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In N£er5dalen, about an English mile above Gudvangen, 

 we were shown a huge block of rock (? gneiss) which had 

 fallen from a cliff 3,000 feet high on the 6th of May, 

 1860, and leaped right across the river, a distance of 

 at least 40 or 50 yards, and implanted itself on the 

 opposite bank. We roughly estimated its size at about 

 15 feet each way, or about 3370 cubic feet, its shape 

 being nearly cubic. The whole track left by its debris 

 on its passage down the mountain-side could clearly be 

 traced. Originally, no doubt, the mass must have been 

 immensely larger. 



Jiuie 4. 



On Sunday morning, the 4th of June, we were 

 awakened at 1.30 a.m. to go by the steamer Fjalir from 

 Bergen, but it did not put in appearance till near four 

 o'clock. We had a grand sail, first up the Aurland Fjord 

 and back to the Sogn Fjord proper, calling at various 

 ' water-stations.' 



One of these in particular attracted our attention — its 

 name was Aurle — from its situation in a small semi- 

 circular bay, surrounded on all sides by pine forest with 

 birch intermingled. It had a most ' birdy ' aspect, but 

 as we had taken our tickets on to Loerdalsoren, we could 

 not stop to investigate it at closer quarters. We saw 

 Black Guillemots in the Naerofjord and Aurland Fjord, 

 and also a very large Tern (sp. ?). 



We reached Loerdalsoren about ten (having had a 

 capital breakfast on board), and having seen about de- 

 spatch of our box, aquavite, etc., and seen the first British 

 tourist who had crossed the Fillefjeld by cariole the 

 day before, we took ' to heste ' to Blaaflaten, where we 

 put up for the night. We arrived at Blaaflaten about two 

 o'clock, and found the population in holiday dress. After 

 lunch, about half a dozen lads seeing that we wanted 

 nests began bringing in Fieldfares, etc. In one little 



