Near Rekefjord in Norway - 2015
Helleren
Doug took us on a tour to Helleren, a few km from Rekefjord.
An alternator from a nearby de-commissioned hydroelectric plant.
Jossingfjord
The fjord is known as the location of the Altmark Incident, where, during World War II, on February 16, 1940,
the British destroyer Cossack managed to free prisoners taken by the Admiral Graf Spee from the German tanker Altmark.
Two Allied beaufighter planes collided while attacking German shipping hiding in the fjord during the last stages of World War 2.
This is the memorial to the 4 New Zealand flight crew who died.
Sogndalstrand
Eva drove us to Sogndalstrand, a pretty village at the mouth of a nearby fjord.
Rocking Stone
Ruggesteinen is Europe's largest rocking stone, a boulder weighing around 70 tonnes.
Blåfjell Mine
The Blåfjell Mine operated from 1863 to 1876.
The ore from the mine was transported by rail to Rekefjord.
Helleren
Doug took us on a tour to Helleren, a few km from Rekefjord.
An alternator from a nearby de-commissioned hydroelectric plant.
Jossingfjord
The fjord is known as the location of the Altmark Incident, where, during World War II, on February 16, 1940,
the British destroyer Cossack managed to free prisoners taken by the Admiral Graf Spee from the German tanker Altmark.
Two Allied beaufighter planes collided while attacking German shipping hiding in the fjord during the last stages of World War 2.
This is the memorial to the 4 New Zealand flight crew who died.
Sogndalstrand
Eva drove us to Sogndalstrand, a pretty village at the mouth of a nearby fjord.
Rocking Stone
Ruggesteinen is Europe's largest rocking stone, a boulder weighing around 70 tonnes.
Blåfjell Mine
The Blåfjell Mine operated from 1863 to 1876.
The ore from the mine was transported by rail to Rekefjord.
