Igår gjorde jeg noe jeg lenge har hatt lyst til: Jeg besøkte den historisk sagnomsuste Oscarsborg festning i Oslofjorden. Nå er ikke bildene fra den turen ferdig behandlet ennå, så den reportasjen kommer senere, men – på hjemturen var været optimalt og det ble derfor besluttet å ta en liten omvei – gjennom ‘Kilsund’, et lite paradis på jord.
Yesterday I did something I should have done long ago: I visited the historic renowned fortress of Oscarsborg in the middle of the ‘Oslofjord’, but unfortunately the pictures taken has not been treated for publishing just yet, so that’s gonna be another report.
The weather, however, was quite optimal on our home journey, and it was decided that we should make a small detour through ‘Kilsund’, a small paradise on Earth.
Her er vi ved innløpet til Kilsund, et smalt sund som skiller ‘Killingholmen’ og ‘Torvøya’ fra fastlandet.
Here we are entering the inlet of ‘Kilsund’, a narrow strait separating the small islands ‘Killingholmen’ and ‘Torvøya’ from the mainland
Det er ingen veiforbindelse til ‘Killingholmen’, og dermed er det kun feriehytter som ligger her ute.
There is no road connectiuon to ‘Killingholmen’, thus there are only holliday cabins located on this island.
Men selvsagt har de fleste her ute også båter for fritidsaktiviteter.
But of course, most everybody out here owns a boat for leisure activities.
Vi glir nå innover i det trange sundet. En grunne midt i sundet gjør det ekstra trangt –
We’re now gliding through the narrow strait. A shoal in the middle of the strait makes it extra narrow i the middle.
Ettermiddagssolen skinner varmt og sjøen ligger blikkstille . . .
The aftenoon sun is warm and pleasant while the sea lies dead calm.
Vi nærmer oss midten av sundet!
We are approaching the middle of the strait.
Hytte-eiere har ofte rigget seg til i strandkanten hvor de observerer båttrafikken gjennom Kilsund over en kaffekopp . . .
Cabin owners have often established places along the strait where they may observe the boat traffic while enjoying their afternoon coffee.
Og til slutt åpner landskapet seg og vi siger inn på Sætrepollen hvor dagens tur egentlig startet.
And in the end we’re gliding into the ‘Sætrepollen’ where our trip of the day originally started out.
Hvis dere vil se flere bilder fra Hurum kommune, så ligger det en eldre reportasje her!
If you want to see more pictures from the community of Hurum, you’ll find and old report here.
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Beautiful scenery. The waterways seem so clear and pure.
Thank you! Yes most waterways in Norway are pretty clean, but I guess it depends
what you compare them with? These pictures are from the ‘Oslo fjord’ shot about
20 miles south of Oslo Harbour!
The waterways in the US are not so clean and pure unless you’re off the coast of Key West, or somewhere similar.
I know only too well, but in the US there are millions and millions of people living along the waterways, however, Oslo with it’s surroundings harbours something like
6-700 000 people!
Good point!
Yes…the place to be! Nice
Thank you, David. Yes, I suspected you’d like it 🙂
Any of those houses would do me for a few weeks!!! Looking forward to seeing the Oscarsborg fortress
Hi, David,
I’m just about finished working the pictures from Oscarsborg, but I have also started on radiation treatments as of today. No bad effects so far, but it does take a few hours out of each and every day, so I cant promise you a definite day, but possibly towards the end of the week . . .