{"id":23324,"date":"2016-08-18T17:36:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T16:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=23324"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:07:34","slug":"haukland-beach-to-a-layby-by-hamnoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/haukland-beach-to-a-layby-by-hamnoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Haukland Beach to a Layby By Hamn\u00f8y"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zagan the motorhome’s finally dragged his tyres from Haukland beach, and is kicking his heels in a layby\/picnic area by\u00a0the E10\u00a0(N67.96211, E13.1528<\/a>), a tunnel’s distance from the village of Hamn\u00f8y. We’re flanked by high shoulders of rock, which the sun’s just rolled behind, but since it’s 30\u00b0C in here, we’re not complaining. Out the windscreen a short skirt of sun-lit\u00a0Arctic vegetation, stunted trees, moss and heather separate us from a broad expanse of rippled blue-green ocean, which itself finally rises up in the teeth of the mountainous mainland ahead. It’s one beautiful sight.<\/p>\n

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In a Layby By Hamn\u00f8y, Lofotens, Norway<\/p><\/div>\n

The last few nights at Haukland beach were just wonderful. A combination of wonderful scenery, perfect weather, interesting company and the minor fact all this came free of charge created a sense of magic. Chris, Tina and Libby arrived at the beach with us, and we enjoyed long relaxing hours chatting, supping wine, and playing Cards Against Humanity<\/a>. The latter game, somewhat close to the bone that it is, was so hilarious I woke up the following day to find I’d pulled a muscle in my back laughing.<\/p>\n

Sadly Chris and Tina had to get shifting onwards as they need to be back home for a wedding in early September, and Libby needs to be back at school, so they’re getting some miles in rolling south through Sweden. Since they left we’ve met, in no particular order:<\/p>\n