Arriving at a picturesque scenery
June 22, 1997
Svolvaer
Off we went on board of the ‘Harald Jarl’ at 1.30am and an exciting 11 hours long cruise to Sortland was lying ahead of us.
Of course, I was convinced that I wouldn’t ever close my eyes even for a second (why should I have been different from every other kiddy on earth?) but after fighting my tiredness I should fall asleep tucked in on a comfy deck chair hours later. But until then I was pretty excited and loved the stunning fjords, a lovely sunrise and calling at harbours in Finnsnes, Harstad and Risoyhamn.
At lunch time we left the ship in Sortland and drove to Melbu from where we took a ferry to Fiskelböl on the Lofoten, which are lovely islands and look almost as if they were created by a paintbrush.
The neat town of
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Svolvaer
