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CRUICE NORTH 2015
windy start to the day. We head towards
Saltstraumen with guide Henry Johnsen
and Captain Knut Westvig as competent
crew. Henry is one of the best and most
knowledgeable guides I have ever met.
And Knut has a level of experience that
far exceeds most in the industry. We
are received on arrival at Tuvsjyen by
the hosts and are returned to the Stone
Age through storytelling and culinary
experiences.
The U-2 spy plane nicknamed the
“Dragon Lady” hangs majestically in its
own corner of the Norwegian Aviation
Centre in Bodø. The shooting down of this
plane over Smerdlovsk in the Soviet Union
1960 created further tension between the
superpowers. The U-2 conveys its share
of world history, and is stunning too.
And indeed, after a bit of a late night on
the town, we encounter another “lady”.
We had to go down to the quayside in
Bodø to see Miss Aurora Borealis this
time. Unpredictable, but equally beautiful
every time. “Cross check and report,” as
they say on the plane.
Four seasons inone day
LOFOTEN
- Weather and nature – that
pretty well sums up Lofoten it. Add in
encounters with people, places and
stories too for good measure. I have
never visited Lofoten without meeting
Tor-Vegard Mørkved, or the Blacksmith of
Sund, as he is better known. He is always
obliging and he delivers what must be
one of the most beautiful and famous
mementoes from Lofoten: the cormorant.
And the client each took one home with
them, so they will never forget the black-
smith, Lofoten and Northern Norway.
Jim Olaisen in Nusfjord, I promise you
that the
boknafisk
you served for lunch
proved a real hit with the client, as did
your lively storytelling about the shop of
all shops in Lofoten: the famous general
store.
Ditto Anders Tangrand, who stood
sweating by the stove when we arrived
at his glassblowing studio at Vikten in
ferocious weather. You can find glass-
blowing studios all over the world, but there
is only one like this in Lofoten. As the waves
crash onto the majestic beach below, he
produces the most beautiful products
imaginable from local raw materials. The
client was actually more than satisfied to
sit in the upstairs café, enjoying a cup of
coffee while watching the waves.
There were also plenty of swells at
Unstad, where windsurfers from around
the world come to battle with the waves.
However, on this particular day, the waves
were too big. What makes a Brazilian
settle here? That was actually the big
question from the client, and I think they
got to experience the answer. The storm
we encountered that day was one of the
greatest experiences of the entire trip.
The rain and sleet came horizontally and
the fresh snow stretched almost down
to the pebbles on the beach. It sounds
priceless, you can’t experience that at
home in Brazil...
Lofotr Viking Museum is perhaps the
region’s most professionally accom-
plished museums. Or to put it more
correctly, experience centre. There’s little
reminiscent of museums here, thank-
fully. The client is extremely impressed,
although that doesn’t surprise me in the
least. Terje Boe is a reincarnation of a
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The “Dragon Lady”, the U-2 spy plane at the Norwegian Aviation Centre:
a plane that conveys the history of the Cold War! Stunning!
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Flakst
experience with a gallery, museum and aquarium accessible from the same car park
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The Lofoten Aquarium
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The Northern Lights Cathedral
Lofoten is complete without meeting Tor-Vegard!
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Terje Bøe:
You are a reincarnation of the Viking chief.
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JimOlaisen in Nusfjord:
The boknaf
