We had a tour of the old part of the hotel last night. It used to be the mansion house of a local business man who was like a little king in the area. Fascinating house, full of mod cons circa 1880.
Left the hotel at around 8.30 this morning ready for the drive to yet another ferry. Several of the group left earlier to join in a guided tour of the Austratt Fort containing an enormous German gun installed during the Second World War, but not finished in time. Mick joined in on the second half of the tour, then we all left ready for the drive north to our lunch stop, Berg Gard.
Part of the route in the morning was on a dirt track road, and as soon as we turned onto it we managed to run over a nail and get a flat tire. With Mark and V's help the wheel was changed speedily, though we still arrived rather late for what was a delicious lunch at a farm house.
Then it was a long drive up the E6 towards Mosjoen. For the first time on the trip we had rain, and the temperature was significantly colder. Mick had to resort to his full hat and sheepskin jacket before the rain got severe enough for us to put up the roof.
Arriving at the Fru Haugans hotel we found that other people had also had car problems today: a TR6 had had a puncture, Roger had problems with his shock absorber and Dave had possible gear box problems, and got attacked by his wind screen wiper so badly that he had to go to hospital and have 4 stitches in his finger.
Total distance today: 313 miles
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