The Ultimate Cruise Passenger's Guide - Geiranger Fjord
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Everything you need to know about the Clifftop Farmers of Geiranger FordMost passengers on cruise ships visiting Geiranger Fjord in Norway miss the extraordinary story of the families who chose lives of extreme hardship farming on tiny strips of land high above the fjord. So dangerous was the location of these farms that children had to be tethered. Midwives climbed in hobnail boots across ice waterfalls. Men carted massive bales of hay - and sometimes pigs and even horses from the water's edge to their farms on their backs. The dead had to be lowered in their coffins by ropes and then rowed to Geiranger for burial. In winter, it was almost impossible to bury them so they would be placed beneath an overhang or covered with snow until the Spring. Despite the hardships of farming, these people loved the life - with abundant fish, fertile farmland, and some of the most beautiful views in the world. This guide tells the full story of these remarkable people with illustrations and maps showing exactly where to look to see the farms - and learn about the stories of each one.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:179756787X
ISBN13:9781797567877
Release Date:February 2019
Publisher:Independently published
Length:71 Pages
Weight:0.27 lbs.
Dimensions:7.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"
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