Norway 2025 · Page 5

After a rather restless night right on the fjord, we continued our journey early in the morning. The first stop of the day was the Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland. The museum is dedicated to Norway's glaciers and how they were formed. Particularly impressive was the modern exhibition with interactive elements, films and models that clearly showed how ice and climate have changed over time. A highlight was the piece of ice that made the immense cold and power of the glaciers tangible.

Then our route took us on to the Bøyabreen viewpoint, an easily accessible arm of the great Jostedalsbreen glacier. Even from a distance you can see the shimmering blue ice wall nestled between steep rocks. At the foot of the glacier, a turquoise meltwater lake had formed – an impressive place where you could really feel the closeness of the eternal ice.

The onward journey took us through varied landscapes, past deep valleys, green meadows and rugged mountains. Again and again the impressions alternated between gentle idyll and dramatic natural scenery – typical of Norway's fjord landscapes.

In the evening we finally reached the Gryta campsite, not far from the Briksdalsbreen glacier. The site lay idyllically on a lake, surrounded by high mountains. Here we set up camp for the night – looking forward to the next day, when the Briksdalsbreen glacier itself was on our programme.