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combine -with this route an ascent of the Felden (4290 ft. 4 hrs.
from Dale), which commands a survey of almost the whole
S»nd-mere, the Stadtland, and a large part of the Nordfjord with the
Gjegnalundsbræ (5650 ft.) and Aalfotebræ (5350 ft.) on its S. side.
The Jostedalsbræ forms a conspicuous feature in this prospect.
Towards the E. the Felden terminates in a huge •bottf, or
mountain-basin, above which rise the imposing Torene (Store Toren
4050 ft., Lille Toren 3880 ft.). — The descent from the Felden to
the Laurdal cannot be made without a guide. In 4-5 hrs. we reach
Søndre Birkedal (slow station), whence a road leads to the S. via
(11 Kil., pay for 14) Smørdal (slow station) to the slow station
of (10 Kil.) Xøstdal on the Eidsfjord (p. 16b), while another leads
to the N. to Kile and (10 Kil.) Følsvik on the Kilefjord, the latter
of which is called at by the Aalesund steamers once weekly. We
may also reach Volden (9*/2 Kil.) by small boat in 2-2l/2 hrs.
Volden (near the *Rødsat Station; Svendsen sHotel;
telegraph-station), situated in a fertile district on the N.E. bank of the
picturesque Voldenfjord, is a good centre for several interesting
excursions. The chief of these are those to Aahjem and the
Stadtland, pp. 168, 169; viå Ørstenvik to Sæbø on the Jemndfjord, see
p. 175; across the Øslefjord to Førde (Maaen’s Inn) and by
carriage to Katdvatn (p. 176), and thence to the Jurundfjord (p. 175)
or the Hornindalsvand (p. 184). During the herring-fishing the
steamer may be detained some hours at Volden.
Fbom Volden to the Eidsfjord (p. 168j. We row across the
beautiful Voldenfjord towards the S., with the Matcesken (4412 ft.) rising to the
.S.E., to the Kilefjord, where we land at the slow station of (10 Kil.)
Strømshavn. We then drive via Kile to (10 Kil.) Birkedal, another slow
station, situated amid fine rocky scenery on the lake of the same name.
To the right are the hills of Lille and Store Toren. We now ascend
rapidly, crossing a pass, to the (11 Kil.; pay for 14) slow station of
Smørdal. Beyond this we descend, enjoying a splendid view of the
Gjegnalundsbræ to the S. of the Nordfjord, and afterwards traversing wood, to
(5 kil.) a point where the path forks. The branch to the right leads to
the slow station of Kestdal or Kausdal (10 Kil.; p. 168), that to the left
to the fast station of Kordfjordeide (15 Kil.; p. 168).
Leaving Volden, the Ørstenvik steamer (p. 174) steers through
the Varldalsfjord, the Sulefjord, and the Bredsund to Aalesund.
92 Kil. or 57 Engl. M. (from Molde) Aalesund (Hotel
Scandi-navie, IL 1 kr. 60»., S. and B. 3 kr., well spoken of; Schjelderop’s
Hotel, R. 1 kr. 40, B. 1 kr. 20, S. 1 kr. 20 ».; telegraph-station),
a thriving commercial town with 6900 inhab., founded in 1824,
and picturesquely situated on the islands of Xørvø and Aspø. The
neighbouring fishings of Storeggen, to the W., are in great repute, even
attracting fishermen from Sweden. The town is the capital of the
Storfjord, the numerous arms of which all unite here, and it is also
the great mart of the torsk fishery. The fish are caught, to the
number of 5-6,000,000 annually, in large and coarse nets, about
7 ft. in width, with green glass buoys attached to them. The roomy
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