Woke up at 6.00am. Packed all the food and drinks. Bought shawarma yesterday to eat on top of Kjerag. We walked for 10 minutes to the bus station nearby the lake. At 7.30am the bus took off from the station. Of course, we bought the ticket earlier before we get here. The ticket cost us NOK550 per person. There's no special discount its just that there's only one trip per day return by bus so it's better to book early. Bought at the same website at tide.no. Bus tour will only happen in the summer from June. You can check out on their website.
After an hour the bus stop at the restaurant in Byrkjedalstunet. It is a hotel as well. It was a former candle factory site. We were given 30 minutes to go around here, have a breakfast. We tried their pancake with home made strawberry and berry jams. It was so delicious! Plus the pancake was really soft. Love it.
The journey continued after the break. Along the way there's great scenery. There's still bunch of snow on the hillside as well, in the summer! The bus driver showed us the picture when the road opened for the hiking, the snow was really thick. It's like 5 meter depth. When getting closer to the destination the road is getting narrower. Better to be careful here. If you drive to the Kjerag you need to pay entrance fee. I forgot how much was it but since we were with the tour bus we don't need to be in queue to pay.
After an hour and half from restaurant we reached the car park area. They have restaurant and toilet where you can wash yourself and change clothes. The weather was nice when we get there but the dark cloud are seems moving in. But since we are here and already paid for it we're just gonna hiking up. The place was not crowded as in Preikestolen. But for sure it is longer than Preikestolen which is 4.8km long and almost 1km high when you reach at the cliff.
We started hiking at almost 11am. I was pretty scared at the beginning. With not so convincing surface which most of it are rock surface, you need reliable hiking shoes. Anyway, there's railing along the way up so if you have walking pole it may bring inconvenience, just like what happen to us. At the end we were just holding to the railings rather that use the walking pole.
The trail was difficult for us. It can be medium to hard level of hiking. Along the way there is a flow of river. I love rivers. After 2 hours of hiking and maybe half of the journey, we decided to turn back as the weather got really bad - strong wind and rain. Plus we need to go back at the carpark at 4.45pm for the bus. It is better to drive here rather than taking the bus as you can take your own sweet time to appreciate this beauty. Anyway, we bumped into another person she said she can't really see anything with this bad weather. Really unfortunate. We stopped for awhile and have our spicy korean halal ramen. It really help us to warm ourselves by eating super spicy food which it was not that spicy for us.
After 30 minutes we started to hike down. A bit of struggle. But we made it to the parking lot in two hours. We cleaned ourselves using the hose at the toilet. Then went into the restaurant nearby for hot chocolate and see the view below. Apparently we starter hiking at around 400-600 meter above sea level? I can't remember how high it was. It was written at the wall of the restaurant. There's also bunch of souvenirs you can buy from here. Warm clothes, key chains, fridge magnets, etc.
We are disappointed not to be able to conquer this cliff. Thought of standing on top of rock that sandwiched by the cliffs. Next time maybe. For sure we will comeback again soon. At 4.45pm sharp the bus left the place. We reached Stavanger around 7.00pm. We had our hot shower and sleep.
...To be continued
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