July 18, 2013 (50 km) Just today we had decided to go on Kjeragbolten the weather decided to throw a tantrum! Already in the early morning rains and a thick fog envelops the entire fjord. You can not even see the tops of the mountains. Reluctantly we are forced to give up. In the meantime, we meet once again Michael and his partner who were not able to find a place on the 7:00 ferry. Given the weather conditions go on Preikstolen today does not make sense so we decide to take the ferry at 14:45 and head towards Stavanger to spend the night there and then the next day, as the sun will shine again, get on Preikstolen. We spend waiting in the bar of camping between a coffee and a chat. Finally you embark towards Lauvvika. The crossing flows nicely, only regret that the weather does not allow us to admire the sea from the ridge of the Preikstolen which swoops down to 640 meters (444-464 photos). However, even with the bad weather the Lysenfjorden everything has its own special charm. Not just landed with Michael and his partner who follow us in the car, make our way to Stavanger. The prices in the city are prohibitive so we find a good solution to First Hotel about 3 km from the center. Room with breakfast buffet at a great price. Stowed luggage, as it continues to drizzle we decided to leave the bike at the hotel and all go together in the center by car. The city center is characterized by its beautiful harbor, the magnificent medieval cathedral in stone dating back to 1125, the Valberg Tower erected in 1850 as a lookout and to control any outbreak of fire and the picturesque Gamle Stavanger, the district just above the historic harbor. A truly magical place with beautiful whitewashed wooden houses of the eighteenth century. all with an excellent standard and all with magnificent planters, including one in particular with beautiful roses. We are practically the only ones to stroll along the cobbled streets of the old town. All of a sudden we hear come from one of the windows of the music. It seems that someone play the piano. In fact, there is a woman on the floor. Jokingly we stop right in front of the window as if she wanted to do by the public and counter delight us a brief but beautiful piano played with a lot of final applause! The funny thing is that just a few yards away, a sign with a lot of written, please respect the privacy of the residents of the neighborhood! Useless to tell you the laughter that we made (photos 465-508). After dinner of kebabs back to the hotel.
July 19, 2013 (112 km) Wake up early and super mega buffet breakfast in the restaurant. We take the opportunity also prepare some sandwiches for lunch and dinner! We have time until 12:00 to leave the room so we decide to go down once again in the city center to visit the interior of the cathedral with its amazing works of art and the marina where in the meantime has docked a large cruise ship (photo 511 -546). The sun is shining again. We are ready to leave the destination Preikstolen perhaps the most beautiful place in Norway. At the "caravan" is added to a French couple met at the hotel. We return to Lauvvika to embark towards Oanes. We arrive just in time to catch the ferry before departure (photos 548-551) and in a few minutes we are already on the other side. A few kilometers we reach the car park from where the trail to the Preikstolen. After we changed and fixed everything in the car of Michael we are ready for a long walk. The weather is great. Sun and about 25 degrees! As soon as you start to climb the show begins. Rivers, forests, lakes, waterfalls wherever you turn (photos 553-578). After about two hour we arrive near the Preikstolen .. and remained speechless, before the spectacle of nature. The Preikstolen (Pulpit Rock) is an incredible ridge of rock with three walls uniforms that go down to the sea in the fjord below a height of 604 meters. A truly unique place in the world for its extraordinary beauty. Not recommended for those who suffer from vertigo! After the pictures "reckless" sitting on the edge or standing in front of the abyss, let us go up to the top where you can see the pulpit from different perspectives. Are not enough words to describe this unique and enchanting place. We spend the rest of the day to simply enjoy the magic of the bizarre nature and then later on to start the long descent back to the parking lot (photos 582-676). Here we greet Michael and his partner that they will continue their journey north as we will go to the south. I take this opportunity to greet them both. It 'been a real pleasure to meet you and hope to see you soon. It's already 22:00 and we have not yet found accommodation. The two campsites near there are no seats. So we go to Jorpeland about 10 km but even here it's all full and given the time it will not be easy to find accommodation. Let's do some 'spending in the local supermarket open until 23.00 and be sure to have at least something to eat and we decided to take the road. We take the ferry from Oanes to Lauvvika. Are 23.00 dallla light but still csembra afternoon! Across the road 508 and 45 arrive after about 25 km Ålgård. The campsite here is full (at least for Hitte) so in the end we find accommodation at the Hotel Ålgård, an old factory transformed the hotel with a beautiful view of the river and a super breakfast buffet! Finally a hot shower after this long day.
