Old Strynefjell Road ('Alter Strynbergpass')

After Geiranger, it went up again with serpentines and through more spectacular valleys and many tunnels. After Bismo, there were two route options: through tunnels or over a mountain pass. I chose the route that was signposted as Turistvegen (Tourist Road). It went up again with serpentines, then I encountered sheep and dense fog set in, so you could only guess the surroundings and the high mountains.

At some point, the road turned into a path that had been covered with so much gravel that it was now half a gravel road and lined with standing stones, of course where there was no snow. Because the snow piled up to 3 meters at the edge of the road even in July. I would have liked to take a picture of the car in front of it, but there were places where the snow had already broken onto the road and I didn't want to take any risks because the road was narrow - by the way, it is only open for a short time in summer.

In the convoy, we passed beautiful lakes, their water shimmering bright turquoise from the melting snow, and next to them were rocks that were half hidden behind clouds. I was pretty happy when I finally left the pass and was back on a normal, wide road, and I had respect for those who drove this road with vintage cars (e.g. an old Citroën 2CV).