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9 Kil. (51/2 M.) Brække, on the small Risnefjord, above which
the Stanglandsfjeld rises to the W.
13 Kil. (8 M.) Bøfjord or Lervik (telegraph-station), on the
small fjord of that name. To the N. of Lervik rises the Lihest
(2470 ft.), at the head of the Aafjord.
The magnificent scenery of the Sognefjord is now quitted ; the
mountains become lower and more barren, and the picturesque
side-valleys disappear. The last station on the fjord is —
17 Kil. (IOV2 M.) Sognefest, on the S. side, opposite which, to
the AV., rise the Sulen-0er, a group of islands (the ‘Solundare’
of Frithjofs Saga), containing mountains 1800 ft. in height. The
steamer now passes through the strait called the Sognesjø, and next
stops at —
13 Kil. (8 MM Eivindvik on the Gulenfjord. the famous seat of
the ancient Gulathingslag, a popular assembly, to whose jurisdiction
all the western ‘Fylker from Søndmøre to Rygjarbit (now
Christian-sands-Stift and Bergen-Stift, including the Hallingdal and
Valders) were subject. The steamer now threads its way through the
‘Skjærgaard’ or network of islands to the N. of Bergen , inhabited
by ’■Striler , as the natives of this region are called, touching at
(7 Kil.) Skjeerjehavn, (32 Kil.) Lygren, and (13 Kil.)
Alverstrøm-men. and at length reaches —
21 Kil. (13 M.) Bergen (see R. 10).
15. From Christiania to Molde by the Gudbrandsdal.
Lake Mjtfsen.
483 Kil. (300 Engl. 31.). Railway from Christiania to Eidsvold. 68 Kil.
(42’/2 Engl. 31.), in 23A-3’A,hrs. (fares 4 kr. 80, 3 kr. 20, 1 kr. GO 0.). The
traveller may also go as far as Hamar by railway, but this is not
recommended. — Steamboat daily from Eidsvold to Lillehammer, 105 Kil.
(66 31.), in 7 hrs. (fares 5 kr. 55, 3 kr. 70 0.). The steamers
(‘Tordenskjold’, ‘Kong Oscar’, ‘Skihladner’) have good restaurants on board. —
Diligence from Lillehammer to Yeblungsnccs, 274 Kil. (169 31.), four
times weekly in three days, running in connection with the steamers on
Lake Jljøsen and the Romsdalsfjord (comp, the ‘OoinmuDieationer’) and
stopping fur the night at Bredevnngen and Lesjeverk; or at Klevstad and
Holaker (in the reverse direction at different stations every journey); fare
40kr. — Steamboat from Veblungsntes to Molde, 36 Kil. (22>/2 3L), 3-4 times
weekly in 3-4*/2 hrs.
As to the ‘Diligence’, see p. 91. In midsummer the seats are
generally engaged beforehand. The traveller will find it preferable to hire
a Carriage at Lillehammer for the drive to Veblungsnæs, for which
150-200 kr. (sometimes less) is charged, with a fee of 5-6 kr. An open
‘Trille’ is cheaper. The solitary traveller should drive by carriole (which
costs about 50 kr., including fees), devoting 4-5 days to the journey. In this
case the finest parts of the route, particularly those from Stuefloten to
Ormeim and from Flatmark to Veblungsnæs, can be traversed on foot, the
luggage being sent on in a ‘stulkjtcrre’. The skyds-stations are all ‘fast’.
Travellers hy carriage or carriole should not spend the night at the places
where the diligence stops (see above). The best quarters for the night
are at Fossegaarden, Skjceggestad, Listad, Laurgaard, Toflemoen, Domaas,
1folsæt, Stuefloten, Ormeim, and Veblungsnæs.— The scenery increases in
grandeur as we advance towards the \V.
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