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This is all very jolly but if you have any issues with acrophobia, this is not a good place to be. While I love the "unicorns" and "rainbow" interpretation of the Camino as much as the next guy, the reality is that we can all react to situations differently and as such, a very normal situation...
As a couple of the other posters have been kind enough to point out, this was in fact the Dovre mountains. I don't know what I was thinking with the Dumbar mountains (probably describing my own condition) but I never know what I'm thinking :). That said, this picture was taken at the beginning...
Sorry, no. However I am kind of intrigued by the whole Australian from Norway thing. It conjures up all sorts of "throw another herring on the barbie" imagery.
I had exactly the same experience! It was terrifying!
Beware that there is no taxi facility in the town before you cross, I know as I tried.
Good luck with the psychotic meltdown. You may see traces of my psyche by the side of the road :)
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