Olav's Way Page 6.
The next day the morning light was beautiful.
We met another pilgrim, Robert, an Englishman from Up North. It was lovely to meet someone else walking the path, we hadn't even met any other hikers at this point let alone pilgrims! We met him again later. Then we came to Kjorkehaugen, a mound that is the site of an old church, and still used as a place of worship. I have very rarely seen such a beautiful place with such a peaceful atmosphere. If only all Christian churches were like this. It really appealed to the Druid in us.
The Bell at Kjorkehaugen.
Tired Waymarkings.
Even more tired.
The waymarking got very bad on the next stretch, and the distances quoted in the guidebook seemed way out. We wandered around for a long time trying to find the way and eventually found a fallen waymark, which we stood back up and we also added a plastic waymark of our own. We got to Rollabru really late and hacked off! One of those days that really makes you wonder what you are doing.
We crossed the E6 and camped for the night in a campsite. It was nice being by the lake and watching the clouds forming over the water.
The next day we reached Favang. For some reason Favang has a badly sculpted concrete mammoth as its centrepiece. It does have quite a nice cafe though where we had an omlette, coffee and an ice lolly. The Kongsvein footpath starts in Favang and goes all the way to Ringebu stave church, nice walking if the weather hadn't gone all Norwegian on us. It rained heavily for the next 48 hours.
Kongsvein in the Rain.
We finally arrived at Ringebu Stave Church. It is made of wood but there is not a single nail in the whole thing apparently. We took a lot of photos of the outside...
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