Norwegian Llama

Our internet access has been spotty for the past couple of days, hence the paucity of posts. Two days ago we were in beautiful Geiranger, Norway, a tiny town of 250 that gets over 600,000 visitors every year. My mother took a tour up to a local peak, Mt. Dalsnibba (see the post below), and I took a hike up to a spectacular waterfall high up in the hills surrounding the fjord. The hiking path actually emerged onto an outcropping right on top of the waterfall, and then there was a tiny, rocky path heading down the edge of the outcropping to a ledge directly behind the falls. The hike was difficult, and the climb down behind the waterfall was slippery and a little scary, but it was quite impressive once you were there, in this moist grotto, with tons of water thundering down in front of you and a view of a spectacular gorge below.

The picture to the left is from an old farm that we visited on our hike. Now, like most farms in these fjord ports, they also cater to visitors, but they still do have a bunch of animals, including a herd of goats and some llamas. I like this picture, because you can see the landscape in the background, and a traditional Norwegian turf-roofed hut, juxtaposed with the rather incongruous llama.