Trip To Lofoten

Norway

Go back to Lovely Lofoten.

Henningsvær
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

Bodo
Approaching Bodo just shy of midnight (July 2023).
Bodo
Waiting for our cab at Bodo Airport. This is between midnight & 1am – not exactly dark (July 2023).
Bodo
Picking up the ride back at Bodo Airport in the morning (July 2023).
Bodo
Ferry terminal in Bodo (July 2023).
Bodo
Views from the Bodo ferry terminal (July 2023).
Bodo
Our ride to Moskenes village on Lofoten Islands (July 2023).
Bodo
Shirley and a pretty looking flag aboard the ferry (July 2023).
Bodo
Bodo waterfront from aboard the ferry (July 2023).
Bodo
Departing Bodo (July 2023).
Bodo
Some last views of Bodo (July 2023).
Lofoten
Leaving the mainland of Norway behind (July 2023).
Lofoten
Shirley on the ferry (July 2023).
Lofoten
The Lofoten Islands coming into view (July 2023).
Lofoten
Village of Moskenes on Lofoten (July 2023).
Bodo
A local in Moskenes harbor (July 2023).
Lofoten
Moskenes (July 2023).
Lofoten
Moskenes harbor (July 2023).
Lofoten
Ready to head out (July 2023).
Lofoten
Lofoten roadtrip – with its restrictive speed limits – begins (July 2023).
Lofoten
First views of the village of Reine (July 2023).
Lofoten
Reine (July 2023).
Lofoten
Reine (July 2023).
Lofoten
I think this is still Reine and its church (July 2023).
Lofoten
Random sights along the drive (July 2023).
Lofoten
Lofoten driving scenes (July 2023).
Lofoten
Had to check out the drying fish up close (July 2023).
Lofoten
Stockfish, in this case cod, being air dried (July 2023).
Lofoten
I guess it’s just fish heads (July 2023).
Henningsvær
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).
Henningsvær
Cooking up a storm (July 2023).
Henningsvær
The apartment came with this cool little balcony overlooking the water (July 2023).
Henningsvær
Views from our little balcony (July 2023).
Henningsvær
Henningsvær (July 2023).
Henningsvær
Henningsvær (July 2023).
Henningsvær
Henningsvær (July 2023).

Go to Bare Blåbær.
Go back to Lovely Lofoten.