Lægdafossen

We are now passing the wild Lægda waterfall, or sag waterfall as it is also known. It falls from around 600 metres from the plateau above the fjord and runs out to sea. As you can probably understand, this waterfall is only accessible by boat unless you are hiking on the other side of the fjord. In many ways Norwegian tourism originated in these fjords in the middle of the 19th century. The English privileged upper classes, and Lords, were fascinated by the Norwegian fjord landscape, where they could catch large salmon in the thundering rivers or hunt the lively deer that grazed on the far-reaching plains. They sailed into the fjords in their yachts and laid anchor up in the arms of the fjord. There they would stay for weeks, year after year living a luxury life a world away from what the farmers of Vestland were accustomed to. Nevertheless, their arrival meant money to the farmers and that is how entrepreneurship around the tourist industry grew. The yachts would stop right where we are now, and they too were dazzled by the magical beauty of the waterfalls.