We came up to the docks at a campground in Sunndal, on the Maurangerfjorden. We were 30 feet from shore and the water was over 70 feet deep. The next day we got up and took off on a hike up to the Bondhusbreen Glacier. It is an off-shoot of the Folgefonna Glacier, the third largest glacier in Norway. I was hoping to reach the glacier and be able to touch it. The first ¾ of the hike was quite doable, good path and not too steep but with awesome views. We went around the glacial lake of Bondhus and up to some flat terrain below the glacier. Then the going got rough, scrambling up rocks, maneuvering through bushes, finding the path, losing the path. We were up there with the goats. Turning around to look at the gorgeous view, we would get dizzy from the height.
I was within a 100 yards of the glacier and could go no further. Rocks and moss were slippery and it just did not seem safe. Can you see in the picture how blue the ice is? I did get to wash my face and hands in some of the glacial water melting from the ice. Very refreshing! So, even though the hiking was great, and the view breathtaking, is a journey a success if you don’t reach your goal? In this case, I have to say a resounding yes.