Back at the Fjord

We are now on our way back toward the centre of Olden and the cruise terminal. Behind us are the valley, the glacier, the river, the farms and the mountains. Ahead of us is the fjord – the same fjord that received you here this morning, and that will soon carry you onward. Take a moment to think about what you have seen today. You started at the sea. You followed a river from its source in the glacier down through a valley that the ice itself created. You heard about the people who chose to live here, and the stories they made to make sense of the forces around them. You saw a glacier thousands of years old that is changing right now, while you are here to witness it. Not bad for 90 minutes on a red double-decker bus. Olden is not a place you merely see. It is a place you feel – in the cool air, in the sound of the river, in the strange, quiet power of an ice landscape that reminds you that the world is much larger and much older than any of us. Thank you for joining us. And if you ever get the chance to come back – take it.