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derable annoyance of the ladies, and the overloading
of the horse, especially as in every case there was
one man to each horse, apparently the owner.
At the stations where boys are employed, one will
frequently bring back several carrioles by driving
the foremost, the rest following, either by the
intelligence of the horse or the aid of a rope.
It is customary to give “ drikke penge,” about
live or six skillings per stage. As a rule I gave
more to boys or girls than to these men, and
endeavoured to make them understand that the
juvenile attendants were preferred.
The Sognefjord is very fine, but excepting
some of its branches—such as the Naerofjord,
&c.—it is not equal to the estuary between
Aale-sund and Hellesylt. As its main trunk is 120
miles long, and the aggregate length of its
branches considerably more than this, it affords,
like the Hardangertjord, a splendid region for
yachting and boating. It is not necessary to
bring yachts or boats from England. All sorts
may be found at and near Bergen. This great
estuary, like the Storfjord and its branches, is
continually receiving avalanches of trees from its
steep sloping sides, which are all more or less
wooded. We saw the tracks of many of these
as we steamed along, some quite recent, where the
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