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boat, and the tariff is determined by the size of the boat and not
by the number of persons. The charge for each rower per kilometre
from a slow station in the country is 6 ø., from an ordinary fast
station in the country 8 ø., from a fast country station with the
raised tariff or from any station in a town 9 ø. In addition the boat
costs 2¹/₂, 4, or 5 ø. per kilometre according to size. The Tilsegelse
fee is 7 ø. per man and boat. The traveller should not be niggardly
in the matter of gratuities. For a large party, or where speed is
desired, three or four rowers had better be taken. Farther
information, if desired, will be found in the Lommereiseroute (‘pocket
travelling itinerary’), published every summer by Abelsted of
Christiania (price 1 kr. 50 ø.). The exact fare, however, may always
be ascertained by enquiry on the spot, and attempts at extortion
are happily rare.

Pedestrian Tours. Neither Norway nor Sweden is suitable for
long walking excursions, as the distances are too great, and the
points of interest lie too far apart. Many of the expeditions
recommended above to the notice of pedestrians and mountaineers
may be accomplished on horseback, but there is no lack of
glacier-excursions and mountain-ascents which can be undertaken on foot
only. In mountainous regions, as well as on high-roads, the natives
usually reckon the distances by Norwegian miles. On an ordinary
road a mile may easily be walked in two hours, bnt on rough ground
three hours at least should be allowed for each mile.

IV. Luggage. Equipment. Tourist Club.

Luggage. Travellers who intend to perform the whole of their
tour in Norway and Sweden by railway and steamboat need not
restrict the quantity of their luggage, but those who purpose
travelling by carriole should, if possible, limit themselves to 30-40
lbs., and this had better be divided between a small and strong
wooden box and a carpet-bag, to which may be added a wallet or
game-pouch to be used on occasional walking excursions. If long
expeditions on horseback are contemplated, 32 lbs. must be the
limit, that being the quantity (2 ‘Lispund’) which a rider may carry
with him; if that limit be exceeded, a sumpter-horse (Parkhest,
with a Kløvsadel) which will carry 192lbs. (12‘Lispund’) must be
hired. A soft or compressible portmanteau is not recommended, as
the ‘Skydsgnt’, who is sometimes a ponderous adult, always sits on
the luggage strapped on behind. A supply of stout cord and straps
will be found useful, and a strong umbrella is indispensable.

Equipment. The traveller is recommended to avoid the common
error of overburdening himself with ‘articles do voyage’, eatables,
nr anything not absolutely necessary. On all the ordinary routes,
and even in some of the remoter places, tolerable food can almost
always be obtained. Tea and essence of coffee will sometimes be
found useful in the remoter districts. Spirits are not to he had at

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