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South to Å

Our last full day in Norway


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We head out for a last day of exploration this morning.

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The small complex where our apartment is

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Not far from where we are staying

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I love how the mountains completely dwarf the houses!

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Ramberg

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I can well imagine how crowded this lovely beach would be in summer. Wait... is that a swimmer I can see?

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Crazy man! I love how he is wearing a woollen hat to keep his head warm for his ice swimming.

Hamnøy

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We are surprised to see a bride and groom at the end of the jetty.

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Reine

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Å

Competing for the shortest place name in the world, Å comes from old Norse and means small river.

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In Norwegian we have 29 letter as opposed to the 26 in English, with an Æ, Ø and Å tacked on at the end. It is pronounced "awe".

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We start to make our way back to base.

Tind

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Djupfjord

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More rorbuer

Hamnøy

We stop in Hamnøy again on the way back, to take advantage of the glorious low sun.

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The sunset is sensational!

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It may only be 13:45, but that's it, with no prospect of Northern Lights tonight, we're done for the day!

Posted by Grete Howard 12:03 Archived in Norway Tagged sunset wedding a norway reine hamnøy ramberg rorbu norge ure nordnorge vestvågøya nothern_norway ure_rorbuutleie nordgård moskenesøya kilan winter_swimmer ice_swimming djupfjord

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Woolen hat or not, I certainly wouldn't fancy a dip in that sea! Great photos as always, and beautiful sunset :)

by ToonSarah

Me neither Sarah, that's for sure. Thank you for your comment.

by Grete Howard

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