Gravdal (Lofoten Islands), Norway
Wednesday 3 July
Gravdal, or really Leknes which was the port, is our first port above the Arctic Circle. It was also the morning after our fist midnight sun – a phenomenon that caused us to draw the curtains for the first time!
This town & city are part of the Lofoten Islands, nearing the top of Norway. They experience the strongest of the world’s tidal currents with a 1.3m tidal gap. However at 0630 the water presented eerily as a lake-type calm.
The weather was a cool 15C but pleasant without any wind.
We did not have an excursion booked, so our morning emerged slowly. After a late breakfast in Horizon Court, we took the tender ashore and then the shuttle bus to Leknes. A quick walk around and a peek in a couple of shops, then we discovered – with others – that the local bus served Gravdal & Nusfjord (a well-preserved fishing village).
It arrived shortly after and we alighted at the Buksnes Kirke which we had seen earlier dockside. We walked up to the church and around it before walking back to the port for exercise only.
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