Photo: Evening view over Unstad beach, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. May 29, 2022. 22:29 With no darkness for the next 2 months, May is the beginning of my midnight sun hiking season. I typically don’t camp too much at this…

Photo: Mountain birch tree in grey clouds on Haugheia, May 10, 2023. 14:53 May is usually the start of sunset-to-sunrise season of Lofoten, and I had actually already written an article about that for this weeks post. However, May this…

Photo: Mountains emerge from misty clouds, Eltofttuva, Vestvågøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. April 24, 2022. 14:19 Last week I was somewhat optimistic that it would be an early start to barbecue season this year. But unfortunately, what…

Photo: Northern lights - aurora borealis shine in sky over red cabins of Eliassen Rorbuer, Hamnøy, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 19, 2023. 23:30 The arrival of mid April means the end of aurora season on Lofoten. By…

Photo: Clear blue sky and crisp winter air over partially frozen shoreline of Flakstadpollen at low tide, Kilan, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 28, 2023. 11:20 It is the last day of what as been a wonderfully cold and (mostly)…

Photo: March sunset over Hornet, Myrland, Flakstadøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. March 12, 2023. 17:01 After what had been a mostly stormy and rainy January and February, March has brought a long winter cold spell to Lofoten - in other…

Photo: Northern Lights from the Hamnøy bridge, Moskenesøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway. February 19, 2023. 23:23 After an extended period of grey skies over Lofoten, the weather finally cleared and the aurora once again danced in the sky…