The Farris lake
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"The Caveman" was the first book about Wisting to be adapted for film, and the Farris Bridge with its large towers became an iconic landmark as an introduction to the series. Here we meet Line, Wisting's daughter, on her way home to Larvik: "It did not take long for her to join the queue behind the snow plough. Sometime later the grey waters of the Farris lake appeared on her right and she took the exit lane for Larvik. The roads leading into town were not so well ploughed; slush squelched under the tyres and sloshed against the wheel arches. The lake had still not frozen over, and the wind was churning the surface with choppy ripples." The Farris lake is about 120 meters deep. The dam which holds back the lake, was formed when the glaciers melted more than 10,000 years ago. Today, the Farris lake is a drinking water source for nearly 200,000 people in this region. Many people believe that this water is bottled and sold in stores, but that is not correct. The bottled Farris water comes from King Olav the fifth's spring, which is underneath the beech forest. But the bottled water has taken the name "Farris" from the lake.