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above.) — Or: — On Wed. night by the same steamer to Førde on the
Førde fjord. 2nd. To Utviken. 3rd. To Mae rank. 4th. To Aalesund or Molde.
[In the reverse direction: 1st day. From Molde to Sjøholt. 2nd day.
Ho Hellesylt. 3rd day. Visit Geiranger Fjord (p. 186; twice weekly by steamer,
at other times by rowing-boat), and proceed to Utviken. 4th day. To
Nedre-Vasenden. ’5th day. To Sande, or even to Vadheim. 6th day. To
Bergen or to Lærdalsøren (p. 99) or to Oudrangen (p. 110).
With the exception of the first three (Vadheim, Sande, and
Langeland) all the stations are fast. Even in Vadheim there are generally
carriages enough in waiting on the arrival of the steamer, and those may
be taken as far as Førde. Those, however, who are in a special hurry,
should make sure by sending ‘Forbud’ (p. xxi). — Tariff for ‘skyds’, see
pp. xxii, xxiii.
The only good Inns are at Vadheim, Sande, Førde on the Førdefjnrd,
Nedre-Väsenden. Red, Utviken. Faleide, Grodaas. Mæraak, and Sjøholt.
Tolerable quarters at Hellesylt (p. 185).
Good descriptions of the scenery on this fine route are given in Finn’s
Turistbref från en Resa i Norge Sommaren 1S75 (Stockholm, 1876). Daae’s
Norske Bygdesagn (Christiania, 1872) , Fylling’s Folksagn (see p. 174), and
Magdalene Thoresen’s Billeder fra Vestkysten af Norge (Copenhagen, 1S72).
The steamboat voyage from Bergen to Vadheim takes 7-10 hrs.;
see pp. 117, 116.
Vadheim or Vadem (slow station ; Hansen’s Hotel, by the pier) is
prettily situated at the head of a northern bay of the Sognefjord
(see p. 116). To the W. is a waterfall with a manufactory, above
which rises the Noreviksheia. Comp, the Map, p. 108.
Between Vadheim and the Nordfjord the road skirts the W.
side of the imposing mountains which are covered by the
immense Jostedalsbræ ( p. 100), the largest glacier in Norway, whence
a number of offshoots descend to the vicinity of dark green fjords
and lakes. — On leaving Vadheim we at first gradually ascend the
Vadheimsdal, which is enclosed by walls of rock 1500-2000 ft. in
height. The first gaard, situated on the left, is Ytre Dalen, which
is somewhat exposed to danger from avalanches. The sun is visible
here in winter only for a very short time. The road next ascends
between the Dregebonipen on the right and the Fagersletnipen
(2995 ft.) on the left. On a rocky height to the left lie the gaards
of Dregebo, beyond which the road returns to the left bank of the
river. It then skirts the Lower Yxlandsvand, and crosses to the
4V. side of the valley just before reaching the dark Upper
Yxlandsvand (430 ft.) The watershed is crossed near the gaards of
Aare-berge (535 ft.), situated to the right, on the bank of a small lake
in a basin surrounded by mountains. To the N. rises the imposing
Kvamshest (4065 ft.; see below). Passing Gaarden Lofald on the
right and the parsonage of that name on the left, we cross the
Gula or IIolmedals-Elv, and reach —
15 Kil. Sande (*Sivertsens Inn, comfortable, 5J/2 kr. per day),
a slow station, in the Indre Holmedal, with a church and several
gaards. To the 3. rises Dregebonipen (sec above), adjoining which
are the Høgehøi (2850 ft.) and the Stensatfjeld (2470 ft.). To
the N’.W. towers the majestic Kvandalsfjeld (3325 ft.).
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