Most of us take the mighty sun for granted. It rises. It sets. That’s what it does. We pay little heed to its profound effects – on man and nature. Too little, we feel sad. Too much, we feel more than glad.
Here, sitting above the Arctic Circle, in the Land of The Midnight Sun, we’re experiencing twenty-four hours of light. Technically the sun sets for about a couple of hours, though it never gets dark. In this region, it will stay light now until 20th July.
Since 2002, Norway has had a national mountain. It’s called Stetind. A 1,400 metre tall granite monolith. We’ve seen it from afar. It’s massive. It’s pointy. Different from its kissing-cousins. Now we want to get up close and personal. Maybe give it a hug from the UK. Our journey will take us right past it. We can’t miss it.
We do! Maybe it looked completely different close up.
Norway’s roads, along this western coastline, have a habit of stopping at every fjord. It’s as if they’ve had enough. ‘Can’t someone else take over for a bit then? Give us a break?’ When this occurs, the road officially continues above water, onboard a ferry. Previously all crossings were paid for, but since 2023 the majority are now free, regardless of the distance travelled.
Today, is our first ferry crossing. We get a different, slower, more leisurely perspective as the scenery glides by. [That is to say, Mr S does. It’s blowing a gale on deck. Mrs S is nowhere to be seen]
We end the day at Saltstraumen Camping. But our day doesn’t end there. We’re in splashing distance of the world’s strongest maelstrom. A phenomenon we daren’t miss . . . we dont!
All this travelling…time for me to get a coffee. Will catch up further tomorrow!
See you up the road Rog