Safe Return Doubtful

Havøysund on the Måsøy peninsula is missed by many visitors to Finnmark, the large majority of which are headed to North Cape. Some may take the 75 kilometre detour to Hammerfest, but the additional 85 kilometres to Havøysund deters most. I was in North Cape way back in 1987, and…

I spent three days at Forsøl, which is a small community on the northeast side of the Hammerfest peninsula. I was here before, but just for one night, two years ago, but it’s a great place for exploring the coastline on foot, and it deserves more time. In my last…

I mentioned in an earlier post that the summer in northern Norway has been much cooler than usual and wet, not at all like further south in Europe. Locals I have spoken to remain hopeful that autumn, August and September, would be better, but the last week has not been…

I had planned to head to Jokelfjord, the fjord running north-south just below the Loppa region. Loppa’s mountain vistas feature Norway’s ninth largest glacier, Øksfjordjøkulen, currently 46 square kilometres but sadly reducing each year. Jokelfjord wasn’t what I hoped for. Though it had an attractive trail along the coast, the…

I am sitting out some wintery weather at a marina just off the E6; rain showers, a northerly wind, and even fresh snow on the surrounding peaks. Yesterday’s temperature hovered around 6C, which with the wind felt a lot cooler. I took the chance to do some washing and paid…