Nubben - Kvalvika

According to the weather forecast, today is supposed to be much better than yesterday, even properly sunny.

We are greeted by a rainbow in front of our cabin first thing in the morning, but a rainbow needs rain, after all. By the time we want to go hiking, it is unfortunately raining again. We don’t let a little rain stop us, though. We had planned to hike up Nubben, a small mountain near the little village of Ramberg. So we put on our hiking boots and set off. The path winds its way up the rather steep mountain and is fairly harmless at first. Halfway up it gets muddier and muddier, we keep sinking into the mud, and there is no sign of it getting better. We decide to turn back. The mountain is covered in fog by now anyway, so we would not have had a view at the top either. We are back in the car, and outside it is now raining quite hard. We need an alternative, because we were really set on hiking today. So we decide to take the direct route to Kvalvika Beach. Right at the start of the trail there is a car park, where we manage to grab the last free spot. Compared to the previous one, this hike starts out quite easy. A boardwalk leads over the wet stretches. Then, though, the “real” ascent begins: Over loose stones and scree, through mud and over rocks. At the top, however, we have a wonderful view of Kvalvika Beach.

We enjoy the view during our picnic, which we eat high up and in strong wind. Because of the wind we don’t linger any longer than necessary and soon set off back down. Here too we are very glad of our high hiking boots, which protect us from water, mud and scree and make us less likely to slip. Of course we see sea eagles on this hike as well. After all, we are hiking in Lofotodden National Park! We get back to the car and warm up with the heated seats and steering wheel before we go shopping for tomorrow. Back in our beautiful cottage, we first have some soup while editing today’s photos. For dinner we have tortellini cooked in spinach soup.