We had a low-key day in this beautiful fishing village. It started with an easy walk around a lake where we saw a nice waterfall. Then we had lunch at a seafood deli where we had "fish burgers"--nothing like the kind of fish sandwich you would get at MacDonalds. These almost looked like pancakes but were made of cod (of course). The deli also sold fish fillets, crab, fish snacks, etc. and you could even buy whole dried cod. It doesn't look like anything you would eat, but we have been eating it all week! There was also a chandelier made of dried cod! (see pics below)
After lunch the weather deteriorated to rain and wind. Alan and I went to a little art museum near our inn, which featured a nice slide show of photography of this area, and paintings of local scenery. We rested a bit, then our group went to another fishing village where we went to a fishing museum. There were 7 different buildings to walk through--post office, typical fisherman's family house, blacksmith shop, cod liver oil factory (!), boat house, etc. Then we went to have our last dinner together. Every restaurant we have been to this week has been fantastic. We have not lost weight on this trip.
A word about our guides Sascha and Pascal. Sascha is from Germany but lives in these islands, so he was a wealth of information. He was our driver and Pascal was our biking guide. Pascal is from Halifax, 25 years old, and has traveled and biked all over the world. They were both so helpful and took such good care of us. Poor Pascal had to slow his biking down to stay with Alan and me but he was ever patient. The 2 of them made excellent picnic lunches for us and made many adjustments to cope with the bad weather.
To answer some of my pre-trip questions: We did not pack too much. We did forget something. We trained the best we could but it probably wasn't enough because this trip was very hilly. We got along great with our fellow riders. All in all a great trip. Tomorrow we go back to Oslo for a night and then on to Iceland.
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| Our troup on hike around a mountain lake |
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| The town of Reine |
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| A pile of dried cod. I was considering buying one but no room in suitcase - darn! |
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| A dried cod lamp. |
I could not have predicted the amount of cod you would encounter on this trip 😂 I can only imagine how devastated you were that you didn't have room in your suitcase to bring one home.
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