As beautiful as the Lofoten islands are, we decided they are too busy for us. So we’re getting off! Today we drove to the ferry at Fiskebol (which I think translates to fish bowl) and caught the ferry to another lot of islands. We drove along these for most of the day, admiring the different scenery. It was less dramatic and more jagged hills, and sleepy little farms. But it was nice for a change.

The weather was cold and wet for most of the day, so we just kept on driving through the misty landscape. Late in the afternoon, we found a quiet, free camping spot next to a white sandy beach, and settled in for the night.

We want to go to Senja island, which is supposed to be as nice as the Lofoten islands, just less touristy. This involved catching another ferry. There’s just one catch. When I looked at the times for it, I noticed it only goes twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening. So I decided we’d be better off driving the extra 30 minutes to the ferry terminal and camping there for the night.

So we packed up and moved on. When we arrived, we weren’t alone. A neat line of campervans had already beaten us to it, everyone else having the same idea. So here we are, parked up in the queue ready for the morning ferry. It doesn’t get much easier than that!