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breeding-place of a colony of Skarvers, a kind of gull. In a bay to
the right lie the church and hamlet of Indviken. Ry lndviken
opens the wild Prastedal, enclosed by the Skarstenfjeld (5384 ft.)
on the N. and the Størlaugpikft^lQ ft.) on the S. We then skirt the
promontory of Hildehalsen. and reach —
11 Kil. Faleide (*Tendens Hotel, one of the best in Norway,
R. 1 kr. 20 o., R. 1, S. 1, D. 2 kr., English spoken; fast station;
several good guides here), pleasantly situated on the N. bank of
the fjord, and called at by the Rergen and Nordfjord steamers (see
Communicationer, No. 252 B). Faleide is a good starting-point
for a variety of excursions and is often full of English and
American visitors. In the height of the season it is sometimes difficult
to get on hence without pre-arrangement, as all the horses may be
engaged. Towards the E. the view is bounded by a magnificent
background of mountains: to the left the serrated Aarheimsfjeld
(2020 ft.), to the right of which rise the huge Skaalan (6355 ft.),
in the distance, and the Auflemsfjeld (5090 ft.), somewhat nearer:
to the S. is the Algjelfjeld (2780 ft.), overtopped by the
Skarstenfjeld (5060 ft.).
Excursions from Faleide : to the N. to the gaard of Lange-Sæter (about
820 ft,); to the E., along the hank of the lake, to the gaard of Svarvestad,
which is fitted up in an old-fashioned style: hv boat to Indviken and
thence on foot to the Præstedal (see above), or to the Skarstenfjeld (see
above; ascent in 4-5 hrs.; celebrated view); by boat in hr. to Sake and
thence to the top of the Opheimsfjeld (see p. 189); or finally to the
imposing glacier-valleys of Olden, Stryn, and Loen (It. 22), spending the
night at Oldøren, Visna>s, or Loen, so as to shorten the 10-12 hrs. expeditions.
Loen is a good centre for excursions. — Boat with two rowers from
Faleide to Olden or Loen 2 kr. 40 0.
If the inn at Faleide is full. the traveller may proceed to
T7s-7?<rs(lnn), 6 Kil. farther up , and the last steamboat-station ; or
he may row across the fjord to (14 Kil.) Oldøren (p. 192).
The Road from Faleide to Hellesylt at first ascends rapidly
to a height of 800 ft. above the sea, commanding fine retrospective
views of the fjord and the Skarstenfjeld (see above). It then descends
through a somewhat uninteresting wooded district, passing the
gaards of Lange-Sater, Flore, and Sindre, to the Kjøsbunden, the
S. E. arm of the Hornindalsvand. In descending we have frequent
views of the Hrlmefjeld to the W., the Gulekop to the N., etc.
12 Kil. (pay for 17) Fjøs. The next stage, from Ivjøs to
Grodaas, may be performed by water; but although the road is hilly,
it is quicker to drive along the banks of the lake.
The Hornindalsvand is the geological prolongation of
theEids-fjord (p. 168), 175 ft. above the level of the sea and 1500 ft. in
depth. From Vedvik and Nord (p. 168) to Grodaas it is 14^2 Engl.
M. in length (steamboat ‘Dølen’, thrice weekly in 1l’o hrs.). To
the N., opposite the mouth of the Kjøsbunden, opens the Oterdal,
extending between the Snetuen (3640 ft.) on the left and the
Hornsnakken on the right.
6 Kil. (pay for 8) Grodaas (L. P. Nacelsakers Hotel, English
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