Day 33 Sunday 15th June Roros to Femundtunet

We ended the day at Femund  - the lake for tranquility 

 A beautiful peaceful stay at Femund, the second largest natural lake in Norway, last visited 30 plus years ago 

Andy reading by our campfire on Father's Day 

Beautiful views from our van. Very few campers - deluxe showers included for £32

Femund campsite beach. We went in the water in full wet suits. It was so cold we only lasted a few minutes submerged. Postscript - when we got to Valer, Helen reminded us it had only just thawed.

Reindeer rump view! 

Before we got to Femundet we toured Roros, a old town which had thrived around copper mining and smelting for about 400 years.

Museum 

Sami drum exhibition 

Copper ingot is very dense and heavy

 

River providing the power pre-industrial revolution

 

Doors of Roros 

Mining town preserved, iron ore slag heaps, a waste product from the copper smelting.

 

Statue to Ann Magritt

Brua en route from Saga campsite to Roros 

Beautiful slates on a cottage roof

The museum features award winning depictions of mining life in the 1800 / 1900 's, with working scale models showing how the mines functioned

Roros copper mine museum