We left boring Bodø. sorry but it seemed somehow to personify bland – despite having a national cycle race on and lots of painted bikes around town. It is probably good as the start or end of a trip to the Lofoten islands.
Wikipedia describes the Lofoten as “an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten is known for a distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands”. I didn’t get to any beaches but the rest of it I would certainly agree with. For some totally unknown reason I expected it to be less mountainous. Probably due to a complete lack of research on my part.
Because we are now above the Arctic Circle I had felt an obligation to stay up and see the sun at midnight, Lofoten made this a pleasure not an obligation. In fact we entered the Trollfjord at midnight, complete with a Troll wandering around the ship. The Trollfjord is without doubt one of the more spectacular places I’ve been and no image can really capture the feeling of the place.
Trollfjord
This afternoon we reach Tromsø. Alex, remember this?
We sail up that fjord in a few hours 😉