Flam, Norway - August 3, 2018

Flam is exactly as we remember it from our last visit. It's still tiny with only 200 inhabitants - can you imagine living in a remote mountain place with only 200 other people. Last year when we were here in winter, most of the shops were closed and all but one inn was closed for the season. The little museum and thankfully a couple of restaurants were open and happy to see uvisitors. Today, with the cruise ship in port the town was bustling.

The town is seated at the point between the fingers of the Sognefjord, one of Norway's longest fjords. It is simply gorgeous. Shops and quaint vacation inns sit on the water's edge and little houses are sprinkled on the rising hills. There are apple and pear trees here and there. A road leaves town and wraps around the edge of the fjord. Another road leads to the tunnel which is the only way truly out of town. The biggest attraction is the Flam Railroad that travels back and forth forth between Flam and Myrdal. As it makes the 4-hour round trip it crosses rivers and goes through 20 tunnels. The highlight is the stop at the Kjos Waterfall that roars just off the train track. The falls are so close it literally sprays your face with icy mist. Last year when we rode this little train, the falls were frozen solid. They looked like a huge sculpture of frothy mass.

We got a late start this morning and spent the hours in the gym and visiting over an early lunch the Peter and Sumarah. It was well afternoon by the time we finished. The weather was rainy and since we had visited the little village before we decided to have a down-day. We loaded bags of laundry to have sent out and got caught up on email and blog writing!

Tomorrow is an at-sea day as this leg of our journey is about to come to an end. Hopefully the weather will be nice so we can enjoy some time on the deck. But I think the forecast is for rain.