The Western Fjords - Norway - page 541

Coop Supermarket Cafe CAFE €
(cnr Tonningsgata & Tinggata; 10am-5pm) For wholesome food at very reasonable
prices, go up to the 1st-floor cafeteria of the Coop, where half the population of Stryn, es-
pecially its senior citizens, seems to eat at lunchtime.
Base Camp BAR
(1st fl Tonningsgata 31) Also on the main street, Stryn's most popular bar sometimes op-
erates as a disco too.
Getting There & Away
Express bus destinations include the following:
Måløy (Nkr200, two hours, three daily)
Ålesund (Nkr250, 3¾ hours, one to four daily) via Hellesylt (Nkr105, one hour) - from
where the ferry runs to Geiranger
Bergen (Nkr460, 6¾ hours, three daily) via Loen (Nkr32, 10 minutes) and Olden (Nkr42,
15 minutes)
Florø
POP 8450
Florø, Norway's westernmost town, is a pleasant if unexciting little place whose coat of
arms features, appropriately, three herrings rampant.
Nowadays, wealth comes from the black gold of the oil industry. The large Fjord Base,
just northeast of town, serves the giant Snorreankeret offshore oil field. Florø is also en-
riched by fish farming and shipbuilding - while the herring, the town's original raison
d'être, plays a somewhat diminished role.
For a scenic overview, it's an easy 10- minute climb up the Storåsen hill from the Florø
Ungdomsskule on Havrenesveien.
Sights
Sogn og Fjordane Kystmuseet COASTAL MUSEUM