In the land of literary greatness

July 26th - 27th    Nordskot - Kjerringøy

With plenty of time until the estimated delivery of the chart plotter I had ordered in Bodø i cut my sail short today too, and stopped over at Kjerringøy.

Kjerringøy is or is said to be the scene of several of Knut Hamsuns novels.  On an earlier visit here (by car) I went to the old trading post and the guided tour there , so I skipped that this time, COVID and all. 

In the kayak I got to see the post from the side most visitor came back in the day. The kayak since the sound outside is to shallow for sailboats.The shallowness is even the reason for the demise of the trading post and the subsecuent preservation of the buildings and interiors.

On bike and in kayak it was obvious that Kjerringøy has the potential to inspire artistic greatness - I however is only able to achieve this simple blog.

Climbing Strandåtind (one of few peaks in Norway more difficult than Rulten) is not for me, but admiring it form below is.

On the way here I met one of the preserved rescue boats. Built in 1920 for the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society from drawings made by the legendary Colin Archer. RS Kragerø served the seafarers on the Norwegian coast for 40 years. In 1960 she was sold to California and sailed there until 1996 when she again returned to Norway.

The design of this traditional Nordlandsbåt Fembøringen Kjerringøy is much older than Kragerø it is actually much younger. It is nice to see the traditions being upheld, but I prefer my plastic wonder for my sailing.

I stayed at Kjerringøy for two nights and was treated to fantastic light both evenings again.