We decided to relax this day instead of taking a tour so we waited until after lunch and then walked into the little port of Svolvaer, a bite-sized village comprised of a few homes, businesses, cafes and what seemed to be vacation rental villas and condos along the water.
We had to take a tender from the ship and the picture below shows cod drying racks which were all along the shoreline. You can barely see it, but except for the open spaces, there were thousands of fish split and gutted and draped over the racks which were much more extensive than it looks here.
We walked around in a leisurely fashion and were about to head back when I noticed that we hadn't explored the other side of the village from where we started. And after walking for a block or so in that direction, we came upon a War Museum of all things. We stepped inside and found the most unbelievable little gem of a museum I think I have ever encountered. That will be the subject of the next post.
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| These are drying racks for cod. Fishing is the major industry in this area followed by tourism because of the gorgeous scenery. |
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| When we got off the tender we walked through a small square where this man was just opening up his stall selling dried reindeer, moose (elg), and whale. His samples weren't ready yet, but later on our way back to the tender, he sliced some pieces of each for us to taste. It was so delicious we bought some of the whale and the moose. I just hope it doesn't get confiscated on the airplane although it's wrapped in plastic so we should be okay. It's kind of like salami, but with a much different flavor. The key is to slice it thin. |
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| Talk about a peaceful village... |
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