Nr 23. Friluftsliv: outdoorlife in Norway
‘There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing’. I start laughing when a happy Norwegian tells me this in the middle of October where the change to autumn is noticeable. Still the Norwegians keep enjoying the outdoors. It’s called Friluvstlilv and applies to 365 days of the year. This way of living really […]
Nr 22. Visiting Lofoten
After we arrived at the most northern point in Norway, the Northcape (read about our trip with Hurtigruten in blog 21), we rented a car and drove from the North east city of Kirkenes to Lofoten islands on the west coast of Norway. Why did we wanted to go to Lofoten? It’s one of the […]
Nr 21. Crossing the Artic Circle and standing on the North Cape
We are enjoying Norway so much: the spectacular nature, beautiful villages and the relaxed people! So we wanted to experience more of the country. But it’s also a big country: it took us 10 weeks to sail from the southeast of Norway (start in Halden) to the middle of Norway (now Molde) which is 1500 […]
Nr 20. Visiting Ålesund and Molde
When we got out of the Geirangerfjord, we were back again to the westcoast of Norway, ready to visit more of the islands there and enjoying the view on the North Sea. We sailed into the charming city of Ålesund which is know for it’s many Art Nouveau houses. Nowadays it is a very elegant […]
Nr 19. Dutch Bakery in Norway and Geirangerfjord
We were going to visit the last fjord in West Norway, which is on the UNESCO world heritage list: the Geirangerfjord. The S-shape form of this fjord makes it so special: you have the feeling to be surrounded by the steep mountain walls all the time. Like a 360 degrees pot. And Geiranger fjord is […]
Nr 18. Sailing the Sognefjord: from Ægir to Zipline
After spending a long weekend at the city of Bergen and visited islands like Fedje, it was time to discover the next fjord: Sogneford. In the brochure it said: ‘This is the King of the Norwegian Fjords, it is the oldest, deepest (up to 1300 meters), longest (204 km), steepest (up to 1700 meters)’. So […]
Nr 17. Cheers! Visiting ‘Ocean Distillery Feddie’
After sailing a number of fjords, we decided to go visit the city of Bergen. And the island of Fedje. Because we were advised a month ago by a fellow-sailor to ‘absolutely visit the gin distillery in Fedje! It’s a 100% female owned company. Aks for their guided tour with tastings!’. Being a big fan […]
Nr. 16 Fjords Facts
It’s waterful! We are impressed by the fjords in Norway. As Dutch people, we don’t know that phenomenon, but here are more than a 1.000 fjords. It’s like sailing through the Alps! You can on the same day: stand on top of the fjord on a glacier and walk in the eternal snow, kayak in […]
Nr 15. Stavanger, Lysefjord and Preikestolen
After the southcoast of Norway, we rounded the westtip of Norway and started our sailtrip up the westcoast. We immediately noticed a change: the rolling green hills of the southcoast now turned into more steep rocky mountains.We sailed into the harbour of Stavanger, that was a milestone for us. When we prepared our sailingtrip starting […]
Nr 14. The Rivièra of the North
The southcoast of Norway is often referred to as the rivièra of the North, because of the mild climate. This part of Norway has to most sun hours, golden sandy beaches and high temperature of sea water (up to 28 degrees!). So Norwegians love to go on holiday to their southcoast, also to sail along […]