I want to get going this morning. We have scheduled stops to make. Our mission is just to get about half the way back towards Copenhagen today and finish tomorrow, returning our car to the rental agency by 4pm. Of course, I can't let the free breakfast go so we have our meal first and then leave Aurland. Our journey starts by taking us through the famed Laerdal Tunnel.

It's a 25k long, the longest road tunnel in the world, connecting the villages of Lærdal and Aurland. To set the records straight, Laerdal Tunnel may be the longest “road” tunnel but the longest transportation tunnel is the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland at 57 km, however it’s used only by trains.
 
One of the challenges faced by the engineers was how to keep drivers alert through the 20-minute-long monotonous drive. To break the monotony, occasional slight curves were included between straight stretches of the road, and at every 6 km interval is a large cavern. The caves are meant to break the routine, providing a refreshing view and allowing drivers to take a short rest.

I pull over inside at one of those rest stops and attempt to get Karen to take a few pictures of me and the car inside the tunnel. Negatory on that one. She's not feeling well and freaks out about getting out of the car, other cars coming, police, etc and besides, she's not a big photo taker. I take a few myself and move on. Once we leave the tunnel, it's just driving. More tunnels, more narrow roads, etc. or as my Mom used to say years ago, "Nothing to write home about".

My original plan was to travel to Larvik at the southern end of Norway, board a ferry at 5pm for a four hour ride to Hirtshals in northern Denmark while we eat dinner aboard. Arriving about 9pm in Denmark, we would drive an hour to our hotel, leaving about four hours of travel time left for tomorrow. Since that could cutting it close and seeing how we're always late to arrive anywhere, I had a backup plan. We have to be at the ferry at least one hour prior to its departure and it's a long drive to Larvik. With all the problems we have experience here thus far including the fact that I'm just getting over my illness and Karen just starting hers, I opted for the more simple plan. That is, to just drive halfway one day and halfway the second day. No ferry and no fancy stuff. I had made two motel reservations for tonight so I was covered for either plan but canceled the one in Denmark two days ago to avoid any charges. We need to concentrate on getting the car back on time

We use a combination of the two GPS systems and a road map to navigate our way to Dar, Norway. What's in Dar, you ask? Absolutely nothing. It's a cheap Best Western Hotel right on the main highway E6 near the Oslo Airport. We don't get there until around 6, having dealt with several construction delays, slow vehicles and some confusing directions given by our dueling GPSs on the way. 

I present my paperwork but they have no record of my reservation. I'm sure it's their problem, not Booking.Com's. Regardless, this is one hotel that hasn't been sold out and there's other rooms available so we make a new reservation. Most of our other hotel stops have been sold out offering no other room options. Our room is nice. They offer dinner, the usual fare for the usual price $50. We pay and eat. It's not a bad buffet, the cheesecake being the best. Returning to our room, it's. shower and sleep time. I want to get up earlier as we have over 600km (360 miles) to drive and lots can go wrong at any time. I'm so tired of driving but Karen just doesn't feel well so I'm not saying a word. I'll just have to keep going.