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pretty views of the Eirisfjord on the right, and of the Skjortan
on the left (see below). At about 4 Kil. from Næsset it passes
the two gaards of Bogge (steamboat-station). At Bredvik, 3 Kil.
farther on, the road ends, and the stages from Bredvik to Neste
are best performed by boat (l*/2 hr.).
14 Kil. Neste (see below).
Steamboat Route from Molde to Nøste. — The steamer steers
between the little islands of Hjarte and Faarei, and passing the
Boise to the left, enters the Moldefjord. After touching at Sakkenas
on the island of Scekken, it proceeds past the Vee to the stations of
Selsnees and Alfarnæs (p. 198), to which point travellers for
Yeb-lnngsnæs may also use the steamer.
The vessel next enters the Langfjord (18* 2 Engl. M. long and
about *2 AI. broad), on the N. bank of which towers the huge
Skautan (p. 202). The S. shore, near which our course lies, is to a
large extent well-cultivated, though monotonous. The
steamboat-stations are Midtet and Myklebostad (good station for ‘Bootskyds’),
with the church of VtStdal, on a little bay, from which the Vistdal
stretches into the interior. On the beach there are several
boathouses (Nest); in the background elevated old coast-lines and
snow-peaks. The steamer passes the entrance of the Eirisfjord
(see below) and calls at Eidsvaag (p. 202), at the E. end of the fjord.
The steamer now retraces its course for a short distance, rounds
the Airs, and enters the ^Eirisfjord, which stretches 6 Engl. M. to
the S.E. from the end of the Langfjord. In front rises the *Skjortun
(0620 ft.) or Hvitkua (‘white cow’); and below are the
Sirund-elvsfos and the Drivafos, a thin thread of water. Farther to the
Tight are the precipitous’Gogseren (4325 ft.), the Meringdalsnabba.
and the Tufttind, with a curious ‘Botn’ atits summit. After a voyage
of 6 hrs. the steamer reaches the terminus —
Nøste, or Eirisfjordseren (Eikisdal Hotel, 3 min. to the right,
well spoken of, K. 1 kr., B. 80 ø., 1) or S. 1 kr. 60 0.; fast station
for skyds). — On the arrival of the steamer, pedestrians may walk
J/2 liT. farther on to the gaard of Torhus, near the Eirisfjord or
Sira-Kirke, where pleasant, but somewhat primitive
accommodation is to be had. Or they may go on to Øveraas (p. 205).
The fertile and lovely valley , which is generally called
Sira-dalen after the above-mentioned church, is watered by the
Eilcis-dnls-Elo, and is surrounded by immense mountains. At Torhus,
beyond the church, where the route to the Grøvdal diverges (see
p. 197), our road divides into two branches, both debouching on
the Eikisdalsvand. The one to the right emerges beside the gaard
of Aasen ; the other, crossing to the right bank of the river
atøver-aas, skirts the imposing height of Gogseren or Uokseha (4325 ft.),
which conceals the Skjortan from view. The summit of the ancient
moraine separating the Rikisdalsvand from the Siradal, the only
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