A beautiful small town on a fjord in Norway. The controversial topic we discussed was how large cruise ships impact the small town. The town has 250 residents, how do they deal with one or two cruise ships that have 4000 passengers on board?
We visited a 5th generation family that raises sheep and quail. They don’t like cruise ship visits because of pollution and the visitors don’t spend any money. The cruise ships can dump “gray” waste water in the fjord. The family thinks that is one cause for the decline in the salmon population.
Patty likes the sheep!
You must be self sufficient in this remote village. The owner has a sawmill, mills his own lumber, and is building two guest houses to use as an air B and B. They like the small group tourists that spend money in the restaurants, shops, and hotel.Beautiful river borders this farm. This young man, Odd, and his family have made a full time living since the late 1990’s raising pigs and sheep. They do everything on the farm with the animals. They butcher, package, distribute, and even have a large smoke house. They chose this life, not for the money but for the lifestyle. Odd is concerned with over tourism and is passionate about the fish farm controversy in Norway. He thinks the fish farming has caused the decline in wild salmon numbers….. more on that subject laterOn the old train from Flam to Bergen
Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.
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