Go back to Lovely Lofoten.
Henningsvær.
For a European destination (though admittedly one on the edge of the continent), Lofoten can be a pain in the ass to get to: Portland to Oslo on Delta and a separately booked SAS hop to Bodø. A quick polar “night” in a Bodø hotel followed by a 3-hour ferry sailing to Moskenes village located near the southern tip of the archipelago. From there it was a 2+ hour drive to our prebooked place in Henningsvær, a small tourist village that is probably the most logical base camp for sampling some of Lofoten’s classic climbs. The place has a few good (but of course pricey) eateries and a small supermarket; though, if you require anything other than beer to get you through those rainy days, you need to drive to Svolvær some 30 minutes away. We found the food relatively expensive but I think we got a reasonable deal on our little apartment (Airbnb) rental when we booked it 10 months earlier.
Photos
Approaching Bodo just shy of midnight (July 2023).
Waiting for our cab at Bodo Airport. This is between midnight & 1am – not exactly dark (July 2023).
Picking up the ride back at Bodo Airport in the morning (July 2023).
Ferry terminal in Bodo (July 2023).
Views from the Bodo ferry terminal (July 2023).
Our ride to Moskenes village on Lofoten Islands (July 2023).
Shirley and a pretty looking flag aboard the ferry (July 2023).
Bodo waterfront from aboard the ferry (July 2023).
Departing Bodo (July 2023).
Some last views of Bodo (July 2023).
Leaving the mainland of Norway behind (July 2023).
Shirley on the ferry (July 2023).
The Lofoten Islands coming into view (July 2023).
Village of Moskenes on Lofoten (July 2023).
A local in Moskenes harbor (July 2023).
Moskenes (July 2023).
Moskenes harbor (July 2023).
Ready to head out (July 2023).
Lofoten roadtrip – with its restrictive speed limits – begins (July 2023).
First views of the village of Reine (July 2023).
Reine (July 2023).
Reine (July 2023).
I think this is still Reine and its church (July 2023).
Random sights along the drive (July 2023).
Lofoten driving scenes (July 2023).
Had to check out the drying fish up close (July 2023).
Stockfish, in this case cod, being air dried (July 2023).
I guess it’s just fish heads (July 2023).
The little apartment we had rented in Henningsvær was on the top floor of this place. Very nice actually and too crazy expensive (July 2023).
Cooking up a storm (July 2023).
The apartment came with this cool little balcony overlooking the water (July 2023).
Views from our little balcony (July 2023).
Henningsvær (July 2023).
Henningsvær (July 2023).
Henningsvær (July 2023).
Go to Bare Blåbær.
Go back to Lovely Lofoten.