The day started with the weather yesterday's day finished: with rain, rain that actually turned quite strong in the morning. Nevertheless, we enjoy this morning: with a nice breakfast.
Right next to our hotel is the Gallerie Harr, with paintings of Norwegian painters portraying the Lofoten and - as the name supposes - of Karl Erik Harr. Harr is a Norwegian painter, illustrator, graphic artist and author, best known for his representations of Northern-Norwegian scenery and coastal history.
Since we worked a lot together with the gallery this year by sending them a lot our groups, we were granted free entrance, could watch the hourly shown video about Lofoten and I finally received the galleries exposition book as a present. The guy was really nice and welcomed us warmly. Though not being a big fan of paintings and galleries, I admit that this was a really interesting one, with extremely nice pictures about the area. Really well painted! Nice to look at.
After that - it's still raining slightly - we leave this little fishing village southwards the islands.
All over the county of Nordland are spread sculptures, placed somewhere in the middle of the landscapes. Quite a few of those sculptures were already located in the area on our way up from Bodø to Harstad. But since we were quite in a hurry, having a long way to go that day, we preferred not to take any deviations for visiting things not directly along the road. The same was valid for the architectually interesting Knut Hamsun museum in Hamarøy, dedicated to the writer and Nobel Price (Literature) winner Knut Hamsun.
But in Vågan, we stop by this funny piece of art, mirrowing the surrounding landscape and making us look like trolls :-)
Always to be met on the road:
Half way of our way to Leknes/Mortsund, we stop at the Lofotr Vikingmuseum. In Northern Norway during the Iron-age, there were about 10-15 Chiefdoms, one of which was at Borg in Lofoten. This is the only place where a Chieftains farm is found. Excavations shows that it was established around 500 AD. Here you can experience the reconstructed longhouse, craftsmen at work, and in summer you can join in the activities, row the Viking ship, see the smithy, an exhibition of original artefacts and animals of ancient breed. Unfortunately we were not well informed about the updated opening times so that we didn't have much time left for the visit. But at least it gave a little break to being out in the rain.
Just a question: what is this doing in the middle of the bushes?
It's still raining when we arrive at Statles Rorbusenter in Mortsund, right south of Leknes. I was really looking forward to arriving at this place, because this is basically the most used rorbu for our groups on their way to/from the North. We send them heaps of tourists every season. We have a good realationship with Wenche (the manager) and Brigitta, her German assistant. I have been in contact with both of them sooooo often and never had a face with their names and now I had the occasion to meet them. Due to the fact of sending so many groups to their place, I got the overnight stay for us three also for free, just having to pay for our breakfast.
We got a cabin for ourselves, a cabin located on the rocks with perfect and direct view on the water.
We have dinner and fall into our cosy beds in the warm and well heated cabins.
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