Norway, Land of Raw Beauty, Valhalla Myths and Fjords. Stay 1: Lofoten
Why Norway? The ice age created this wonderful unique landscape sparsely inhabited for eons by hunter gatherers the way the Sami people in the most northern region still do. Sandee stated early on in our trip that she considered the South Island of New Zealand the most beautiful natural landscape in the world, but now she awarded the title to Norway. You may ask why in October? Almost no tourists and we were hoping for Northern Lights. The lights turned out to be a disappointment, so we revisited our Finland blog to refresh our memories. (Finnish northern light picture, something we hoped to see again but did not see in Norway) We also tested a new travel schedule. As we are aging we wish to travel at a slower pace, staying in one place longer, venturing out daily less hours and returning to a comfortable home base. Not having to move too often, spending more time in the same place, will be a great new way of travel we concluded. (Our Henningsvaer room) In the 35 days in Norway we spen...