"Sharrie's Stavanger Preikestolen" Stavanger by Sharrie

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STAVANGER was an "accidental" stop. I had spent 4 glorious days in Bergen, toured the Sognefjord, Hardengerfjord, Eidfjord & Osterfjord (my favorite: Hardangerfjord) & the most beautiful city Bergen. Ok, decision time; it's either Geiranger fjord up north or Stavanger & its surroundings. The Tourist Information Center as well as the Bus Terminal couldn't give me concrete info on transport package to Geiranger & if arrangement could be made for accommodation in Geiranger. So, I chose Stavanger instead. Little did I know of the adventure that awaited me when I arrived to this part of Norway.

Granted, I had seen all the postcard-like pictures before my arrival & I had wanted to see Preikestolen from the top! Made my way from Stavanger by boat to Tau & then a 40 mins bus ride to Preykestolhytta (The Youth Hostel with an amazing facing; a million dollar view). This was where it all started. From here, it's a gruelling hike all the way up to the top - a 2.5 km hike where there's very little flat land (it reads well-prepared pathway, but trust me, it's NOT!) which will take a normal individual 2 hours to get to the top by treading against rocks of all sizes. I didn't think at all, I just knew I wanted to get up there! What kept me going was the fact it would be too much trouble to give it up half-way; involved as much effort & I'll feel very sorry for myself if I gave up. So, I proceeded & told myself to worry about coming down when it's time to come down! I MADE IT & that's all it matters now :)))

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  • Last visit to Stavanger: Aug 2002
  • Intro Written Sep 4, 2002
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  • MATIM's Profile Photo
    Sep 18, 2005 at 12:25 PM

    Great you made it all to the top, is that you in the picture?

  • knerten's Profile Photo
    Jul 23, 2004 at 4:39 AM

    Thanks for sharing these pictures from the area in Norway that I would call home. Interesting observation you had on Christ - church, NZ. I never thought about that.

  • Gard's Profile Photo
    Feb 17, 2003 at 4:08 AM

    Hi. I hope that you had a great time in my hometown Stavanger. Next time you have to go to Kjerag :-)

    Regards
    Gard

  • annk's Profile Photo
    Sep 19, 2002 at 8:30 PM

    Cool photo!! Is that you?

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