Day 10, Senajing Love!

Lyn had found his way back to a waterfall he had visited with Phil a few years ago. We parked on an old bridge over the waterfall, so in effect the waterfall went beneath us all night long. I was past caring at this point; I just wanted my bed. I passed out, with the sound of the waterfall in the background.

All too soon it was morning. Lyn was up before me and had been taking photos of his beloved waterfall.

We were soon on the road, towards the next step on our journey; the island of Senja. Senja is north of the Lofoten islands, and is the second biggest island in Norway. I had high hopes for it, and expected it to be much quieter than the Lofotens.

The journey there was spectacular. It was good to see my first fjord, but there were many many more to come! The sea is incredibly blue, and the mountains rather large! Add this to some spectacular little towns perched on the water’s edge, and you could stop and take photos every other minute! We stopped at a rest stop, and was amazed to find a machine that empties our chemical loo! Wow, just wow!

We soon got to Finnsnes , at the gateway to Senja. Typically there was a market on in the streets, so the sat nav took us through all the back roads. We stopped in our first Norwegian supermarket. Ouch! Four pounds fifty for a nice loaf of bread?? We crossed the bridge into Senja, and followed Tourist Route 82 twisting and winding our way towards our first stop; the spectacular village of

Husoy is a tiny islet which is home to Senja’s most active fishing community, with just a few hundred permanent inhabitants. Until a few years ago it could not be reached by boat. It made for some incredible photos.

There were many tunnels on Senja; our first experience of Norwegian tunnels! Wow, some were a mile long, and quite rough and ready.

We eventually arrived at where I waned to spend the night. Luckily my expectations lived up to reality, and I wasn’t disappointed. We stayed right on the beach at Ersfjord, and when I say right on the beach, I mean right on the beach!

Lyn was in his element watching the Norwegian in front of us getting towed off his sandy spot in his motorhome! Luckily, Lyn had chosen our spot with care and we had no problems. He’s the man! I cooked a Malaysian chicken coconut curry and rice for dinner, and we settled in for the night with this awesome view.

I could have looked at the view all day….. and all night! The sun didn’t set until about 11.20pm, and then rises again about 2.30, so it never really got dark. I went and sat on the beach to watch the sunset; it was breath taking. No apologies for the amount of photos!