Flam A Picturesque Hamlet
Flam is a picturesque hamlet at the end of the Aurlandsfjord. Surrounded by mountains and the beautiful fjord, you couldn’t imagine a more beautiful, serene or more Norwegian place. On the surroundings hills and mountains, the farmers let their sheep and goats roam freely to find the best grass. It was even more beautiful that I had imagined.
Our first night in Flam, we met our family at Flamstova for dinner. Our dinner was incredible, but the kids had grown weary from sitting at the table. My cousin Jessica and her husband Jeff volunteered to take them out to see the sheep in the pasture. With the kids gone, we could enjoy the remainder of our dinner in relative silence.
Meanwhile the kids were in seventh heaven as they fed the sheep that ventured near the fence. Colin had his first run in with the prickle of a stinging nettle he had picked to feed the sheep. He learned his lesson and was more careful when he picked the grass. The kids loved the animals we would see grazing freely throughout our Norwegian travels, but the opportunity to be up close and feed them was even better.
We made several more visits to the sheep before leaving Flam including a walk behind the fence to find some good fishing spots. The boys, particularly the younger two, had to visit their sheep named Jeffry. All of the kids enjoyed feeding and interacting with the sheep. They loved to watch their silly antics as they ran down the mountain or assaulted their mother for milk. It certainly isn’t something our kids are accustom to seeing.
It was awesome to see the how freely the sheep and goats were to gallivant about the mountains finding the best grass. Each morning the farmers would let their herds out and then each night the farmers would bring them back home. How they got them to come down the mountain, I don’t know, but each and every night they’d return home from their pastures.
