Having left Geirnager behind us we climbed out of the town on the only road that seemed to lead in a northerly direction. To be fair there were only really two roads leading to Geiranger, one in one out.

Once the first set of hairpin bends were negotiated, we found oursleves weaving through stunning mountains occasionally coming across small mountain passes, glaciers and occasional streams of traffic coming the other way. Due to the fact that many of these were tour busses we determined that there must be something of note 'around the next corner' as many of the buses seemed to be transporting the cruise passengers to local viewpoints and attractions.

We came across Gudbrandsjuvet, a small waterway that weaves underneath the road with several pools and falls. One of the falls created a fantastic rainbow... if it's caused by spray from a river, is it a river-spray-bow?? according to the National Geographic website, it is still called a rainbow, but it seems like it should have a separate name. As a side note, we found a young girl selling fresh raspberries in the layby next to our motorhome, they looked divine and tasted even better. It again felt good to support the local economy. I am pleased to say that many other visitors were also buying her fruit. She was not trying too hard, but engaging with everyone as they walked past.

The river-falls-spray-bow, Gudbrandsjuvet, Norway

After leaving the raspberry seller behind, we contonued on towards Åndalsnes. However, there were more treats in store when we arrived at Trollstigen Utsiktpunkt (Trolls Path viewpoint). This vantage point looked down over Stigfossen falls and the Trollvegen mountain. From the farthest point, you could also see the roadway's twists and turns leading to the valley floor. It was as impressive as it was scary as we knew that we had to navigate the single track road past numerous large motorhomes, coaches and cars. The view however, soon made me forget about the road to come.

Trollstigen Utsiktpunkt, Norway

As we descended the switchbacks sucessfully we got to the valley floor and noticed that the road was surrounded by fir trees and other vegatation covered in spiderwebs. The webs were retaining the dew that had dropped overnight and, as a result, created mini pieces of art. The pictures do them no justice, they were gorgeous. They were catching the sunlight on each tiny droplet of moisture.

Spiders Web, Near Trollstigen Utsiktpunkt, Norway

Once we had torn ourselves away from natures art, we carried on towards Åndalsnes as this was the next significant looking town on our journey. When we arrived we used Park4nite to find somewhere to park, however, we needn't have taken the trouble as there were plenty of spaces able to accommodate us. We decided to stop here for lunch before deciding whether to stay or continue on our way. Having spoken to a lovely lady on the local store we bought ourselves a parking disc that was needed in order to park for free for up to 2hrs. It seemed funny to have to buy a disc to park for free... but we were told that we could use it all over the Norway (where the free parking was for a limited time).

Having eaten and taken a stroll we quickly realised that there was not much to keep us in Åndalsnes, so we washed up and got back on the road towards Molde. Before leaving, we had already agreed that we would stop there overnight due the challenging drive that we had already experienced. The next road was a doddle in comparison. Long sweeping bends, more magnificent views across waterways and mountains. We couldn't wait to see what Molde had to offer.