Elin & Bruce's Arctic Holiday.
Lofoten Islands Norway

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A yacht motors in to the Oslo Fjord.       Akker Brygge in Oslo. Those mussles are fresh.       Akker Brygge in Oslo. Yes, the shrimp are fresh.      
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A special panorama.       Sun sets over mountains behind our village.       Exterior of our rorbua, named Peder Lie.      
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Interior of our rorbua (cabin) with inhabitant.       The natural setting of A (prounounced awe) the village where we stayed.       First fish. These two fine coalfish caught from the quay on our second evening.      
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The view from our cabin. A boat sails handily into our little habor.       Hello, fish.       Look, honey, dinner. You clean them while I shower.      
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In our survival suits. Needed because our Zodiac traveled over open water at 60 kph.       Entrance to sea cave.       Sami rock paintings. Stick figures. C.A. 3500 years old. We walked a long way in the pouring rain to see these. .      
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Mouth of prehistoric cave.       At the mouth of the cave. Rain has stopped. Thumbs up for the return journey.       Unobstructed view from cave mouth.      
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Time to go. It's been fun but.....       Can we please go a little faster, Stig?       A dinner guest. He wants fish guts.      
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The coastal highway.       The town of Reine as seen from the road.       On the porch of our rurbua. Fish chowder for lunch.      
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This lake of fresh water is one of many on the island. No luck with the trout though.       The harbor in A. Our fishing boat is docked on the right, closest to the gangway.       Sunset in downtown A.      
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A traditional house in A.       Rost and Vaeroy, the bird islands, in the distance.       Our walk begins here.      

 

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