We arrived in a postcard and it was more stunning in person than I had ever imagined. Traverse kept telling me to watch the road and not my surroundings, but our drive near the end of the island chain was seriously incredible. We arrived around 6 pm, had dinner and watched the sunset, and then vowed to get up early the next morning to watch it rise. The tourism here feels more like southern Norway and we were glad we came on the shoulder season; it is clear why this area is so popular. This town has bent to the ebbs and flows of tourism; we felt strangely out of place seeing things outside the normal Norwegian routine such as restaurants open on Sunday, evening fires in town and people greeting you on the street. As we went to bed, I pulled the window curtains closed to hide the tourists taking pictures from the bridge of our little iconic red fisherman’s cottage nestled by surrounding peaks. We listened to the sounds of the pounding surf with the incoming storm.
A view on our morning walk into Reine.
The little red cabin in the front is our home for the next 4 days. This is taken from the bridge connecting these impossible islands together and one of many cabins modeled after the traditional fishing cabins.
This is the back side of our little red cabin - or “Rorbuer” as they are known. You can see one of the series of bridges and how this area connects island to island to form a road that goes the length of island chain.
Another set of cabins and an activity center, but the water is so blue. The worlds largest deep water coral reef is off the Lofoten island and you can see even with the storm brewing, the crystal clear water and fish swimming.
Another little place with the traditional insulating grass roofs.
Me: Can you girls go back so I can get a picture of you coming towards me?
Girls: Only if we can do it the way we feel
Me: (a little worried what was going to happen) Ok?
This picture as they were skipping and singing towards me.
Little one taking in the sights.
The ferry boat that takes you to the back fo the fjord to explore the western beaches and hikes in the setting sun.
It was so stunning, I had to have my coffee on the rocks and the world slowly turned towards the sun.