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#vacation

Norway

June 11-12

Boston BOS -> Paris CDG 11:30 PM -> 12:10 PM

June 12

18:25 Bergen -> 19:05 Stavanger

Packing List

  • passport
  • travel adapter

Hiking Packing List

  • Phone
  • Solar Phone Charger?/Charging Brick
  • Charger cord
  • Hiking Backpack
  • Water Bladder
  • Snacks
  • Food
  • Water
  • Sunscreen
  • Bug Spray
  • Sunglasses
  • Hat
  • Headlamp
  • Hiking sticks
  • Gloves
  • Hiking Boots
  • Hiking Socks
  • Waterproof pants
  • Lululemon tights
  • Waterproof jacket
  • Sport Bras
  • Sweaters
  • T-shirts

DNT

Car Rental

  • Take video/pictures of the car before renting
  • Report damages in the binder! - check inside the glove compartment for this. Do not leave until all damages are reported. Ask for a copy of the damage report.
  • Ask how you are charged for tolls

Driving

  • Headlights are mandatory
  • Drivers must yield to traffic from the right hand side
  • Keep a minimum of 3 seconds to the car in front of you
  • No right turn at red light even if no pedestrians in the street

Day 1 June 12

Time Duration Activity
7:05 PM 1 h Fly into Stavanger Sola Airport, get money - there is a bank upstairs
? 2 h Pick up rental car
Relax, sleep early

Day 2 [Less planned since still might be jetlagged]

  • 🚙
  • 🏡 - TODO - AirBnB/hotel in Stavenger
Time Duration Activity
9 AM 1 h Eat breakfast
10 AM 15 min Drive to Øvre Holmegate and check out the shops + get lunch. City parking info

Could also drive to Sverd i fjell but it's fine to skip it.
10:15 AM 2 h Check out the shops around town
12:00 PM 2 h Eat lunch
2 PM 2 h Buy water, 2 lunch for Pulpit + Kjerag, snacks to leave in car
4 PM Check in to hotel/airbnb in Stavenger

Day 3

Time Duration Activity
8 AM 2 h Drive to Pulpit rock parking 250 NOK
10 AM 5 h Hike Pulpit rock.

Eat lunch on hike.
3 PM 3 h Drive to AirBnB by Kjerag Hike.
6 PM 2 h Check in, shower, drop off stuff at AirBnB, drive to dinner
8 PM 2 h Eat dinner
10 PM Sleep

Day 4

  • 🚙[AirBnB to Kjerag Parking to AirBnB] - TODO
  • 🚶Kjerag
  • 🏡 - TODO - AirBnB by Kjerag
  • 🍎 Need lunch, snacks for hike
Time Duration Activity
7:00 AM 1 h Eat breakfast
8:00 AM 1 h Drive to Kjerag parking lot
9:00 AM 8 h Hike Kjerag (7.5 miles)
5:00 PM 1 h Drive back to the same AirBnB as Day 2.
6:00 PM 1.5 h Shower
7:30 PM 2 h Eat dinner at restaurant
9:30 PM 1 h Pack and get ready to check out tomomrrow.
10:30 PM Sleep

Day 5

Time Duration Activity
9:00 AM 2 h Get breakfast
11:00 AM 7 h Drive + Grocery + Lunch from Langfossen Waterfall to Låtefossen Waterfall to Tjørnadalsfossen to Trolltunga.

Buy breakfast, lunch, dinner from grocery store for trolltunga hike.
6 PM 1 h Drop off food in AirBnb/Hotel
7 PM 2 h Eat dinner
9 PM 1 h Shower, sleep

Day 6

  • 🚶Trolltunga
  • 🍎 Need breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks

camping advice - TODO - read

Time Duration Activity
10 AM 2 h Eat brunch
1 PM 5-6 h Hike half of Trolltunga (~13.6 mi)

image
6:00 PM 3 h Set up tent after Trolltunga and eat dinner.
10:00 PM Sleep

Day 7

Time Duration Activity
7 AM 1 h Pack up tent and eat breakfast
8 AM 5 h Hike down from Trolltunga to parking lot
1 PM 2 h Eat lunch by trailhead
3 PM 1 h Drive to Odda AirBnB
4 PM 2 h Relax, shower
6 PM 2 h Eat dinner in Odda
8 PM 2 h Buy food for hiking, pack
10 PM Sleep

Day 8

  • 🚶 Folgefonna Glacier
  • 🏡 - TODO - AirBnB in Odda
Time Duration Activity
? 8 h Glacier hiking tour. Meet at Odda Camping to gather the group and from here you follow the guides to the parking place in Buer where the hike starts.
? 2 h Dinner
10 PM Sleep

Day 9 - TODO

Time Duration Activity
8:00 AM 1.5 h Eat breakfast in Odda
9:30 AM 3 h Drive to Bergen.

12:30 PM 2 h Eat lunch in Bergen
2:30 PM ($199) Check in to hotel. Could stay in Thon Hotel Orion
3:00 PM ? Could check out some street art by Sentralbadet, University of Bergen, or Skostredet neighborhood.
image

Day 10 - TODO

🚶Walking Loop

Time Duration Activity
8 AM 1 h Eat free breakfast from hotel
9 AM 2 h + (1 h exploring) Walk to Stoltzen Start, Stoltzekleiven, Blåmanen, Blåmanen batteri, Brushytten, Bryggen
12 PM 1 h Eat lunch at Brushytten cafe, or Bergen Fish Market (must see)
??? ??? ???

Day 11

Buffer day

Day 12

Fly home

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