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dont try to cross the fjords by swimming!
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Transportation is not cheap or easy to get when you're in the middle of the Geiranger fjords. But you should NEVER try to cross the fjord by swimming like a tourist tried. She forgot to arrange the transportation back to the harbor so she decided to swim with her purse in one hand. Luckily for her she was picked up by a man in kayak. Otherwise she would probably have drown. Not to mention the cruise ships passing making big waves and all the water streams. So don't do this unless you want to kill yourself. if you still want to kill yourself there are better and less painful ways to do it

Updated Oct 8, 2011

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Transportation
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Transportation in Geiranger may be problemmatic. As with everything in Norway, taxis are expensive. Buses are reliable, but not necessarily available when you need them. Having your own car is more convenient.

Written Jun 23, 2006

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Climbing on Dalsnibba on a cloudy day
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View of the road in the clouds from Dalsnibba
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The fog is is the worst thing that can happen when you arrive to Dalsnibba.

As far as I understood is something like a lotery, either you are lucky or not.

We took our chance and decided to climb up to the top although the weather was not one of the best. It was middle of August but up it was really cold and, of course, a dense fog.

Once you take the decision to go up you have to do it because there is no turning point on the road.

For us it was almost impossible to see something in the first moments, but we?ve waited a little bit and, by miracle, the fog dissapeared.

Written Apr 13, 2006

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You may meet some wipers on your way
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if you're planning to stop along the fjords you should be awere of the amount of wipers lying there in the sun. ( I didn't see any worms on my way which I'm glad because I have snake phobia. So you should have some good foot wear and if you bring your pets they should get tablets in case they're run into some worms

Updated Mar 28, 2005

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Dalsnibba in the clouds
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Cloud obliterating the view from Dalsnibba
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Dalsnibba is 1476 metres high and the clouds can sometimes obscure the view so much that you not only do not see anything at the end of your arduous drive up the mountain but you start wondering how on earth you are going to drive back down.
Sometimes of course it is obvious from the start that you can save yourself the toll. It is much worse when the fog takes you by surprise and there is nowhere to turn back.

Updated Feb 12, 2005

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