Acrophobia + Preikestolen = a long rest!

Norwegian scenery is truly stunning.

I was having a rest for a couple of hours after climbing up to the mountain tops on the way to the famous Preikestolen which has an imposing rock ledge jutting above the Lysefjord 660m below.

If you suffer from even the slightest acrophobia I suggest that you do not make the second part of the 4.5 mile long trip along the mountain top (and edge in some parts) to reach this impressive and terrifying edifice.

I preferred to observe the lichen on the rocks and the view over the distant Rogaland territory. It's a long hike but my companions had left flasks of tea, biscuits and tasty Norwegian cheese sandwiches! I had am amazingly beautiful view and a chaffinch shared some of the lunch with me.

In the pic above you can just see the fjord's blue waters way below in the V of the dark vegetation.

A while ago I had made a couple of tiny baby hares, too small even to put my cloth name tag on them. They are yet to be named and these are the frst prototypes but I will be putting them in my shop shortly.

Showing their size against my own Arabella bag which came on the trip with me. Arabella had a nice time on my arm visiting my favourite Stavanger shops with me. Brodrene Pedersen has wonderful crockery, linens and Norwegian Glassware and there are a few touristy shops with traditional Norwegian jumpers such as Dale Norway and the more fashionable and feminine Oleana.

Not far from Stavanger is a woollen mill and shop called Gjestal that sells jumpers, socks, hats, wool supplies, numerous knitting patterns and the most delicious ice creams ever in it's small cafe. I shared my cone with a house sparrow outside.

Next to the shop were some white cows grazing amid huge boulders and an impressive rocky outcrop. Amongst the six cows was a small brown and white calf lying down. There are quite a few young calves in the fields just now and I also saw a pair of just fledged hooded crows.

If you love mountains and rocks and Norwegian sweaters and tasty ice cream head for Norway and if you have a fear of heights you will also get a rest!