Saturday Drive

Last day in Svolvær today. It was cloudy and cold but very little rain.
I decided to head north to see what the landscape was like there. I actually ended up very close to both Trollfjorden and Skrova. I’m more comfortable with the driving and was able to look at some of the scenery while driving. The landscape was very similar to what I’ve seen - majestic mountains and stunning fjords. I started taking the route as I saw that it took me to the beginning of the e10 scenic route. I then continued down the other side of the strait to Digermulen. There you could take a ferry to Stormolla which has the island of Litlmolla between it and Skrova.

I filled up the car on returning to Scolvær. That was a bit of a shock. I’ve driven 330km and it cost me $112 AUD to fill the car. 95 petrol is $3.40/L AUD. I’m glad I only had a little car. I’d been contemplating whether I’d drive in somewhere on the right side of the road again. I’d say only if public transport wasn’t a viable option. It does take concentration and you don’t get to see as much as you do when someone else is driving.

I had stockfish for dinner, it wasn’t as salty as the clipfish from yesterday ut as it’s only dried and not salted that’s to be expected. After dinner I went to the Magic Ice Bar. It’s kept at -6 degrees and has ice sculptures. The sculptures were interesting and well done.

I dropped the car off and then went to wait for the Havila Capella. I’m currently on the boat, we are going up the strait I drove around today. We had some porridge with cinnamon on deck although there was no discussion about it, they just hand it to us. I got talking to a Norwegian who’s on his was home to Sortlamd from his summer home 30km from Bodø. He is it was a traditional farmer’s porridge.Read more