The Island of Vega

Only 62km 🚗 + 🚢 x 1hr

Started the day in bright sunshine, but true to form it then turned blustery wet and chilly ☁️

Chose to have a shorter day of travel, but go a bit further a-sea... (Which is always going to be outside my comfort zone, as being further afield is my usual method of exploring) 🚢

This decision was partly made when I realised I'd stopped three times and only travelled 10 km: a very handsome bridge in the cloud, https://helgelandsbrua.no/ another landscape art 'House of the Winds' and finally coffee ☕

Having realized that signposts on this trip will only get me so far, I looked more closely at all the tourist materials I seem to have gathered 🤓

And that is how I ended up at the Petter Dass museum: a poet philosopher, no less, from the 1600s https://www.petterdass-museet.no/ 🇳🇴

This was combined with a beautifully restored home from the 1700s as well as a modern art exhibition https://www.annesophielorange.com/ Perfect! 🎨

Plus, when I got back to the car, found Danske had met a fellow Danish traveller 🥰

I also asked the advice of a guide at the museum, and he said 'Yes, do go to the island of Vega, don't worry about the weather'. 🌧️

Glad to report the very bumpy looking sea was very smoothly sailed or should that be ferried? I did question the wisdom, of setting foot on a ferry during such a blustery day. An hour can be a very long time at sea after all 🌊🌊🌊

There was a Czech campervan waiting to board at Vega - yup they are still ahead of me 🇨🇿

Another skulpturlandskap to appreciate upon arrival - 🐌

Then a short drive to my second campsite - beside a lake this time and distinctly cooler than last time 🧣

Had a really good chat with an older German, Stefan - he drove (and slept in) his small van up through Sweden to Nordkapp in ten days. He's also enjoying a slower journey Southward. He was pleased to hear about my car-camping adventures 🇩🇪

The hopefulness of the image on the shower curtain made me smile. Also realised with campsites only open in the summer months no need for lighting on the site ☀️Read more