Snowshoeing in Hallingskeid
Carey, Pancho and I took the train from Bergen to Hallingskeid on Saturday after a lot of stress with booking our train tickets. Once we got that part sorted out at the station, we went to the sporting goods store and each bought a pair of snowshoes. The train trip was about 2 hours and 20 minutes, and on Saturday the car that is meant for dogs was fairly empty, and very empty after Voss. We had the whole car to ourselves. I knew Pancho would collect a lot of snowballs in his fur, so I put him in a spandex suit. Even though he looked so ridiculous, it was a really good idea because he could then be dry and warmer when we got to the cabin. The cabin is run by DNT (the Norwegian hiking association - Den Norske Turistforening), and was unlocked. There were 30 beds, 16 of which could be booked in advance. We took the chance of not booking in advance to save some money. The facilities were very nice, including a kitchen, room with dry food for purchase, drying room, lounge and a woodshed...