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Photography · 16 February 2024 · 3 min read

Epic sunrise and a journey to the end of the world

The sunrise turns out so glorious that even Annina gets out of bed, we photograph for a solid 2.5 hours. The kayak plan founders on Norway's mandatory kayaking licence, but in return Å at the 'end of the world' shows its sunniest side before a snow flurry closes out the day.

Snow-covered Olstind above Sakrisøy, mirrored in the still arm of the fjord

Sakrisøy, Lofoten · 67.9366° N · 13.0688° E

Like yesterday, Nicolas heads out at blue hour to photograph around our mini-villa. When it becomes clear that today’s sunrise is going to be glorious, Annina gets out of bed too and comes outside to enjoy and photograph it. We easily spend 2.5 hours shooting outside before going back in for breakfast.

The sun rising behind the stockfish racks Nicolas in silhouette against the orange morning sky Olstind glowing gold above a yellow rorbu The houses of Sakrisøy in the first warm light Snowy peaks and village, all mirrored in the fjord A single summit glowing above the still water at Sakrisøy The jetty running out, the golden mountains beyond The orange rorbuer on their stilts in the morning light A panorama over Sakrisøy, the reflection almost perfect Olstind standing golden above the houses

The weather stays beautiful, and when we spot a few people out on the fjord in kayaks, we go looking for a kayak rental. There we learn that in Norway you can only rent kayaks with a kayaking licence, leaving us just the option of a guided tour, which is already fully booked for today. A shame. Next time we’ll either have acquired that elusive licence or be quicker off the mark! We enjoy the day anyway, even without a kayak, and drive once more to Å, the “end of the world”. Beyond this little village there is nothing: not only do the Lofoten end here, but so does the E10 road that we’ve driven so often in both Norway and Sweden. The sun shines gorgeously and it’s suddenly unusually warm, with none of the biting winds we’ve grown used to.

At the end of the world near Å, where the Lofoten and the E10 both stop Icicles on the rock face above the road

After these blissful moments in the sun we drive back to our mini-villa and climb a snow- and ice-covered hill right next door, which rewards us with a wonderful view over Sakrisøy and Reine. Shortly afterwards the weather deteriorates rapidly, ending in a proper flurry of snow and wind. We’re glad to be inside, packing, eating and editing our photos.

Snow-covered peaks mirrored in the calm fjord at Sakrisøy The mountain range and its reflection with a red house between Olstind above the village, everything doubled in the water Olstind right above the houses as the light goes flat The houses of Sakrisøy in the last bright moment The village on its spit of land between the rock walls Looking over the roofs to the clouded-in fjord Sakrisøy from above, the water turquoise over pale ground Cloud moving in and the mountains losing their outlines Olstind under gathering cloud At the end the sky over Sakrisøy opens up once more

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