A Sunday Drive to the Beach

Monday 18 February 2013



Sunday drives have become a favourite weekend activity when we're hanging around Stavanger.  It gives us an opportunity to escape the city, see a change of scenery, explore the region and get out on the open road.

Last weekend, we visited a beach South of Stavanger.  We took the scenic route along Nordsjøvegen and followed the signs to the beach.  The beaches here on the Southern tip of Norway always surprise me.  I'm never expecting the long, white, sandy beach and the clear, blue/green water reminiscent of much warmer locations.  While it was a little chilly, there were lot's of people out taking walks and kids chasing waves & playing in the sand.  

There's a restaurant on the edge of the parking lot and I imagine the entire area to get quite busy on a warm summer day.  We'll have to make a point to come back when we can shed the parkas.

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The drive along the coast to the beach was about 45 minutes from Stavanger, with a couple of stops along the way.  We also continued down Nordsjøvegen road after our stop at the beach and looped back up through the mountains.


{You can check out our other day trips from Stavanger here, here, herehere & here.}



13 comments:

  1. nice! no places with sand on the beach in bergen...only rocks. so refreshing to see what i consider a real beach! even if it was cold ;)

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  2. the beach in winter (in a place that actually HAS winter!) always seems a bit of a shock at first to me! but it really is beautiful.

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  3. Ah, so stunning!!! It seems so weird to see you on a beach with clear skies, but all bundled up in a jacket and mittens ;) You'll definitely have to make a point of going back during summer!

    xxx
    Jenna

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  4. Going to the beach in the winter is one of my favourite ever things. Lovely photos!

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  5. WOW!
    LOVE THE SEA IN WINTER...AND YOUR PICS ARE SO NICE!

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  6. Beautiful photos! I so wish I lived within driving distance of a beach, the water and views are just so peaceful!

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    1. We've lived on or very near to the sea for the last few years and I'm starting to wonder how survived so far away from it! You're right - it is so peaceful!

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  7. That looks like Bore beach? This beach looked totally different before, but the cyclone "Gudrun" in 2005 changed everything over night. Huge amounts of sand was taken back to the ocean with massive waves that hit land that night.

    I lived there for about five years and often visited the beach. Not ONCE did I take a swim ;)

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    1. I cannot remember the name of the beach for the life of me but that very well may be it! I've never heard of this cyclone but it sounds crazy!

      (I dipped my toes into the water at Sola beach and decided the North Sea was not for me!)

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  8. hahah love that you're so bundled on the beach.

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  9. Such a beautiful place, and lovely photos too Jay. I am absolutely longing for a trip to the ocean. We've planned a coastal break at Easter but it seems so very far away. C

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  10. Such a beautiful beach! It's definitely not what you expect when you think of Norway, but I suppose that's what makes it even more special!
    xx

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