In later November, I am planning to take the ferry through the Aurlandsfjord and Naeroyfjord to Gudvangen along the traditional NIN path from Oslo to Bergen. Someone suggested driving around/above the fjords for a completely different vantage point, which I love.
I am thinking it would be really cool to drive along/above the Sognefjord since I will not have seen that fjord. I am having a difficult time finding a one-way car rental from Balestrand or anywhere else to Bergen. So what about this:
Assume I have an extra two to three days in my itinerary. What if I rented a car after a couple days in Bergen and drove a loop from Bergen to Stegastein Lookout to Lærdalsøyri to Balestrand and back to Bergen? I'll have several ferry crossings to manage/time and quite a bit of driving with limited daylight in November. Would the views and visits in small villages along the way justify this?
Is there a better way to get views of the Sognefjord without this complexity? Would it be better to just make the 3 1/2 hour drive from Bergen to Balestrand, spend a night or two exploring from there, then head back the same way getting different views of the same fjord with possibly different weather/skies?
I appreciate any ideas!