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road, but got nothing and saw nothing in the bird way. 

 The river, however, was fine, rushing through a narrow 

 gorge with precipitous walls and cliff about a hundred feet 

 in height. A collie dog accompanied me from Vossevan- 

 gen and back, seeming to enjoy the outing. Alston, 

 though better than he was, did not go out. The rest of the 

 day was spent in packing and making final arrangements 

 for leaving Vossevangen. 



June 2. 



Friday, the 2nd of June, a fine day, we started about nine 

 or half-past, having first got a stirrup-cup from Herr 

 Fleischer in home-brewed ale out of his old family peg- 

 tankard, dated 1737, a big silver flagon which holds 

 about four quarts. The home-brew was vera gude (meget 

 godt) , and we drank to ' gamle Norge ' and to Herr 

 Fleischer and his family. It was not without regret 

 that we started on carioles at nine o'clock, and for the last 

 time ascended the long hill to the East, on our route 

 back to the Fillefjeld. 



At the head of the Naerodal we saw to advantage the 

 fine Stalheimfoss and its companion fall, the Saloklev- 

 foss, and in the far distance the * smoke ' of the thread- 

 like Keelfoss, showing a lovely rainbow in the evening 

 sun. 



At Tvinde we were kept an hour and a quarter waiting 

 for heste, but we managed to amuse ourselves with 

 luncheon, having brought with us beer and the knuckle 

 of the ham. Near this place we saw a $ Blackbird and 

 several Pied Flycatchers. 



A large box 2 feet by 1J by 1 foot, full of nests, skins, 

 etc., of Fieldfares and Bramblings, went in my cariole 

 between my legs ; and Alston took charge of a ' Tine ' 

 half filled with Goldeneye's and Fieldfares' eggs. And all 

 this was in addition to our former luggage. Truly the 

 capacity of carioles for carrying luggage is wonderful. 



