Start of week 3. Roldal to Bergen
Roldal is a nice wee village at the end of a lake and hemmed in by mountains. Its about 380meters above sea level and this was probably our coldest night so far. Not that bad bit we did have a heater on in the evening before bed. We were up and breakfasted and took a wander over to have a look at the Roldal Stave church (stavkirke). Named after its construction method, its load bearing pine posts were called stafre in Old Norse, Stav in modern Norwegian.. Its a lovely looking wooden structure and it was a real disappointment to find it closed so we didn't get a look inside. Roldal is a place that looks like it deserves a bit more exploration, its such a pity there are no direct links from the UK to Norway. After a quick shop for a few supplies were back on the road, passed the closed Roldal ski centre-given the amount of snow up there it would definitely be open for a while yet if it was in Scotland, and over a pass heading down towards Skare, or should that be scare- I had to s...