Sailing / Norway
Western fjords
Norway 61.10° N, 6.60° E
Norway’s western fjords run a hundred miles inland, a thousand metres deep and often less than a mile wide. Most visitors see them from a coach or a ship with two thousand cabins.
Ours has twelve. It ties up at farm jetties, carries kayaks on deck and changes its plans when someone spots a whale.
- Fly to
- Bergen
- On the ground
- Small ship, kayaks
- Stay in
- Private cabin aboard
Best months
Best months: June, July, and August
Western fjords, up close.
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The scale
Walls that rise a kilometre from the water, and waterfalls you can sail behind.
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The pace
No fixed schedule. Long breakfasts, a paddle before lunch, a sauna on a pontoon.
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The light
In June it never quite gets dark. Bring an eye mask, or don’t.
Journeys in Western fjords.
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