III. CONVEYANCES.
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sons travel together in a Stolkjarre, for which they pay a fare and
a half, they are allowed 24lbs. of luggage only. In hilly districts
the 'Skyds-Skaffer' is frequently authorised to charge for more than
the actual distance. Every station-master is bound to keep a Bag-
bog (Skydsbog) or day-book, in which the traveller enters his orders
and records his complaints if he has any to make. On the first page
of the 'Dagbog' is always entered the distance to the nearest station
in each direction, whether by road or by rowing-boat, so that the
traveller will have no difficulty in calculating the fare with the aid
of the annexed tables (printed on yellow paper, which are re¬
ferred to in the Handbook as I, II, III). Distances under 5 Kilo¬
metres (3 M.) are charged at the full 5 Kil. rate. At the slow
stations the station-master is entitled to a fee of 14 e. per horse,
in addition to the fare, for the trouble of getting it ready. Strictly
speaking the fare may be exacted before the hirer starts, but it is
usually paid at the end of the stage, when the 'Gut', or girl (Jente)
who takes his place, receives a gratuity of about lt/2 0. per Kilo¬
metre. The 'GaardskaiT, or man who helps to harness the horses,
does not expect a fee. Nothing should be given to the peasant
children who sometimes officiously open gates. At slow stations
the station-master may dismiss the horses if the traveller who has
ordered them is more than 21/2 hours late , and after the first hour
of waiting he may exact'Ventepengo' or waiting-money (amounting,
for l-21/2 hrs., to the fare for 3-10 Kil.). Tolls, ferries, and similar
dues are paid by the traveller.
Eowing-Boats. For the conveyance of travellers by boat (Baad¬
skyds or Yandskyds) the regulations are similar, but on all the
principal routes steamers now ply. Those who have a guide, with
them may employ him as a rower, and thus dispense with one of
the usual crew. Each rower (R'trskarl) generally rows or 'sculls'
with two oars. A boat manned with two rowers is therefore called
a Firring, or four-oared boat, one manned with three rowers a Sex-
ring , and with four rowers an Ottering. For short distances a
Firring generally suffices. The tariff is determined by the size of
the boat and not by the number of persons (see Tariff on yellow
paper, which is referred to in the Handbook by the letters A,
B, or C). The Tilsigelse fee is 7 0. per man and boat. As the fares
are very unremunerative, the traveller should acid a liberal gratuity.
Walking Tours. Neither Norway nor Sweden is suitable for
long walking excursions, as the distances are too great, and the
points of interest too far apart; but there is no lack of glacier-
excursions and mountain-ascents which can be made on foot only.
Again, on very hilly roads, walking is quicker than driving, in
which case a carriole or cart may advantageously be hired for
luggage only.
The Tourist Offices of Messrs Th. Cook <f Son, T. Bennet, and
F. Beyer, at Christiania, Bergen, Stavanger, etc., issue railway,
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