Henningsvær - Gimsøy

According to the weather forecast it is supposed to rain or be cloudy all day today. So instead of a hike we want to go and see the village of Henningsvær. It lies on the southern coast of the large island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten. On the way we stop at Rørvikstranda, a beach with beautifully clear, blue water and white shell sand. That sounds like the perfect beach for a swim, doesn’t it? In principle, yes, but unfortunately the weather isn’t playing along. With an air temperature of 6 degrees, pouring rain and strong wind, you would rather not find out how cold the sea is here. Nevertheless, we take a few more photos before we hop back into the car.

By the way, the car has a heated steering wheel, heated seats and a heated windscreen and rear window, so it is perfectly equipped for the weather up here in the far north. We continue to Henningsvær, a fishing village with a fantastic football pitch on a small island surrounded by the sea. We walk through the village, past lots of cute little shops, and reach the football pitch with mountains and sea in view the whole time. Nicolas flies the drone, and Annina enjoys the view of the sea.

When strong wind and rain suddenly set in, we have to make an emergency landing with the drone, or it would be blown away. Afterwards we go shopping in the village and drive back to the beach from earlier, but the weather isn’t really better. Our next stop is the church of Gimsøy, which looks very impressive in pictures because it stands right by the sea. After a half-hour drive over lots of potholes we reach it and head off with the camera right away.

It is dry for a moment, but then it really starts to pour and we get soaking wet. Luckily we manage to put the cameras away in time. Enough rain for today. We return to our nice, warm, red, grass-roofed little house, edit photos, cook delicious tomato spaghetti and hope for northern lights.