*30 August 2025* *Ester wanted to write the blog again today, so I will hand over to her. But don't miss a special bonus at the end - Elisabeth's video tour of our travelling home!* ------- I'm not a huge fan of the days when we drive a lot. I have to curl up in the boot area of our car for long periods of boredom. I think I may even be suffering from mild car sickness in my old age. So I was delighted when Mum and Dad told me we were going to do a decent walk today. It took ages to get going because they wanted to do various practical things (none of which interest me very much) and have scrambled eggs before leaving (which I didn't get any of, not fair). But eventually we drove the fairly short distance to Fjordgård, via two long narrow tunnels through the mountains. The little settlement of Fjordgård lies across the fjord from Husøy where we were yesterday. We set off and started climbing, fairly steep. Mum and Dad kept stopping to draw breath and I was impatient to keep going. ![[18-GNT - 1.jpeg]] The other annoying thing was that I had to be on a lead all the time, since there were quite a number of other walkers and dogs and I wasn't trusted to behave myself properly with them. Still, I enjoyed the different smells. As we got higher, the views got better, but I don't notice that kind of thing particularly. ![[18-GNT - 2.jpeg]] ![[18-GNT - 3.jpeg]] Hesten is lower than the adjacent (and much more famous) Segla. It is Senja’s most iconic mountain, soaring to 639 meters, and famous for its sheer cliff plunging almost vertically into Mefjord. The really adventurous people climb Segla, but Mum and Dad are too old for that. Hesten is slightly lower at 556 meters, but offers the best viewpoint of Segla’s sharp profile rising against the fjord. We eventually reached the ridge that runs up to the summit of Hesten and Mum and Dad started um-ing and ah-ing big time about the view. No big deal for me though. ![[18-GNT - 9.jpeg]] We had some sandwiches (I got a few off-cuts). Mum offered to stay with me while Dad climbed the last 100 metres to the summit (he didn't want to take me on the last tricky bit). He returned with more um-ing and ah-ing about the views. ![[18-GNT - 4.jpeg]] ![[18-GNT - 8.jpeg]] ![[18-GNT - 5.jpeg]] ![[18-GNT - 6.jpeg]] ![[18-GNT - 7.jpeg]] The walk down was easy-peasy, even Mum and Dad managed it without too much huffing and puffing. We met lots of people on their way up, and I enjoyed this bit the most because a lot of them really liked me and wanted to have a cuddle with me. That beats most other ways of spending my time. It did annoy me, though, that Mum and Dad kept wanting me to drink water when I wasn't thirsty. As soon as we came to a stream they insisted I should drink - but I don't like being pushed around. ![[18-GNT - 10.jpeg]] Overall, it was a nice walk and much preferable to lying in the back of the car. They were pretty tired when we got back to camp, and I have to admit I was also happy to have a good lie down. Goodnight! ![[18-GNT - 12.jpeg]] ---- ### Introduction to our travelling home <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9WoohWxPk0E?si=NqrYx0HGZv7BXYT7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> << [[The GNT, Day 17 - Husøy]] | [[The GNT, Day 19 - Fjordbotn to Gryllefjord]] >>