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From
Hell it's 700 km on the E6 to Bodø north of the polar circle. The
journey takes a day, since the road follows fjords, crosses several
passes and many villages. On Sunday morning in Mo i Rana we are stopped by the
police and have to do an alcohol test. The limit
is 0.02% and strictly inforced. Only one last question: where
is your front number plate? And we are on our way to Bodø.
Luckily we are the last car to squeeze onto the ferry to Moskenes.
10 cars and trucks are left behind and the next ferry runs 24 hours
later.
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Fog over Bodø
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Sunset over Moskenesøy
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The
first two days on Lofoten the sky is grey and its raining. We take some
time off to explore the island. The distances are much longer than
expected. What looks like 30 km on the map is 130 km in reality.
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Eggum
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The
best sport climbing area on the islands is Eggum. We meet 3 Austrians,
which are trying an 8a despite cold and wet conditions. There are 25
routes between 5c and 8b on the wall. The wall is steep enough to stay
dry, but after extended periods of rain the rock starts to seep and the base is shared by sheep.
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Aetat
(8a)
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One
day later the skies are clear and we enjoy the views of great granite
peaks in the soft light of the arctic. The sun in September raises as
high as in Frankenjura in mid-December. The trees are already in fall
colors and over our heads geese migrate south. Even the ferrys are
already on the winter timetable. Summer is definitely over. We
stop at a beautiful campground and use their washing maschines.
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The hills are covered with blueberries. We have blueberry pancakes
every day and in the evenings Debbie makes blueberry jam.
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hmmm tasty...
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500 m granite slabs of Presten
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Svolvær church
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Traditionally Lofoten lives from fishing. From November until
February is stockfish season. We see drying racks everywhere. However during the summer months tourism is the main source of income.
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Cliffs in Sandvika
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We spend the last two days climbing in the sun in Sandvika. Here are
more than 20 routes on nice structured granite between 5c and 7c
directly above the Artic sea. In the evening the Hurtigruten boats
sail past our beach.
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Hurtigruten
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