Sunday, June 8, 2014

Touring in Lofoten

As a season finale trip this year we decided to go to Norway for some touring adventures. James Winfield, an old friend I met in NZ, teamed up with us and we took the Volvo on a roadtrip up to Lofoten. From Bodø we decided to take the shortcut by ferry, 4 hours straight out across the sea. Such an amazing scenery from that boat.
In Lofoten we skied a lot of cool mountains with epic views over the ocean. Most of our runs were in slushy spring conditions, but we even got to ski fresh snow on some of the north faces. Every day after skiing we put up our tent on a beach along the road and had nice bbqs before falling asleep in our tent. Life at its best!
If you havent already been to Lofoten, go there!

On the ferry, leaving Bodø


Approaching Moskenes in Lofoten


Utakleiv beach, our campsite one of the first nights


Epic view from the peaks!

Big mountains and crystal clear water

Some hikes started with a bit of grass

James, boot packing the last meters up to the peak

Ylva found an interesting line


White sand, white snow

Bonfire in the sunset

Last run down, now it's time for summer!