Earlier this week I went camping with my best friend in the beautiful hills of Norway! Both of us hadn't been camping for ages so we decided to go no matter what the weather would be like! We were ready with our bags packed with tent, sleeping bags, lots of wool and dry socks. We were going to a place called Mån, walking past the Mån water fall on the way.
Even though the weather wasn't the best, it wasn't raining and as soon as we got to the old farm the rain had stopped. We were planning on continuing further into the valley and look at the stunning view!
However, the path we had chosen turned out to be a bit more challenging than we were expecting. We wanted to walk to a lake called Månavatn, which were supposed to be just half an hour easy walk further into the valley. We were clearly misinformed. Here is the path we had to walk:
(this is not a joke)
We took an hour to get through this pile of stones and after that the path was leading us further up the mountains. An easy walk, really?! The path lead us to a water fall. Let me correct myself, the path was going THROUGH a water fall. It had been raining for a couple of days so the current was strong and if you slipped there was an eight feet drop right next to the crossing. A lot of accidents happen in Norwegian people because we don't always respect the natural forces. But we have something called "fjellvetreglene", the rules of common sense in the mountains. One of them says: there is no shame in turning around. So we turned around and walked back to the cabin we passed earlier.
We camped outside, grilled some burgers we brought with us, played some cards and went to sleep. The weather gods rewarded us for going for a hike in the rain the next morning. This is what we woke up to:
This trip had to be short as I had to teach yoga in the evening (dream job). We walked down the same path and got to look at the magnificent, powerful nature basking in the glory of the sunshine. What a place to live! I feel so grateful to have such an easy access to these beautiful mountains. It truly leaves you speechless.
(the path back down)
The Mån Waterfall
Have you ever been to Norway? Or would you like to go?
