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Day 30 - Amsterdam

Arrived back in Amsterdam at 7.00am Sunday morning 25 June 2017 and transferred to the airport for the long and tedious trip home.   Flight out of Amsterdam was late departing and did not pick up any time across to Dubai.  Arrived in Dubai with 20 minutes to catch our Qantas flight home but were stopped from boarding as the gate had closed a few minutes earlier.  Were given taxi vouchers, accommodation vouchers and breakfast vouchers at 1.30am to sleep until 6.30 am and catch the next flight from Dubai to Melbourne at 9.30 am.  Two nights with 2 hours sleep each night left us reasonable weary when we arrived at Tullamarine. Home now to start preparing for the next adventure to the USA, another 5 weeks of fun and laughter, a chance to catch up with Lorraine and Mark and the possibility of seeing Elvis!!!
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Day 29 - Stavanger

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Lying on the south west coast of Norway, Stavanger is the country's fourth largest city and is nicknamed the oil capital.  A wander through the car free streets show open air markets and the usual picturesque mountains and waterfalls.  One of the most popular tourist destinations is Pulpit Rock which we reached by fast catamaran in about 30 minutes.  It stands 1500 feet above the water and is a flat rock giving tourists a breathtaking scenic view above the fjord. The cathedral in the city centre built in 1123 remains the oldest in Norway.      
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Day 28 - Eidfjord

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Arrived at Eidfjord at 7.00am and undertook a panoramic drive to the village of Hardanger on the way to Ulvik.  This area is famous for growing apples and so a visit to the Cider factory was on the agenda.  The village of Ulvik at the end of the fjord was spectacular, right on the water and below a mountain range.  Thousands of apple trees and boats bobbing along the shore line right up to the famous Hardanger Bridge made an amazing site.  The new bridge across the fjord and the tunnelling of roads and roundabouts deep inside the mountain made for an incredible sight on our entry and exit from this area.              
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