Day 14, The Day We Found The Dragon’s Eye!

Lyn was up like a lark this morning. He had a running route in his head he was determined to do. Six miles later, he arrived back at the van, happy as Larry, as he had run around the football field hewn out of the rock at the end of Henningsvaer.

We had a chilled morning after that, and then packed up the van and drove to Eggum, to see the beach and the famous Eggum head. This is a famous art sculpture, and quite unique. It is located half a mile down a track on a remote spot overlooking the sea. As you approach it it looks like a man’s head looking out to sea. As you walk around it, it appears to change so that the man’s head is upside down! You need too see it to appreciate it!

From Eggum we went to Ustad beach, but didn’t stop as we weren’t that impressed. We had also visited Grimsoy beaches, but was unable to find anywhere to park, so admired them as we drove past. There were many coves of deserted beaches with beautiful clear water and golden sands. The area around there is a lot more rural, with much farming.

Yet again we hit the jackpot with Uttakleiv beach; somewhere Lyn had been determined to visit, and I can totally see why! Firstly we passed the lovely beaches of Haukland, but they looked busy, so we drove on to Uttakleiv, through another bendy tunnel. We had too pay 250 NOK to stay at the beach, but omg, it was worth every krone. I’m not going to say too much about it, and let the many photos speak for themselves!

This beach has many balanced rocks on it, which I love.

It’s the first beach we’ve seen so far with crashing waves, and yet it still manages to have crystal clear water and that amazing blue colour. We went for a walk along it, and then tried to find the infamous Dragon’s Eye which we had seen in arty photographic shots of the beach. Lyn analysed the photos, and together we were able to line up some rocks in the photos that lined up to point us to the dragon’s eye….. a round rock in a pool of water. We took many photos, and surprised the two ladies sitting right by it by chance, who had never heard of it. They were soon taking photos too! See if you can see him looking at you!

We went back onto the beach to watch the sun go down and take more photos. There are many people camping on the beach, and we all congregated quietly to watch the sun retreat. It’s lovely how it brings people together all around the world.