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Veblungsnæs. — Hotels. Onsrum’s Hotel; ‘Hotel Romsdal, R. 1,
S. 1 kr., B. SO 0.; ‘Enkefru Beit Sletten, in the village, unpretending. —
Telegraph-Station.
Carriages are always in waiting here for those who wish to drive to
Næs or the Romsdal. The ‘Skyds-station’ is at Sætnæs (see below).
Veblungsnæs, situated on the Isfjord, an arm of the
Romsdals-fjord, to the S. of the mouth of the Rauma and at the N.E. base
of the Sælnesfjeld (3900 ft.) , is a favourite summer-resort and is
often crowded in the season. It commands a flue view of the
Roms-dalshorn, and particularly of the Vengetinder. — A pleasant
*Walk may be taken to the church and Præstegaard of Grytten, where
no fewer than four different well-defined coast-levels are observable
(comp. p. xxxii). At the bifurcation here we keep to the right and
follow the old road, passing (20 min.) the gaard of Sætnæs and a
military camp (right), to a hill surmounted by a low tower, whence
we enjoy a splendid view of the Vengetinder, the Romsdalshorn,
and the valleys of the Rauma and the Ister. Instead of returning
direct to Veblungsnæs, we may ascend the Isterdal to the first
bridge, cross this, and follow the road on the left bank of the
Rauma. Beyond Soyge we cross the Rauma and return by the
Romsdal road (a walk of 3 hrs. in all).
Opposite Veblungsnæs, to the N. of the mouth of the Rauma,
lies —
Næs [*Hotel Bellevue, English spoken , R., L., & A. 2, B. 1 */2,
S. 1 V2kr-; *L’nhjem, unpretending), commanding an admirable
view of the mountains of the fjord, the Romsdal, and the Isterdal,
and also well suited for a prolonged stay. To the S.E. rises the
Storhesten (3340 ft.)
Excursions from Næsvand Veblungsnæs, besides to the Romsdal,
may be made to the Isterfos in the Isterdal, and up the Stégane to the
Stegafjeld (p. 187);: to Ste?>, at the end of the Isfjord (p. 197); to the
Indfjord and Void (p. 197); and to Thorvik (3 hrs., there and back),
wuth a visit to the hill above the Gjersietvatn (p. 19S), 1 hr. farther on.
Veblungsnæs and Næs lie at the entrance to the *Romsdal, or
valley of the Rauma (which rises in the Lesjeskogenvand, p. 126),
through which runs one of the grandest and most widely
celebrated routes in Norway, admirably adapted for pedestrians. The
roads from Veblungsnæs and Næs unite at a bridge, about 3 Kil.
from the former and 2 Kil. from the latter. We then ascend
along the right bank of the stream, passing (1 Kil.) the former Hotel
Hølgenæs (now closed), situated in a pleasant, park-like valley
covered with alders, birches, and ashes, and surrounded by lofty
hills. To the left is the gaard of Aak, now the residence of Mr.
II. 0. Wills, the well-known tobacco-manufacturer of Bristol. The
name (pronounced oke) is probably a contraction of ‘Aaker’
(cultivated land), and occurs in Mæraak, Berkaak, etc. To the right
opens the Isterdal, on the W. side of which riseBispen (‘the Bishop’)
and Søstrene (‘the Sisters’; 3095 ft.), and on the E. Kongen (‘the
King’; 5310 ft.). Farther on are the gaards of Hole and Venge,
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