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On its secluded half-moon bay Honningsvåg is a delightful village to hole up for a couple of days. The odd vehicle passes, perhaps one an hour, but almost always slows, and its occupants wave a greeting. Round the coast are the surfing beaches where a few hardy souls are on…

By the time I left Retska island at 3 pm on Wednesday I think I had met all of the 30 of residents. I didn’t go looking for them, but I think they did for me. In the morning I wanted to get some height, but the two peaks further…

After the weekend on Fedje I was unsure where to head, other than north. My original plans had been to go the the island Sula, and Ytre Sula, at its southern end. I also had a recommendation of the island of Atløyna, but on closer inspection, these islands have quite…

The Island of Fedje is the 170 nautical miles, or 315 kilometres from the north of Yell in the Shetland Islands. Those Bergonians with sailing boats often undertake the crossing in the summer. On Yell last summer I had texts from my cell phone provider telling me I was actually…

A short spell of unseasonably warm weather arrived yesterday. Until then there had been the sort of wind blowing from off the sea that could be expected, bringing the temperature down a few degrees with it. But a warm front came through and with it the wind direction changed, to…