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Monts de Vaucluse from Fontaine-de- Skjeggedal. The highlight of the trip was to
Vaucluse; and The Calanques de Marseille. an overnight (28-hour) hike to snowbound
Trolltunga (Trolls tongue) a narrow sliver of
rock at the edge of a cliff protruding far over a
1000 meter + deep valley.

On to Norway from June 3 to 12. The pattern
of moving to a new destination every day or
other day, hiking eight hours a day had fallen
into place. The Norway trip was different
as the transport was combination of rail,
road and sea. The travel, accommodation
and guides at each place was organized by a
professional tour company tailormade for me.
The hikes were unguided, with a personal
guide or part of a group as the location
warranted.
Starting from Oslo, I travelled to Skabu,
Åndalsnes, Bergen, Ullensvangvegen,

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