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world charm, it's an over-the-top delight. The
restaurant
serves one- and three-course
lunches (Nkr195/350) and three- and five-course dinners (Nkr475/595).
Runde
Pop 100
The squat island of Runde, 67km southwest of Ålesund and connected to the mainland by
a bridge, plays host to half a million sea birds of around 230 species, including 100,000
pairs of migrating puffins that arrive in April to breed and stay around until late July.
There are also colonies of kittiwakes, gannets, fulmars, storm petrels, razor-billed auks,
shags and guillemots, plus about 70 other species that nest here.
You'll see the best bird sites, as well as an offshore seal colony, on a
boat tour
(adult/
child Nkr180/90). Three boats - the
Aquila,
the
Casablanca
and the
Rundø
- put out from
Runde's small harbour, each two or three times daily.
10am-6pm Jun-Aug, to 4pm May)
and cafe within the Runde Miljøsenter.
Sleeping
Goksöyr Camping
CAMPGROUND
( 70 08 59 05;
www.goksoyr.no
; campsites Nkr180, 2-/4-bed cabins with outdoor bathroom
Nkr300/450, 4-bed cabins with bathroom Nkr500; May-Sep)
Before the road north peters out, waterside Goksöyr Camping has a range of basic cabins
and rooms along with a campsite. The owners, long-term residents on the island, are wel-
coming and readily dispense information on birdwatching and walking trails.
Runde Miljøsenter
APARTMENTS
(Runde Environmental Centre;
70 08 08 00;
www.rundecentre.no
; r Nkr1500, 5-bed apt Nkr2000;
)
