Svolvær

Unimpressed with the options for self catering dining when your "glamping" kitchenette means ..a kettle, we decided to forego the cup a soup and super noodle combo and have sushi in the pub next door. Despite " glamping" in a carpark next to a fish processing factory we slept well enough and we're on the road early doors. The route hugged the coast and was mainly flat and wind assisted, but the clouds cloaked the mountains all day and though dry, it remained cold. At Rorvik beach we deliberated about a detour off the surprisingly busy main road to Henningsvar. This turned out to be a great detour along an amazing road underneath increasingly vertiginous rocky peaks to a lovely ( if touristy) village. Touristy meant great food options so the remaining 30km to our destination went in a flash. The destination tonight was the marina in Svolvær where we met up with friends from Stirling, Brenda and Gordon on their yacht. How great to catch up with some familiar faces! We went for a sauna with compulsory harbour dips for all. Then a lovely evening with proper food aboard Reever.Read more