Hostel & Guesthouse at the head of Sognefjord, Western Norway

Eplet Bed & Apple - Hidden Pearl & Base Camp

 

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How Eplet grows from an old lonely building to become a modern guesthouse:

Tertnes girls 12 year won Sognefjord Fotball Cup 2008. Probably because they stayed at Eplet and drank our Raspberry nectar. 
Breakfast with fresh cherries, ice cream and coffee at the balcony. 
Melanie is planting salat and broccoli in the garden. June 2008. 
One day of rain in 6 weeks. 26 degrees plus and sunshine every day. What a wonderful May 2008.
Late evening feeding session with Silly Siri under the plum tree.
3 weeks old and still exploring the surroundings at Eplet.
A couple from the midwest are enjoying a short guided trip to the mountain pasture in Solvorn in beautiful May weather.
The first guests 2008 was a wonderful family from Czech Republic.
Silly Siri and her three small lambs are spending the summertime 2008 at Eplet.  
Students in Geotourism at Sogn og Fjordane college are visting Eplet to see modern farm tourism in practice.  
Bergen Kayakclub are paddling the most beautiful fjords of Norway.
Eplet staff autumn 2007. Susann, Marei, Regine and Trond Henrik. We have had a great summer, but now we closing. 
 Pizza in the evening. The guys complained about the cold dormitory, but the Eplet  atmosphere took it away.
The girls are selling applejuice at the local museum. September 2007.
Daisy and Hailey in the hammocks with their cute little umbrella ella ella e e e under my emberella. 
The german league with Marei, Regine and Susann drinks wine in evening while taking care of the reception.
4 months old Emma and Ulrik have now started climbing trees to eat our best plums.
On top of Molden in real storm. Summer 2008 was the worst ever in Norway, but we had a great time anyway.
Maria og Manuel are repairing one of the free-to-borrow Eplet bikes after they had a puncture on the romantic road.
Kids from all over the world are enjoying the hummocks. August 2007.
Jochen plays the guitar at the camp site while another fellow is looking for wildlife.
Narve, Inger, Pete, Yngvild, Åsne, Ben and Jane in a relaxed mood in the living room.
Josef from Germany travel from Norway through Russia. His motorbike umbrella is specially designed for wet summers.
Couples from Spain, France and USA became best friends after a few days stay at Eplet.
It is raining again! Two guys from Masachussets are palying civilization board game in the livingroom. 
A nice sunny morning at Eplet. "We didn't thought it could be this hot in Norway!"
Ida & Ingrid celebrated their 30th birthday at Eplet. The party had a late breakfast next morning...
Guests from Singapore and Taiwan helps feeding the lambs in June. Eplet offers farm tourisme in praxis. 
Three guys from Basque Country putting a par 5 at hole number 4 at the Eplet crocket  golf course.
Red Emma and orange Ulrik spends their time eating grass at Eplet. Guests Alex and Ann-Kristin help feed the lambs with milk.
Fabian and his family from Argentina in one of the kitchens at Eplet.
Eplet offers a 9 hole Crocketgolf course. It is a lot of fun for children of all ages.
Garden work at Eplet in the middle of May while the fruittrees are in full blossom.
Norwegian travel guru Jens A. Riisnes see the future in small scale tourism, and became the first guest in 2007 at Eplet.
Season take off 2007. May 1. The weather is excellent, and the hosts leaves Eplet for a ski trip high above snow covered mountains.
Eplet Bed & Apple closed for season 1'st October and the staff had an office party
Marei with the last apples for juice production autumn 2006
Trond Henrik and Cily at Molden - the Yoga session September 2006.
Ilan, Lisa, Marei & Brid on the first day of apple picking autumn 2006
Eplet Team 2006 and Romani on a blueberry safari in the deep forest in the middle of August
Season 2006 was the warmest and sunniest summer in Norway ever. Marei and Lillian are having a picnic at the lawn
Breakfast at the Morellen Balcony. Can we please stay one night longer?
Campsite July 2006. A small community free for cars and caravans.
Dutch world bikers are filling up bottles with Eplet Raspberry nectar. If you help picking the berries you can stay for free.
The girls from Munster wouldn't leave: "We could stay here forever"
Sabina & Casper are picking raspberrries august 2006. 
Justin enjoys life in the Eplet hummocks 
Wedding party at Eplet 22'nd July 2006
The famous Eplet crocket field July 2006
A young fellow is filling up the Eplet swimming pool
Marei & Lilian. The pool makers.
Lillian has painted the climbing wall. It looks awesome!
Lilian is chief of the animal protection department at Eplet summer 2006. Elvira is very curious about this camera.  
Eplet takes good care of world bikers. 
Irene is reading Paolo Coehlo July 2006.
Eplet Campsite is opened summer 2006. Four Norwegians enjoy the magnificant fjord view.
Raspberry Nectar in the evening at the balcony at Eplet. June 2006.
A sunny family from Bergen during  Sognefjord Cup 2006.
Captain & Wife at the local ferry M/S Urnes that brings you from Solvorn to Unesco Urnes Stave Church.

