Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: with excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen ; handbook for travellers . en (sometimes touching atLervik only), passing either between the Bemmele and the Storde,or between the Storda and the Tysnase. — To the N. of Haugesundis an unprotected part of the coast, called Sletten, which the steamerspass in an hour. Near the N. end of it is Lyngholrnen, the firststation in Bergens-Stift. On a rock to the W. is the Ryvardens-Fyr. We enter the Bemmelfjord, one of the narrow entrances to theHardanger (p. 118); on the Bemmele, to the left, which containsgold-mines of little v
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark: with excursions to Iceland and Spitzbergen ; handbook for travellers . en (sometimes touching atLervik only), passing either between the Bemmele and the Storde,or between the Storda and the Tysnase. — To the N. of Haugesundis an unprotected part of the coast, called Sletten, which the steamerspass in an hour. Near the N. end of it is Lyngholrnen, the firststation in Bergens-Stift. On a rock to the W. is the Ryvardens-Fyr. We enter the Bemmelfjord, one of the narrow entrances to theHardanger (p. 118); on the Bemmele, to the left, which containsgold-mines of little value, rises the Siggen (1542ft.). This regionis called the Send-Horland; the natives are Seringer. Grandmountains in the background, with the Folgelond (p. 120). Someof the steamers touch at Tjernagel, on the mainland, others atLangevaag, on the Bemmele, opposite. 0 Mosterhavn, on the Mostere, has a little church said tohave been built by Olaf Tryggvason (995-1000). 2 Lervik (DuhVs Hot.; change boats for 0\e\i and Fjaresee p. J17), lies at the S. end of the Storde, with its sulphur-. YTRE HARDANGER En£l. Miles. to Bergen. GOD0SUND. 18. Route. 117 mines, one of the^largest islands at the entrance to the wooded Halsene, to the E., contains remains of a Benedictinemonastery, founded about 1164, and several barrows. Tn the S. of Lervik opens the Aalfjord, with the villages of Rake Ytkevik. To the E. is the Skoneviksfjord, on which a steamer plies. On the fflenfjord, a S. arm of the Skoneviksfjord, lies 01en (Inn, good ;skyds-stat.), 8 Kil. from Sandeid (p. 113), and visited 6 times weekly hvsteamers. Several call at Etne (Hot. Etne), at the E. end of the a mountain-path leads direct to Seljestad (p. 115), a verv fati^uinwalk of 11-12 hrs. (about 50 Kil.). To the E. of the Skoneviksfjord is the Aakrefjord (steamer once aweek only; Com. 285), with the stations Aakre and (at the head of the fjord)Fjaere (tolerable quarters). From
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