain until the first bus was full and then let us on the second bus after we took our luggage off of the first bus and reloaded it in the rain onto the second bus. Great system! The ride was beautiful despite the rain, through winding roads with scenic views of the valley, etc. The bus had to stop twice to wait for incoming cars to back up the mountain to a space wide enough for the bus to pass. Good thing Norm was not driving a stick shift car on those roads. Once we got to Voss, the rain was pouring and we had to wait in the rain for a van to meet us to take us to our hotel in Lofthus. Basically today was a travel day all around. After we dried a bit, we were able to enjoy the drive past fruit trees, mountains, waterfalls, and a car ferry to take us to Lofthus. We stayed at the Hotel Ullensvang right on the Fjord. We got in after 8pm so we had dinner and went to bed.

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