Let me share

my adventure at Otternes,

a cluster of houses

clinging to the mountain side

between Aurland and Flaam,

located in Sogn and Fjordane, Norway.

The cluster includes four
separate farms,
with their land connected.

My daughter took us here

this summer,

and it was well worth the visit!

A couple of my grandkids
came with us as well.

My grandson Hallvard 
fits right in to his surroundings

 

It is like going back in time.

I believe that the last person

to actually live here

was in 1996 or 97.

Looking out the window

from one of the houses,

we are pulled away
and lifted high above, 

fast moving traffic,

from the road below.

Cruise ships have visited these fjords

for many years,

and it creates quite a clash

of an old and new world.

We learned that people up here

also maintained a grassed area
on the other side of the fjord,
and possibly buried their deceased
on a piece of land there,
facing Otternes, their home.

Generations worked here,
they had their children here,
and they lived and died here.

Before we left for
our more polished lives,
we got to enjoy
porridge made out of sour cream,
sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon,
very good!
Served on the side
is salted meat and "flat bread".

If you happen to be in the area,
I suggest you take a visit!

This link might offer you 

some more information.