Unfortunately, today starts with cloudy skies and drizzle. We eat breakfast in our bungalow, pack our things and head west to the coast. We have chosen a route without a ferry, which takes a little longer because we have to drive all the way round a fjord. But as we pass the ferry, it is just sitting at the quay waiting to be loaded. On the spur of the moment we decide to take the ferry across the Langfjord after all. The crossing doesn’t take long: After 20 minutes we are already back on a normal road. On the west coast in Bud there is a coastal trail that we would like to walk. Typical red Norwegian cottages line the coast.
Unfortunately the weather is not on our side today, so we cut the trail short and eat our lunch in the car. We continue to the next coastal trail in Farstad. The weather looks a bit better. Nevertheless, we put on our rain jackets and walk to Farstadsanden, Farstad’s beach. We walk along the coast and enjoy the view of the open sea. A little chilled, we return to the car and drive the last few minutes to our next accommodation in Vevang. The Airbnb is well equipped and very spacious. We unload our luggage and drive to the nearby Atlantic Ocean Road. This stretch of coast is known as a filming location for the latest James Bond film, No Time to Die. The small islands are connected by bridges that offer spectacular views. We stop at several viewpoints and marvel at the Storseisundbrua from all sides. The striking structure is one of the eight bridges of the Atlantic Ocean Road in the Lauvøyfjord, which is one of the Norwegian Scenic Routes. It spans the Storseisund and is the largest of the eight bridges.
It is overcast, but at least it is not raining. After an extensive photo and drone session we drive back to the accommodation and have dinner. After dinner, we are sitting comfortably at the kitchen table looking through our photos when we see the cloud cover break and the landscape bathed in reddish sunlight. Without hesitating for even two seconds, we frantically grab our cameras, run to the car and drive back to Storseisundbrua as fast as we can to see the Atlantic Ocean Road at sunset. And we arrive not a second too soon: The last rays of sunlight illuminate Storseisundbrua and turn the whole sky red. The sea glistens in the setting sun. Gleaming sunlight floods the Atlantic Ocean Road. This sunset is definitely one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. Elated, we drive back to our accommodation.
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