Since we didn’t get to bed until around 03:00, we looked a bit rumpled by 08:00. 😊 The little sleep of the last few days was now making itself felt. I had a headache. Normally I would have lain down and slept and then the headache would be gone in no time. This was not … Read more
At 10pm, the staff member from the golf club was at the door to pick me up.Tee time was at 11pm. I wanted to use the time to familiarise myself with the unfamiliar clubs. I normally walk and don’t take a golf buggy, but given the uncertain weather, I hired one. I chose an electric … Read more
We had to pick up the key for the lodge at the clubhouse from the golf club. I made sure that everything was in order with the rental equipment and the tee time at 11pm. Eva organised another driver, as she needed the car, to pick me up from the lodge at 10pm. I would … Read more
The breakfast buffet at the hotel was very good and there was something for everyone. We enjoyed the breakfast and discussed what we wanted to do today. First we went to Svolvær, about 115km from Sortland. The sun didn’t show itself today either, but at least it didn’t rain at times and so we were … Read more
Nyksund is a small old fishing village on Vesterålen in northern Norway. The harbour is used by the 2 islands Nyksund and Ungsmaløya. In 1959 the 2 islands were connected. The village has been abandoned several times as the natural harbour became too small for the ever-growing fishing boats. In the meantime, Nyksund is being … Read more
The hotel was not far from the harbour. The parking was behind the house and the rooms were nice. Downstairs at the reception, there was coffee for the hotel guests. Everyone checked into their room and we arranged to meet 40 minutes later downstairs at the reception. Just as I was spreading out my photo … Read more
We arrived in Sortland before the KONG HARALD. As usual, it was raining. Every now and then the rain let up a little, but the sun did not appear. At the quay we looked for a good place to watch the KONG HARALD coming in. By now, a bunch of passengers had gathered and wanted … Read more
So it happened that one of my Norwegian Instagram friends wrote me that the Hurtigruten ship, MS KONG HARALD, would be in Sortland tomorrow at 12:30am. This message was sent after midnight and accordingly I was a bit confused. Was tomorrow the same as today or tomorrow the same as tomorrow. I asked back and … Read more
Eva had booked an overnight stay at Sirena Guest House in Skarstein about 15 minutes before Andenes. My sat nav didn’t know the place, but luckily there was a sign. When we arrived, we only took the suitcases and wanted to get the rest later. An employee showed us the rooms and the kitchen. Both … Read more
From Trondenes we continued to Andenes. We decided to take the overland route without the ferry, so we now had about 225km ahead of us. The following photos are from the road. I can’t tell you where exactly, because we just stopped wherever we liked and there was a possibility. At some point Eva felt … Read more