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262 THROUGH NORWAY WITII A KNAPSACK.
A party of four or five might start from Bergen 011
this part of the Hardanger Fiord, purchase such a vessel,
lay in a stock of biscuits, &c., and with the aid of a
gun or two, and some fishing tackle, obtain the rest of
their food, and visit the best parts of Norway at a very
moderate expense, provided all the party were something
of sailors. This man, whose name is Peter Hartsberg, of
Ullensvang, told me that he would undertake the
piloting and management of such a vessel. I should say that
four or five hardy fellows might, in this manner, start
from Hull, have two months’ yachting and some inland
excursions, fare handsomely all the while, and return to
England at an expense not exceeding 20Z. or 251. each.
Idlers and coxcombs, who must go ashore and " do
the snobbish" to astonish the natives, would of course
require five or six times as much. With careful
management, all the fiords, and the voyage to Hammerfest,
might be " done" in a boat that would cost but 51. The
only difficulty in this case would be in coasting from
the mouth of one fiord to another; but by choice of
weather this might be quite safely done; the distance to
be traversed on the open coast being seldom more than
a day’s row or sail, and there are plenty of bays and
liarbours everywhere. The small boat has some
considerable advantages over a large one; it may be rowed
in calm weather, and can run close into the shore and
creep behind projecting rocks, when shelter from the
wind is desirable. The only difficulty with such a
boat would be the crossing to the Loffodens; but
as the steamer is plying weekly, this journey might
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