Yet More Pictures

Last Sunday, our tour of gorgeous western Norway took us to tiny Undredal, home to 134 people and 500 goats, as well as the smallest stave church in Norway (seating only 40 people). We saw a statue of a goat in Undredal, but even after searching high and low, we didn’t see a single real, live goat! We did see the little stave church—it was built in 1147 and originally named St. Nicholas Chapel. The drive to Undredal was so pretty--we passed numerous waterfalls, idyllic pastures and dramatic mountains. We also drove up the west side of the Naeroyfjord (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The Naeroyfjord is quite wild and lined by high, rugged mountains, and is only accessible by road in a couple of places. We passed very few houses, but we were stopped by a couple of cows, a pony and a fjord horse in the middle of the road. I had been disappointed about not seeing any goats, but these adorable farm animals cheered me up! They were so friendly and curious, and the fjord horse and pony were very interested in eating the carrots and apples we had with us. I could have spent all day petting them and giving them treats, but we still had a long drive to Bergen ahead of us, so eventually I climbed back in the car. As we tried to drive past them, the fjord horse stuck his head in the car for another bite!