In exploring Bronnoysund last night I found that it claims to be the half way point, N to S, in Norway.

Seems surprising to me!  Anyway, this morning it was raining again as I left my very nice hotel. Just a short hop north to a ferry. But here it got complicated, with two routes to choose from. Waiting on the quay were 2 cyclists, Gierty from Switzerland and Anna from Austria. They had met up the day before and had shared a camping hut that night. Their plan was to take 2 ferries via Igeroy to our common destination – Tjotta. So I joined them and we chatted happily for a couple of hours.

 But by the time we arrived in Tjotta I had decided that I was enjoying the solo travelling, so I let them go ahead. It rained some more, but I took shelter in my first tourist attraction of the trip – the Petter Dass museum. This is a sleek, modern building with, crucially, a cafe. Petter Dass was a 17th century Norwegian poet and priest. I must admit that I was expecting paintings, and was a bit disappointed with the exhibition – though not with the cafe!

His church was next door.

For the first time I think I have miscalculated slightly. I had a second very short day’s cycling today, what with extra ferries, chats and a museum and, as a consequence, I’ve left myself a lot to do tomorrow.  Oh well, I can start early.