We set off southwards from Bodø. Inndyr Our first call was at the harbour and small town of Inndyr. From here we cycled some 5 miles to Gildeskål Kirkested, the site of the parish church for the Gildeskål region. The…
Bodø to the Lofoten Islands
Bodø We liked Bodø. We had a berth close to the busy waterfront. Bodø was mostly bombed out by the Germans in WW2 and has been rebuilt with some surprising modern architecture. We particularly enjoyed the magnificent spacious library on…
Northwards into the Arctic to Bodø
We really liked Kristiansund. It is tucked in between four closely spaced islands to provide many docking possibilities. In times past it was known as Fosna denoting a hidden place. One can imagine it was well hidden from passing marauders.
Ålesund to Kristiansund by Kane & Lucas
We arrived in Ålesund on Sunday. It felt great to be back on board. That evening we also climbed the 450 steps to Fjellstua. There were incredible views and a beautiful sky, with the sun setting not long before midnight.…
Florø to Ålesund
Dan was paid off in Florø and took the Hurtigruten fast ferry to Bergen. A local told us it was going to be ’hot’ on Sunday. For this read ‘less cold (i.e. 10ºC)’. It still felt perishingly cold to…