Wednesday afternoon was spent wandering around the town of Å, most of which is designated as part of an outdoor museum, explaining the history of the town. There were thirty buildings in all, including the founder's mansion and gardens, a boathouse and a cod-liver oil factory, which was simply disgusting, though in an entertaining way. We watched a super cheesy video about making cod liver oil, even though it was in Norwegian. Free tastes of the oil were offered, but one whiff of the stuff drove us both straight out of the building.
After finishing up in Å, we walked back north to the town of Sørvågen (see pic) for a traditional Lofoten dinner, which was appreciated after days of dehydrated backpacking meals. We had sei (fish) and a whale steak, and were happily educated on the politics of whale hunting by the server. If you have any questions, we'll tell you all about it. Regardless, the whale was a unique opportunity that we couldn't pass up, and it just so happened to be delicious.
Next was the final walk back to Møskenes to catch the overnight ferry to Bodø. From there, we flew to Bergen, though our luggage arrived about 10 hours later than us. We spent the afternoon walking around the Bergen, as well as planning our next moves. Unfortunately, the snowpack in Jotunheimen is still too deep and the public transportation is not conducive to us through-hiking at this time of year. So we audibled and now are planning on visiting a fjord near Kvanndal for a couple days before flying to Copenhagen. We plan to see more of Bergen tomorrow, then heading to the fjord and we'll try to update from there before our trek to Denmark. Not exactly as much backcountry backpacking as we planned, but this is why we call it adventure traveling.
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