Another sunny day at Lofoten

Day 27: Eggum-Svolvær (89 km)

I slept very well at the nice beach at Eggum, and I must have fallen asleep again after my alarm rang this morning. So we had breakfast a bit later than usual today – outside on the beach in the sun instead of in the tent. We also started cycling later – around quarter to ten.

First we had to go back to the main road (E10). After one hour, we stopped for a coffee at a camping site. Then we continued towards Svolvær. We took a twenty kilometres’ detour, however, towards the nice little fishing village Henningsvær and had lunch at the cosy Klatrekaféen. After lunch, we visited the “most beautiful football pitch in the world.” It did not look as spectacular from close by as on the photos taken with a drone though.

Right afterwards, we bought something to drink at a convenience store when I suddenly ran into my former colleague Marius who was on holiday here with his family.

Then we continued back to the main road and further to Svolvær where we stay for the night. We sat up our tents on a meadow at Svinøya – an island quite close to the centre. The weather is still great, so we sat outside and had fish & chips (or cheek & chips because it was cod cheeks) for dinner. Tomorrow we will leave the Lofoten islands and continue towards Vesterålen.