Å

Today we intended to climb the three pitch ice line at Sørvågen but unfortunately there was not much left due to the past days warm weather and rain. So instead we went to Å which is situated outermost in the Lofoten Islands and is one of the most authentic traditional fishing villages.

Outside Å you find the world's largest "Maelstrom" which has inspired both Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne in their writings. Å is the end of the road and one of the most fascinating endpoint some European route is likely to have. On a spit of land into the ocean the old fishing village is pressed down between cliffs and coves. The name comes from a small river, which flows into the sea in the fishing village. The village is located at the western mouth of the fjord, where cod passes both before and after spawning, and where there is always fish. Most of the professional fishing has now ended but still left are the authentic and architectural buildings. The peculiarity of the fishing village environment encountered in Å with 39 protected buildings, mostly from before 1900, makes the place necessarily much visited.

We walked all around Ågvatnet to look for the pass you need to cross when going to Stokkvika which we plan to do some day and camp. It was kind of wet today with some wind and a little snow. The pass was very high up. We also found a total new built wind shelter close to a really long ice line.

Wooden racks frames the path

Recently hanged fish.

Wind shelter.

New ice route. 

View towards Å.

View towards the pass heading for Stokkvika

East european fish workers.

Å.