En route we pass close by another Hurtigruten vessel heading north

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Enter the MS Richard With

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Evening yacht race while we await arrival of our next Hurtigruten vessel in Svolvæ

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Trucks and buses are a bit more exciting but the system works well

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Pretty massive building

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Inside a Viking longhouse replica museum

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Driving in the Lofotens

The roads are quite narrow, seldom a centreline but that makes sense as at times there is not enough room to pass so little turn outs are very prevalent and the speed limit varies from 50 to 60 even on the open road. Lines marking the sides of the road are all important and drivers are very polite giving a wave when you give way. The fastest we reached for the last 5 days was about 85 but most of the travelling was slower and very civilised. Apparently fines for speeding are horrendous so Norwegians take the limits seriously. Makes for attentive but pretty stress free motoring.

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For Jordy and Fitz

The Brit owner told me its history in many countries including as an ambulance in Uganda.

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Looked what pulled in nearby

1962 Series 2A Landy, ex ambulance.

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An artist blacksmith at work-eccentric bloke

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He also has a museum of engines and this big bugger was running!

I have a recording so don’t worry I’ll let you hear it when I return.

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And in his little bay, a classic Norwegian fishing boat (is this the one Nick?)

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Some of his art work

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The harbour in Reine

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Amazing coast

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Our cabin right of centre

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Check out their website

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Our cabin for 3 nights

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Reine for the next three days

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Dried fish, stage 1 to cook, soak for 36 hours!

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View from our balcony this morning

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Italian couple on their honeymoon

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I liked the Doug Scott quote.

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Crags always in sight

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Also climbers accommodation and great chairs!

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Just your cup of tea Di Di

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And excellent company and view

One burger and one chilli con carne all for 240 Kr

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Climbers café great food

Plenty of crags around here with good camping spot nearby. And a few craggy climbers about too.

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Worlds apart

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You get the idea.

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And forty meters away, the ultimate contrast.

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You’d wake early but have great views of the countryside

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Entrance metal grill for muddy boots and bike wheels

Plenty of bench space for sleeping and cooking.

 

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A wild goose chase?

Liz found reference to an architect designed bicycle hut on the coast so off we went in our million dollar RAV 4 and 45 kms later we found it.

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Henningsvær near the end of the day

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More ideas for the cabin at CFB

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Amazing historic collection of cod fishing boats from the region

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How to swing bloody big doors entirely with wood

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Fish factory workers hut

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Note: tidy my workshop sometime

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Caption competition…

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The mighty wedge at work

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As it was late 19th century

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Historic Kabelvåg fish factory premises.

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Our accommodation the red building an old fish factory

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Tough little fishing boat

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Henningsvær this morning but wait…

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Stopover at Henningsvær

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Welcome to Svolvæ!

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More cruising on the Nordlys

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Aboard the Nordlys

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Around every corner…

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Great scenery sliding past…villages, farmland and backdrop of mountains.

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Swanko

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A full on Norwegian breakfast included in our fare. Wow!

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Boarded at midnight for a days sailing to the Lofoten Islands

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The saddest thing I’ve seen on the trip so far. One decapitated, the other dying slowly.

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Amazing stats

Figure this out, it took 37 hours to get from Melbourne to Tromsø during which time we didn’t sleep apart from the odd short nap, but still managed 13,000 steps over that time in several airports!

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Gotcha!

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WTF?

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The elusive photographer

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What’s this Chris? Appears in most down pipes in Tromsø

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Tromsø

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Tromsø

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Tromsø from the cable car station.

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