stavanger and lysefjord norway

This weekend I visited Maiken in Stavanger, Norway. Stavanger is located in south west Norway and sits along the coast of the North Sea. The climate is very mild compared to the rest of Norway because of the wind or something that comes from the Atlantic. Maiken said the weather is often compared to Ireland and it hardly ever snows in Stavanger, just lots of rain.



During my quick trip we were able to go to a beautiful beach along the coast and take a boat ride up the Lysefjord. Both of these things were amazing. The beach was deserted, except for a horseback rider and some insane surfer dudes, because it was a pretty chilly day. To get to the beach we had to walk across sand dunes and through big patches of sea grass. The beach reminded me a lot of the beach we stayed at with Aunt Janet in Monterey, CA.

On Saturday we took the four hour boat ride from the port at Stavanger up the Leysefjord. As we got farther and farther into the fjord the water became very still and the clouds began to roll across the tops of the mountains. Maiken had been on the boat cruise on a sunny day once but she said it was very different with the clouds. We weren't able to see the tops of many of the mountains/rock formations. I personally thought the clouds made the ride almost seem magical or like we were in a dream, especially with the still water and no other people in sight. If you google image Lysefjord you can see more pictures of the fjord. The fjord is so big it is very hard to capture what it really looks like with a normal digital camera from a boat.

The rest of my trip was spent hanging around with Maiken and her friends from school. She told me they had all been practicing their english before I had arrived!

Check out the pictures from my trip on the right of the page under stavanger and lysefjord norway.