Stunning Trollfjorden

Stunning is the word to describe today. The rain mostly held off although the temperatures has definitely dropped. I got my thermals out last night. I can’t quite seem to work out the heating in the cabin. It’s either too hot or too cold.

This is my fourth fjord cruise and definitely the most stunning. Trollfjorden is actually quite small, only 2.5km long and about 100m wide with steep mountains. The trip down was nearly as stunning. The white tailed eagle or sea eagle is Norway’s largest bird of prey and they sit on low lying islands waiting for fish. We saw a couple on the way down. There was also apparently a minke whale around on the way out but despite stopping and waiting I couldn’t see it.

The sun was in the east and the difference between the scenery the sun shines on and the scenery that faced west was quite remarkable.
The photos don’t do the fjord justice. The water was so still and the views magnificent.

On our way back we stopped by different set of low lying islands and saw many sea eagles. I think some where juveniles as they had a more mottled colouring.

After lunch I went to the Lofoten War Memorial Museum. It was quite overwhelming. There is a lot of information and displays crowded into a small space and there didn’t seem to be any organisation to it. Only a portion was translated into English. It’s a bit like someone’s personal collection on display. They had a huge number of uniforms, both German and Norwegian.Read more