I was not prepared for the delights of these Islands, The
journey over on the ferry took me across Vestfjord on a cold, damp morning, but
the view of the mainland Mountains brightened the day. On the Ferry I met a man
from Suffolk who is a Horse Whisperer! Taught by the famous one in the USA! He
was very interesting to talk to. The campsite at Sandsletta is on a small Fjord
facing the open sea where the next stop west is Greenland! But What Views! It
is daylight now 24/7 but I’ve not yet seen the midnight sun as it has been
pouring down at night! My explorations took me a bit south to the town of
Henningsvaer where to my astonishment I thought all the locals had hung the
winter socks out to dry, It certainly smelt like it, but on closer inspection
they turned out to be drying Cod, apparently the Scandinavians enjoy eating dry
rotten fish! I was also nearly tempted to stay a while as this weekend they
have 3 Days of Fish and Music called wait for it…….CODSTOCK!!! (Sunday at 14.00 looks enticing!.....) NOrWAY!!!!! The last picture show that these Viking still have an eye on invading other coutries!!
