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MOG 2017

After a poor travel year in 2016 with no significant trips 2017 was a new opportunity. MOG2017 was in May and would traverse the west country.

Leaving work at 2pm on wednesday i met up with another couple of Morgans and we started the drive to molde. The actual event would not start until thursday but since it was close to 600km to get to the starting point we had decided to break the journey up and cover the distance over 2 days. As with many of the big morgan trips starting from Trondheim it was pissing it down with rain.

The drive to Molde took circa 3 hours and it rained constantly. The hotel we stayed at was called the sail and was aptly named as such as it was architectural designed to look like a sail over the ford.


The next morning was an early start, it was again pissing down with rain. The plan was to take a ferry across the fjord and then drive down the west coast through 221 mountain peaks. Unfortunately the weather was so bad we saw only 1 of the 221 peaks. That was somewhat disappointing but after 230 km we reached the meeting point where another 35 Morgans from the south of Norway would be joining us. When they finally turned up we had a lunch of wild meat stew and salad.

After lunch the rain had finally stopped roofs where removed and we started our trip to Fløro. The route was somewhat roundabout but it involved small narrow twisty roads over a mountain pass. Finally a great drive with roofs down through great scenery on great roads designed for morgans.

The hotel in Fløro was again right on the fjord edge. This would be the base for 2 nights. The next day there was no driving but a boat trip to a small island. The boat was a beautiful old lady made out of wood, unfortunately the weather again was awefull and what should have been a fantastic scenic trip on the fjord was  rarther a foggy and misty affair. The island was idylic and we were invited to view an artist gallery and visit the main building on the island that was now a working museum.

The next day started cloudy but soon turned into clear blue skies and sun. We drove towards Flåm around 250km but over 2 mountain passes. Blue ski, clear mountain roads and snow banks on either side reaching several metres in height led to a clearly magical drive. We also had a couple of ferry rides to cross the fjord and the boat was completely filled with morgans which was a sight to see.

Reaching Flåm