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range of local walks, described with photos on the camp bulletin board. Facilities are im-
peccable and there's a lovely riverside terrace. All in all, fit for royalty - as indeed it was
briefly, when Britain's Prince William stayed here on a university field trip.
Jostedal Hotel
HOTEL €€
( 57 68 31 19;
www.jostedalhotel.no
;
s/d incl breakfast Nkr720/1020; )
Just
2.5km south of the visitors centre, this friendly place has been run by the same family for
threegenerations.Meat,milkandvegetablesfortherestaurantcomefromtheirfarm.There
are also family rooms (Nkr1120) with self-catering facilities that can accommodate up to
five guests. For a great view, enjoy a coffee or snack in the visitors centre cafe.
THE LOVATNET DISASTERS
Ascending Lodalen, you'll see what appear to be islands that nearly split the lake into
two. These giant rocks were dislodged from Ramnefjell and crashed down into the
lake in three separate calamities. In 1905, the resulting giant wave swept away 63
people, only nine of whom were ever found, and deposited
Lodalen,
the lake steam-
er, 400m inland. In 1936, an estimated 1 million cu metres of rock crashed down, its
wave killing 72 and lifting the steamer even higher. The third, in 1950, just left a big-
ger scar on the mountain. Collectively, they're known as the Lovatnet disasters.
Getting There & Around
If you're driving, leave the Rv55 Sognefjellet Rd at Gaupne and head north up Jostedal
along the Rv604.
From mid-June to mid-September,
Jostedalsbrebussen (No 160; the Glacier Bus;
www.jostedal.com/brebussen
)
runs from Sogndal (with connections from Flåm,
Balestrand and Lærdal) via Solvorn to the foot of the Nigardsbreen glacier, leaving at
8.45am and setting out on the return journey at 4.50pm.
From the visitors centre, a 3.5km-long toll road (Nkr30 per vehicle), or a pleasant walk
with interpretive panels, leads to the car park at Nigardsvatnet, the lagoon at the glacial
