Grythølsfossen, Grythølsfossen, where art thou? After we in our previous post found a waterfall right by the road along Nordelva, we weren’t quite convinced this was Grythølsfossen. We had time and decided to drive a little further. Until the road was not a road any more.
So off we went by foot. After a while we realized there was no waterfall in sight down that way, only small rapids and some quiet side areas. We turned around.
Back at the car we suddenly saw a sign pointing to “Grythølen” (The Cauldron pit)! And just a couple of hundred meters down we found this Eldorado:
But can we take a bath here? The sign says: “Fly fishing only”!
On the other hand: they have put up a nice little shed for changing? So if we pretend to fish flies while we are bathing it must be OK?
Right in front of the shed there was a little bay where the stream didn’t seem too strong, so we decided to try. Veeery careful, but as the picture shows: someone really wanted to just dive in.
In the end, both of us got in:
Not a good bathing spot for families with children!
The discussion whether swimming closer to the waterfall would have been safe, is still ongoing as a theoretical discussion at home. We do not recommend trying! Still a great experience, even with only this little dip. We could feel the powers of the stream!
Finally a little video, showing the flow and powers of the stream:
This was an example of an experience we never had found, if not for our little bathing project! Neither this waterfall, the mini-Dynjandi in the previous article or the road leading down to these are on the map. Asking the locals is often a good idea!
