More of Sokndal

 Yesterday it was raining and very foggy in the morning, but after taking care of some logistical things, we took a drive to some local spots of interest.  Helleren is a place near Jossingfjord where there were some homes from the 1800s built under a cliff overhang.  

this is a characteristic view of the landscape around the Egersund/Sokndal area.
Big granite everywhere!

the Jossingfjord

Houses at Helleren; they were abandoned in the 1920s;
the roof work is minimal since they had the protection of the cliff overhang;
fresh water was collected from the drip off the cliff.

 At Blue Mountain, there is a huge boulder called the "Rocking Stone," and you can set it in motion!  There was also a movie-set further up the valley, where there had been some very early mining activity in the 1800s.  The movie is set in 1700s Norway and is still in production; "Skumringslandet."

Anna gets the rocking stone going.

Lena and Terje

movie set

There is lots of Foxglove along the roads; these were growing out of the roof on one of the houses in the movie set.

Lena has fixed some amazing meals for us and always has the table arranged in a lovely way.  I learned how to fold napkins last night.  Terje's sister Randi, came over for a shrimp supper and we enjoyed getting to know another member of our extended family.

Randi and Terje

Today the sky and ocean are gray again.  We plan to take it easy and walk around town. Tomorrow we will be taking the train back to Oslo (Tonnes's work has prevented him from coming back to drive us there.), and will be on our way home soon.  I should be able to blog again from our hotel.  Hilsen