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A very warm night but the morning, although still sunny, was distinctly cooler. A slow start as the clouds started thickening and on to the E6 to Trondheim. Lots of roadworks plus plenty of tunnels and even a short section of motorway - toll of course! It was very busy but we didn't go right into the city, instead turning off west onto E39 towards our next "scenic tour", the Atlantic Road.
Only one ferry today which was just berthing as we arrived so only a short wait for a freebie 15 minute crossing and then a lunch break as it started to drizzle. On to Kristiansund via a long "underwater" tunnel, and the Atlantic road, the one that always features in travel stories about Norway, with the awkward looking bridge. Of course reality usually doesn't measure up to the pictures and such was the case here. In fact the "scenic route" was only 34km long and "that bridge" was really the only notable thing on it - yes the road did traverse quite a lot of islands and their connecting bridges but we've seen more dramatic elsewhere. There were, of course, quite a few folk "gawping" and stopping somewhere was quite difficult, so we didn't bother, hoping the photos we managed would be enough. Without realising it we also passed through another of our scenic routes which was just an extension of the Atlantic Road. Yes we're glad to have seen and done it, but it wouldn't feature very high on our recommendations list.
Getting later, it was time to sort out an overnight stop and for a change there were not too many in our apps - we even looked at a campsite but it didn't feel quite right so moved on - one of our rules. A possibility of a church carpark might have been okay but it was so isolated that a review comment about noisy youngsters in cars put us off. However in our experience something always turns up and P4N showed us another large gravelled parking area just outside Molde that turned out to be a local recreation area. Quite a few cars for hikers, dog-walkers etc but loads of room so we tucked ourselves away in a corner - right next to the start of a mountain bike trail............
The weather is now brightening up quite a bit and the forecast is fine for the next 24 hours although rain is expected overnight tomorrow. Realising we've not had a break from driving for over a week it's time to have a few days off so we're looking at a campsite not too far away that appears to meet our needs for some domestics, showers etc and a good clean up. Jamie also needs a break as he is cooped up in his cage all the time we are travelling (although he gets upset if he isn't) so some fresh air and exercise will do him good. He does love exploring, though, when we do stop and yesterday he managed to pick up a tick. Luckily we spotted it almost straight away and have all the necessary to deal with it.
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