We were up for an early start today to begin our drive north to Svolvaer. We really enjoyed our stay at the rorbuer in Sakrisoy. What a neat experience to have.
This morning dawned with a few clouds and cool winds from the north, but still lots of sunshine.
As we traveled along E10, we stopped at Ballstad, a working port, and had a quick tour around there. We then went to the Lofotr Vikingmuseet at Borg. Here there was an impressive reconstruction of the largest chieftain house found dating back to the Viking Age. The longhouse includes a banquet hall, a living area and an exhibition area. The living area included a very early replica of a wood lathe that was operated by foot pedal attached to a cylinder and using a tensioned tree branch overhead. The museum also had a copy of the Godstad ship that docked just as we arrived with a group of school kids aboard doing the rowing.
Next stop was Stamsund for a quick look. This was one of the ports that we had stopped at when we were on the Nordlys (Hurtigruten). From here we wound along the shoreline road back to the main highway, and on to Henningsvaer. Most places were unfortunately closed (we are just a little bit ahead of the season), so we decided to push on to Svolvaer where are staying tonight.
This puts us one day ahead of our schedule, and that’s okay. We’ve decided to make the ferry crossing to Stukvik tomorrow, and instead of staying at Edvardushus, we will be staying at the Tranoy Lighthouse - Kystoppleveiser tomorrow night.
Dinner tonight was at “Borsen Spiseri”, a local fish restaurant. It is housed in an old warehouse that was built in 1825. The “catch of the day” was halibut and was delicious.
As we sit in our hotel room overlooking the harbour at Svolvaer, the skies are cloudless … amazing. And to add to our view, the Nordlys just sailed into port right on schedule as she heads back north to Kirkenes, just as she did when we were aboard.
Today is Ragnhild’s birthday … so Happy Birthday!
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You must be having the most amazing time...thank you for sharing it with us. I've just been getting caught up on your trip and my head is spinning...
I must say I am most impressed with your command of the Norwegian language and place names - of course, how would I know if any were wrong (although something tells me they are NOT...the same something that tells me John is keeping painstaking notes on his photography!)
We're envious! Take care,
xo from the East
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