It was dry when we woke up, but by the time we left Bergen it had already started to rain. We really were very lucky with the weather yesterday.   Before we left we pumped out and filled up with fresh water etc.  After we had gone a few kms Rob suddenly swore - he had left his fresh water hose adapter still attatched to the tap, and can't fill the tank without it. We turned around and went back, but unfortunately had to go back through the toll plaza again and pay another 50NOK!! Luckily it was still there.   

We took the main road back to Voss, through what seemed like endless noxious tunnels, paid a toll to get past Voss and then retraced our steps back to Aurdal.   We remembered seeing a very big waterfall just outside Voss as we passed so we stopped there for lunch and had a walk up to it. Of course it started to rain as soon as we stepped outside the MH!

There was a touristy gift shop at the falls so now Rosie,- the flamingo from Arles ,and Al,- the Stork from Alsace ,have a new travelling companion - Introducing Knut, the Norwegian raindeer, complete with knitted patterned jumper and matching socks!!

We made our way back to Flam, with he intention of finding out about times and prices for the Flamsbana, the spectacular mountain railway.  However when we got there it was raining quite heavily and the staff told us rain was forecast for the next few days.  We didn't feel inclined to pay £40 plus for a train ride if we couldn't see very much. We did have a bit of a diversion looking at the MSC cruise ship docked in Flam, with lots of Japanese tourists going back on board from the train and tour buses.
To get any further we had to travel on our first ferry since Dover/Calais. This was a crossing of about 15mins and cost 220NOK - over £20 !   The same journey on the King Harry Ferry at St Mawes which is comparable would cost us £7.50!
So we carried on to Sogndal, at the end of a branch of the Sognefjord,  At 204kms long and 1300m deep it is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway.
In order to get there we went through the Laerdalstunnelen, the longest road tunnel in the world at 24.5kms. It took 5 yrs to build.   So that drivers don't lose concenration, every 6 kms the tunnel widens out into a cavern lit by bright blue lights with yellow around the edges.
The best thing about this tunnel, built in 2004, is that it has now been paid for and is TOLL FREE.

We found the ACSI 18e Kjornes campsite easily.  It is in a fantastic position terraced right down to the edge of the fjord. We managed to get a MH pitch right by the water. The facilities are first class, The showers are mostly en suite with loo and basin. There is a lovely kitchen/dining room with a veranda overlooking the fjord This is equipped with an oven, 2 hobs, microwave, full size dishwasher, sink, tables and chairs, inside and out, and all free to use.   Everything is quite new and purpose built.   They told us the ACSI price was 144NOK - about £12.75 - a real bargain.   
It is such a shame that after an initial sunny spell it started to rain very heavily, all the evening, all night and all the next day!!

22nd May -  Rained all day. Did washing (bedding, towels etc)  and had to use the drier.
Read, played Scrabble, wrote the blog!