You will arrive to Redal if you drive the 611 from Naustdal in Sunnfjord about 18 km outwards along the fjord. There aren't so many people here, about 50 inhabitants living in Redalsgrend down by the fjord and 20 more in Øvre Redal up inside the valley. Agriculture is important, there are 3 major farms in lower Redal and about the same in the upper valley. In Redalsgrend a few self-employed or otherwise employed workers live, and both they and the farmers have some children, so the community has some vitality and hope for the future. But all the farms need to have one or more of the family members in extra employment to secure an income to care for a whole family and give a certain amount of economical liberty. All the farms are mainly producing dairy and meat, the fields yield grass to feed the animals, mostly all else that is grown is for the farm's private consumption.
Otherwise we live in close relationship with nature here in
the Redal valley, and it gives us many pleasures. The fjord and
the mountains are within walking distance for all. In the wintertime
the mountains hide the Sun from us, but it returns from late 
January to early March, depending on how close
to the southern mountains you live. 
Spring
comes early, and already in February, the first snowdrops may
turn up. In March and September the Sun goes down in the sea 
(left) and sunsets can be spectacular.
Liavatnet (right) is one of two lakes in the valley. Here you
can fish and there are some fine walks, they freeze almost every
winter so we can skate. We aren't so expert yet, but this year
we set a track record below 2 minutes in the 500 m, so we are
on our way!
Yes, fjords and mountains. Mange of us fish in the fjord, lots
of fish there. Here you find mackerel, scad, haddock, pollack,
saithe, cod and several species
of sole. But most are fishing for the great cod, and those have
become more scarce the last few years. However, the other species
too appear in fine specimens, and they do a good job on the plate
as well as the palate. Although the mountain is near you need
good legs to get on top from here, for all the paths are steep.
The one at the right is the most commonly used of them. The past
slants to th
e left, crosses the
waterfall and slants further to the left until it turns and slants
to the right until it crosses the waterfall yet again. At the
second crossing there is a boardwalk across and here you have
a nice view down to the fjord and out to the sea, see the picture
on the left. A bit further in you find Nordvikestølsvatnet,
an idyllic lake with a fine view across to Blægja or Hellefjellet,
always snow-decorated peaks on the other side of Førdefjorden,
see the picture below. From there you have miles upon miles of
high plains. Here you can pick lots of bilberries, cloudberries
and cowberries or hunt the red deer if you like or just walk for
pleasure.
