This bridge last night turned out to be an interesting thing. A 30 metre high bridge and a 31 metre high ship. Well, but the 30 metres of the bridge are the guaranteed minimum hight above the highest high water ever. To be sure, we sent mate Nick up the Besan to see if the main mast would fit.
Bridge at Stokmarknes, Vesterålen.
It did. There were still several metres of space.
Soon thereafter we had reached Stokmarknes in the late evening hours. Next to us, the old Hurtigruten ship Finnmarken is beached, now serving as a museum.
Old Hurtigruten ship Finnmarken, now a museum, in Stokmarknes, Vesterålen.
After a lovely sunset (the last one of the voyage!) and a calm night in the harbour, we woke up to found the day to be grey and rainy. Nevertheless, we went off for a nice hike up the hills behind Stokmarknes.
Snow fields in the mountains behind Stokmarknes, Vesterålen.
Nevertheless, it was a good hike with some nice views under the clouds, and it is always good to get some exercise. Especially if you have got some days at sea ahead. And we will soon set sail for Bear Island (Bjørnøya)!
By the way, my new book is in print and it can now be ordered 🙂 it is a photo book with the title “Norwegens arktischer Norden (3): Die Bäreninsel und Jan Mayen”, with German text Click here for further details!
This and other publishing products of the Spitsbergen publishing house in the Spitsbergen-Shop.
Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.