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FJORD FIESTA Happy campers: Hugo Meland, Toineke Westen and son Jasper take the scenic route back to Holland tic Road at all. Just beyond the heath is more than a half hour’s drive between rural villages and the woods of Averøya. But just over a rise, the surprise almost slaps us in the face. The sea sprawls out in front of us, and a small road winds into the distance over islets and skerries. The Atlantic Road is one of the most expensive construction projects ever undertaken in Norway. The 8.3km road, opened in 1989, took six years to build and cost €165 million. Twelve hurricanes hit during construction. Eight bridges make up large sections of the road, connecting islands that were once isolated from each other. The most impressive is the Storseisundet bridge, which gives the illusion of suddenly stopping in mid-air. For a driver, it is at once exhilarating and terrifying heading up the steep slope without having the slightest idea of what is on the other side (un in - terrupted views of the Atlantic). Kjellaug Jørgensen is less than overwhelmed, al though that has more to do with her catch than the bridge. She’s here with her husband, Jørgen, and a friend, Dagfinn Sandahl. A plastic bag hangs from the railing filled almost to bursting with fish. But it is the wrong kind of fish. “It’s mackerel season now so there won’t be any cod today. But mackerel will just have to do.” The retired farmers live on Skarvøya, one of the small islands now connected by the road. “It used to be calm and peaceful here,” she con- 50 FEBRUARY 2013 SCANORAMA
FJORD FIESTA Short but sweet: The Atlantic Road is a pleasure to drive, but comes to an end all too quickly SCANORAMA FEBRUARY 2013 51
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