Fjord-Norway
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The train is now travelling along Sørfjorden, which is one of 1732 named fjords in Norway. On the other side of the fjord is Osterøy, an island and fjord municipality with around 10 000 inhabitants. The Norwegian fjords were formed from the last ice age up until 6500 years ago. The moving ice descended into the landscape below sea level and created the characteristic U shaped valleys, eventually the sea came over the land and filled the valleys creating the fjords. The long Norwegian coastline has many of the world’s longest fjords. They excel at being especially dramatic with steep mountain sides and waterfalls that plunge straight into the fjord. Fishing is popular in the Norwegian fjords. Hobby fishing is an important part of the ‘right to roam’ in Norway and you can fish in the sea without the owner’s permission for free! So, the last thing to say is “skit fisk”(dirty fish). This old superstitious expression, wishes the fisherman good luck, without actually saying it, for to actually say it would lead to bad fishing.