Elinor, Elvira, Ellen & Liv are working as ecological grasscutters at Eplet during summer 2006. Eplet family is getting bigger.

Astrid the farmer wife with her small juice factory museum at Sorhoim, along the romantic road.
Guests join together to make a dinner with Apples at Eplet. There are a lot of late evenings around this table.
Jutta the guide has started cultural walks in Solvorn every Sunday.
Student party at Eplet - Season take-off here we go.
Tori & Allison from sunny California on the first glacier trip of the season. 
End of April. Arne is constructing the campsite. Everything is ready for the season
Students from Sogndal visiting Eplet in the end of April
Magne removing the engine from the old DDT house at Eplet. This will soon become a mini swimming pool.
It is expensive to turn Eplet into a summer guesthouse. This winter Trond Henrik worked as reserach assistant in Tromsø
Eplet Apple Juice at Christmas market in Bergen
Lidun at October mountain hike
Geology fieldwork October 2005

Grant and the last screw at Morellen Climbing Wall September 2005

 
Eplet Sami Joik Event
The six wonderful Italians
NBG - Norsk Bygdeturisme og Gardsmat August 2005
Mirko & Robert visting for the fourth time August 2005
Working guests summer 2005. Annett & Aline are painting Eplet
Ragnhild the norwegian/ Icelandic crochet hat supplier. http://loffen.blogspot.com/
Jonas the polar hero from Kirkenes
Picking raspberies July 2005
Eplet old campground July 2005
Waiting for the barbecue
Wonderful afternoon at Eplet
Morellen finished June 2005
Kongeskipet - the royal norwegian ship - arrives in Solvorn
Flaktveit Boccia League
June 2005. It's just gorgeous!
Mai 2005. Trond Henrik cutting apple trees
The great poolgame
Oh no! Another one of these sharks for dinner...
Radek & Sylvek planning the climbing wall
Building Morellen 2005. 3 Doubles + Dormitory

On top of the world

October hike to Molden 1118 masl.

Tine on mountain bike

Erik & his daughter enjoing breakfast

Five yellow germans in the garden

Alexander & Alena at the balcony

Idyllic Solvorn

At the beach

Gwyneth & Mark looking at pictures

Inger- Lise & Anders hike to Feigumsfossen waterfall

Lewis swimming Sognefjord

Oliver preparing a fish at the kitchen

Endre checking a big fish

The boathouses August 2004

Hotel Walaker August 2004

Trond Henrik off Track Cycling

Solvorn Cycle Club July 2004

David eating berries

View from the balcony July 2004

Eplet July 2004

Peter checking livingroom

Kersti & Susanne tasting raspberry Juice

Gabriel & John Erling playing crockett

Robert, Mirko & Maria checking rabbits

Hidden pearl & Perfect Basecamp

Eplet Double Mai 2004

Eplet Livingroom Mai 2004

Eplet Diningroom Mai 2004

Solvorn Village July 2003

Concert at the café June 2003

Solvornbui Local shop Mai 2003

Project Solvorn here we go Mai 2003

Rebuilding Eplet March 2003

Moving to Eplet Feb 2003

Solvorn in the old times..

 

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