Day 4: Today we went to see some really amazing places and islands that can’t even be found on Google Map. Some hidden treasures. Stunning beaches too lonely to be mentioned in Lonely Planet. I have few words to describe the beauty we saw. I leave some photos that give a glimpse of what we encountered in Vesterålen, Norway. Click on photo to enlarge.
Stockfish, Hovden, Norway
Hovden, Norway
Hovden, Norway
Flying seagull
Stockfish at the beach, Hovde, Norway
Hovden, Norway
Sandvika, Norway
Mountains, Vesterålen
Sheep no 10001
Sandvika, Norway
Rocks with moss
Seagull nests, Hovden, Norway
Sandvika, Norway
Stockfish, Norway
Old ferry
Fishing wessel
Norwegian fjord
Hovden, Norway
Kråkeberget, Norway
Geir’s father showed us placed where he and his parents used to live. Some places only accessible by boat. Many of which are vacated today. Bridges and tunnels have since been built to prevent people from leaving.
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Anette; Thank you so much for putting these blog posts together. You’re an artist
That trip was a long way to paddle! Really, did you drive? Those roads must be a dream for motorcycling… I want it!
Geir’s grandparents paddled their kids to school every day. 45 minutes each way. I can’t imagine how they did that during cold winters and harsh winds.
I saw one motorcyclist. Cool curves here. Narrow roads, but of good quality. A paradise.
I’m really loving this series on Norway Annette — thanks for posting these fantastic photos! What a stunning wild place this is and I don’t think I’ve even heard mention of it but a few times in my life.
I think what is most amazing is that there are such beautiful forests and green vegetation so far north — in North America, there is only tundra that far north!